Director of Production
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Tulsa • Oklahoma • United States
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About the role
- Provides strategic leadership to the production engineering team, field production superintendents, well work superintendent, and gathering system manager
- Oversees day-to-day production operations, including artificial lift, well interventions, workovers, compression, and production optimization
- Manages the midstream gathering system operations and coordinates with related infrastructure and maintenance functions
- Drives continuous improvement in production efficiency, uptime, and cost reduction across all assets
- Applies sound economic principles, including discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis, to guide operational decisions and capital allocation
- Collaborates with reservoir and petrophysical teams to integrate subsurface understanding into production optimization strategies
- Champions safety, regulatory compliance, and environmental performance in all field and engineering activities
- Mentors and develops technical and operational leaders within the production and field organizations
- Serves as a key member of the operations leadership team, contributing to corporate planning, budgeting, and performance forecasting
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering or related field
- Minimum of twelve (12) years’ related progressive experience in upstream oil and gas operations including production, well work, and field management
- Master’s degree in petroleum engineering or related field (preferred)
- Minimum of ten (10) years of progressive experience in upstream oil and gas operations (preferred)
- Five (5) years’ experience in midstream or gathering system operations (preferred)
- Five (5) years’ experience in reservoir engineering and petrophysics (preferred)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Application and PC skills
- Deep understanding of artificial lift systems, well interventions, P&A, compression, and gathering systems
- Demonstrated leadership overseeing multi-disciplinary teams of engineers and field personnel
- Extensive experience with project economics and DCF-based financial evaluation
- Proven ability to foster collaboration, innovation, and accountability across teams
- High energy, detail-oriented, and creative problem solver with a commitment to operational excellence
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Annual incentive program
- Hybrid work model - one work from home day each week for most office-based roles
- Flexible work schedule for most field-based roles
- 401(k) with company matching contribution and a fixed annual company contribution
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Generous company-paid life insurance and disability benefits
- A consumer-driven health plan option with the potential for a generous company contribution to a Health Savings Account
- Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid time off, including floating and company holidays
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Robust employee learning and development
- High internal mobility (we promote from within)
- Parental leave (we provide up to 6 weeks for each parent)
- Fertility coverage and adoption benefits
- Domestic partner benefits
- Educational reimbursement
- Non-profit donation matching contributions and time off to volunteer
- Employee resource groups
- Employee assistance programs
- Technology to make our work more productive and collaborative
- Regular employee engagement surveys and feedback processes
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
petroleum engineeringproduction operationsartificial lift systemswell interventionscompressionproduction optimizationmidstream operationsreservoir engineeringpetrophysicsDCF analysis
Soft Skills
strategic leadershipmentoringcollaborationinnovationaccountabilityproblem solvingdetail-orientedoperational excellence
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineeringMaster’s degree in petroleum engineering