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Title: Surface Specialist Location: United States-Texas-Goldsmith Other Locations:

Description

Occidental is an international energy company with assets primarily in the United States, Middle East and North Africa. We are one of the largest oil producers in the U.S., including a leading producer in the Permian and DJ basins, and offshore Gulf of Mexico. Our midstream and marketing segment provides flow assurance and maximizes the value of our oil and gas. Our chemical subsidiary OxyChem manufactures the building blocks for life-enhancing products. Our Oxy Low Carbon Ventures subsidiary is advancing leading-edge technologies and business solutions that economically grow our business while reducing emissions. We are committed to using our global leadership in carbon management to advance a lower-carbon world. Visit oxy.com for more information.

 

Occidental strives to attract and retain talented employees by investing in their professional development and providing rewarding opportunities for personal growth. Our goal is to meet the highest employer standards by ensuring the health and safety of our employees, protecting the environment and positively impacting our communities where we do business. Our greatest asset has been, and will continue to be, our people.

 

We are looking for an experienced and motivated individual to fill the position of Surface Specialist in our US Onshore Resources & Carbon Management – Enhanced Oil Recovery (ORCM EOR), Business Unit based in North Cowden, Texas.

 

The Surface Specialist will help provide support to our Surface Leads and Surface Asset Manager.  The successful individual will help lead safety, production assurance, compression, and long-term improvement field activities in EOR Waterflood and mentor less seasoned team members. 

 Additional roles and responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:

 Roles and Responsibilities:

Safety:

Be a safety leader for the EOR Waterflood area.

Participate/Contribute in all safety meetings. (Including stand downs)

Required to take an active role in contractor field assessments.

 

Production Assurance:

Quality check well test data compared to actual production.

Work with Maintenance & Construction Leads to ensure Oxy owned equipment is charged out correctly.

Cost tracking of rental equipment costs.

Works with the Construction Specialist for equipment setup and tear down.

 

Compression:

Be a leader in compression operations.

Troubleshoot compression and pipeline issues.

Be a leader in pipeline operations.

Help with reporting compression down time.

 

High Level Troubleshooting:

Assist where needed with facility troubleshooting.

Assist where needed with well troubleshooting.

 

Mentoring:

Provide leadership for Production Techs and operators.

Mentor and train less seasoned team members.

 

Long-Term Improvement Initiatives:

Field of the Future – identification of opportunities to deploy technology and automation to improve efficiency.

Alarm rationalization.

Development of remote operations capabilities, workflows, and processes.

 

Emissions

Support emissions reduction efforts, troubleshooting, recordkeeping, etc.

 

Surface Leader

Provide work coverage for Surface Leads when needed.

Production Reporting

Assist Surface Leads with various projects for the EOR Waterflood asset

Qualifications

Required Knowledge, Experience, Skills and Competencies:

Education:

Minimum High School diploma plus 5 years of experience. 

Bachelor’s degree preferred

 

Skills & Competencies:

Demonstrated strong leadership qualities and competencies

Demonstrates and promotes HSE and regulatory awareness and compliance 

Strong business background and in-depth understanding of key financial measures 

Demonstrated ability to align Permian EOR Waterflood strategy with Corporate strategies and goals

Demonstrated ability to build/maintain team cohesiveness, effectively motivate, coach and mentor team members

Demonstrated ability to work effectively with other teams or departments

Excellent interpersonal skills

Working knowledge of downhole processes and equipment

Effective communication skills (written and verbal)

Demonstrated initiative to assist other teams and team leaders in better utilizing best practices, resources and alliances across the Company

Strong, proven analytical skills and problem solving skills.

Relocation: This position is not eligible for relocation.

 

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It has come to our attention various individuals and/or organizations are contacting people falsely pretending to recruit on behalf of Oxy. Please be aware that these recruiting scams and communications do not originate nor are they associated with our recruitment process.  All Oxy job postings and offers will require a completed application through our company website.

Oxy does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruiting process. We will never: 

• Ask you to pay for applications, interviews, meetings, processing, training or for any other fees
• Use recruiting or placement agencies that charge candidates an advance fee of any kind or
• Request personal information such as passport and bank account details at an early stage of our recruitment process.

We recommend against responding to unsolicited business propositions or offers from people you don't know. Do not disclose your personal or financial details. If you believe you have been the victim of a recruiting scam, please contact your local police department.

 

 

Occidental is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, political preference, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.