Contract: Senior Economist / Aberdeen

The Aberdeen based Operator Client is looking for a Senior Economist on a Contract basis until October 2022.

Role overview
Provide regular full life cycle and incremental economic evaluation and associated analysis to the UK Business Unit in relation to pre-development, development and producing assets, and support exploration and A&D activities as and when required.

Key member of team charged with overseeing the delivery of Commercial and Non Operated Assets Group Objectives.

Key Accountabilities

• Collate date, prepare economic models with supporting documentation and provide variance analysis as part of the life of field production and development asset valuation process.  Interface with finance requirements for annual report.
• Ensure the life of field economic spreadsheet models are maintained and are accurate and auditable for production and development phase assets.
• Ensure preparation  / prepare life of field models in the company's economic software.
• Oversee preparation of Development economics for screening and project decision gates.
• Assist commercial staff in developing commercial solutions / negotiating positions.  Participate in the economic peer review process as requested.
• Support the Exploration function by delivering economic analysis that supports the investment decision for exploration and appraisal activities.
• Prepare collated business unit figures for strategy / planning as required.
• Support A&D evaluation work on an ad-hoc / as required basis.

Major Challenges

• Advising asset leaders on how to properly frame problems prior to analysis.
• Provide insight into the key drivers / risks and constraints underpinning the economic analysis and communicate these effectively to management.
• Understand limitations of analysis performed.
• Coordinating the support require from the functional teams.
• Delegate and provide support & guidance to the economic staff during periods of high workload.

Qualifications / Experience

• Educated to Degree level in a technical, financial or other relevant discipline / experience.
• Experience in the Upstream Oil & Gas industry.
• Ideally, a comprehensive mix of technical knowledge, business and commercial awareness and management and analytical skills.
• Proven track record of providing economic analysis using techniques and software common to the industry.
• Highly numerate and analytical.
• Excellent at problem solving.
• Strong coordination skills.
• Able to provide mentoring and guidance to economic staf.
• Advanced excel skills.
• PEEP experience desirable.