HCA Allocation & Measurement Manager

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Morson Talent

Our Oil & Gas operator are looking for a HCA Allocation & Measurement Manager to join them on a 6 month contract.

Role: HCA Allocation & Measurement Manager
Location: Holburn Street, Aberdeen (office based role)
Duration: 6 month contract
Rate: Inside IR35, Umbrella and PAYE options available

Job Profile Summary
The HCA, Allocation & Measurement Manager is responsible for leading a team of Engineers, ensuring their guidance and support to optimize hydrocarbon measurement, and reporting processes while ensuring compliance with industry standards. The role will oversee the production of daily allocation reports and entries for month-end close, ensuring accuracy and resolving any errors promptly. Additionally, the role will coordinate with regulators, participate in testing for metering systems, assist in production forecasting, and ensure timely and accurate allocation and reporting for all RRUK assets and non-core assets in line with commercial and regulatory requirements. The HCA, Allocation & Measurement Lead will also technically manage measurement contracts for all RRUK assets.

Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of Measurement & Allocation Engineers, providing guidance, mentorship, and support as needed
• Develop and implement strategies to optimize hydrocarbon measurement, allocation, and reporting processes, ensuring accuracy and efficiency
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations, standards, and best practices related to hydrocarbon accounting and measurement
• Oversee the timely and accurate production of daily allocation reports, including effective data validation on system inputs and outputs
• Oversee SAP entries for month-end close processes, detect and refer gross errors in daily data back to the field for review, and generate monthly production forecasts
• Maintain and update documentation for hydrocarbon accounting and measurement processes and procedures, ensuring compliance with internal policies and external regulations
• Manage and maintain allocation systems to ensure functionality, fairness, and equity in allocation processes
• Serve as the focal point for all hydrocarbon accounting and measurement activities, liaising with internal and external stakeholders as necessary, this will include attending measurement pipeline technical forums
• Coordinate with regulators and third parties on hydrocarbon accounting and measurement audits, ensuring compliance
• with audit findings and recommendations
• Ensure dispensation requests are raised with appropriate pipeline and regulator
• Represent RRUK at measurement focus group and Global Flow Measurement Workshop (GFMW.
• Review and approve changes to allocation systems and inputs, ensuring accuracy and compliance with corporate standards
• Provide day-to-day support to the business as a production function, ensuring timely and accurate reporting of production data
• Assist in the creation, review, and distribution of hydrocarbon accounting reports and accounts to internal and external stakeholders
• Participate in user acceptance testing (UAT), factory acceptance testing (FAT) and business acceptance testing (BAT) for new and upgraded metering systems
• Manage contracts with vendors, service providers, and technology partners involved in hydrocarbon accounting, allocation, and measurement activities and act as a technical contract owner (TCO), managing the total cost associated with the ownership of contracts along with key performance indicators where applicable
• Manage the relationship with the OGA Petroleum Measurement & Allocation Team and maintain close working relationship with pipeline and terminal operators
• Accountable for ensuring effective Quality Planning in place – identify quality risks and detail how previous work Lessons are accounted for
• Identify suitable resource to manage quality assurance and quality control activities and ensure appropriate dispensation is recorded where required
• Ensure all quality related actions from audits, NCRs and inspections are closed out in an effective and timely manner
• Record & share lessons for future reference in an appropriate format.

Professional Skills and Experiences

• Experience in multi-field pipeline operations and user agreements, with commercial awareness
• Be a recognized authority in the Measurement Flow Measurement field, with demonstrable technical ability and expertise across all measurement areas
• Knowledgeable on flow computers, supervisory systems, primary flow elements, on-line analyzers, samplers (manual & automatic), and secondary instrumentation used for the measurement.
• Proven track record in the management of total metering support contracts and associated KPI in relation to contract performance.
• Experience in preparing contracting strategy documentation and tender evaluation model to deliver ACP.
• Experience in formulating and setting annual budgets for measurement systems in relation to regulatory requirements.
• Strong technical understanding of UKCS oil and gas industry regulations, codes, standards, and guidelines relevant to the role
• Competency in offshore oil and gas production, transportation, onshore processing systems, and the regulatory framework governing North Sea upstream activities
• Proficiency in metering technologies and associated computations for allocation purposes, along with demonstrated proficiency in MS Office, database systems, and relevant software applications i.e. (KMM, GCAS, TRuST, GEM and Transportation Application).
• Proven track record of leading and managing multi-disciplined hydrocarbon measurement and allocation teams, embracing change and continual improvement
• Advanced technical skills in production systems and processes, with a sound understanding of hydrocarbon measurement and accounting methods, including multi-phase metering, and the ability to provide added-value business solutions
• Awareness and competence in Quality Assurance and Quality Control preferred

Educational Qualification and Certifications

• Bachelors degree in Engineering (Petroleum, Chemical, Mechanical, or related field) or relevant discipline from a recognized university
• Advanced degree (Masters or PhD) in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field may be preferred
• ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor
• Recognized qualification relating to gas processing and production systems
• Training and certifications in relevant software tools and systems may be preferred
  • SAP for hydrocarbon accounting and allocation
  • UK regulatory frameworks and guidelines for hydrocarbon measurement and allocation

Other Requirements
The role may require travelling to offshore platforms or installations for inspections, audits, troubleshooting, or implementation of measurement and allocation processes