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Who We Are
INEOS Energy
INEOS was founded in 1998 by Sir Jim Ratcliffe with a single site and has grown into one of the world's largest privately owned manufacturing groups. We have grown by buying good assets and running them better with small, empowered teams, minimal bureaucracy and a relentless focus on performance.
INEOS Energy is building a global energy business, and our US Onshore team in Denver currently operates approximately 2,000 wells in the Eagle Ford shale play of South Texas. We are a small team with a big mandate: grow the business through disciplined development and acquisitions.
About the job
Job Title: Production Engineer
Department: Operations
Summary of Position
We are seeking a Production Engineer with three or more years of experience to take ownership of a producing area within our Eagle Ford asset. This is a hands-on role for an engineer who wants real accountability for results: you will own the production, deferment, operating cost and profitability of your area, partnering daily with field operations to troubleshoot problems, optimize artificial lift and deliver uplift. You will work in a lean team where engineers are expected to use data, automation and AI tools to move faster and make better decisions, and where good ideas are implemented quickly.
What We Look For
• Uncompromising on safety. You stop work when something is not right and hold yourself and others to a high standard.
• Ownership and accountability. You run your area like your own business. You do what you say you will, own your results, good and bad, and raise problems early.
• Commercial instinct. You connect engineering work to value: barrels, dollars and returns.
• Technology and AI fluency. You are quick to adopt new tools, including AI assistants such as Claude, to automate routine work, analyze data faster and spend more time on engineering.
• Hands-on. You are happy to build the analysis yourself and to be on location when it matters.
• Collaborative. You work well with others and earn the trust of operators, foremen and service partners. You raise challenges openly and respectfully.
• Continuous improvement. You learn from every failure and lookback, and you share what works so the whole team gets better.
Primary Job Responsibilities
• Area ownership: Own production, deferment, LOE and profitability for an assigned area. Understand all downtime, from underperformance to shut-in, and drive it down. Present area performance in routine well-by-well reviews with management and the field, and support monthly, quarterly and annual SHE-R, production, reliability and cost targets.
• Artificial lift: Design, optimize and troubleshoot rod pump, gas lift and plunger lift systems. Analyze and select the optimal lift type as well moves through their life.
• Surveillance and troubleshooting: Partner with field staff to diagnose and resolve well problems (e.g., holes in tubing, pump efficiency, liquid loading), using SCADA, telemetry and production data to prioritize the highest-value work.
• Workovers and uplift: Identify workover and optimization opportunities; build economics, write AFEs and workover procedures, and support safe execution.
• Lookbacks and failure analysis: Perform post-job lookbacks against cost and expected outcome. Lead root cause failure analysis on downhole failures, report trends monthly, and drive fixes into design and operating practice.
• Cost ownership: Own assigned asset cost categories (e.g., chemicals, plungers); forecast, track and reduce spend, and partner with leadership and procurement on vendor performance.
• Well integrity and TA/PA: Manage the temporary abandonment and plug and abandonment program and well integrity for your area.
• Data, automation and AI: Build and improve the tools the team relies on (dashboards, surveillance screens, analyses and AI-assisted workflows) to replace manual work, surface exceptions faster and close data gaps with the right owners.
• Safety: Actively participate in the field safety program and strengthen process safety through effective controls and MOC discipline.
Education & Experience:
• Bachelor of Science in Petroleum, Mechanical, Chemical or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum of three years of upstream oil and gas experience, preferably with an operator in production or operations engineering in an unconventional play.
• Working knowledge of artificial lift (rod pump, gas lift and plunger lift), well surveillance, and workover design and execution.
• Ability to build sound economics (NPV, IRR, payback) and communicate clear recommendations to field staff and management.
• Proficiency with well data systems (e.g., WellView, ProdView, SCADA). Experience using SQL or AI tools (Claude, Copilot or similar) to automate workflows.
• A track record of delivering measurable results in production uplift, cost reduction or safety performance.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to build credibility with field operations, service partners and multidisciplinary teams.
• Desire and willingness to spend regular time in the field supporting operations and understanding how work gets done.
Travel & Additional Requirements:
• Work Location: Work is performed at both field and office locations.
• Schedule: Full-time, 9/80
• Travel required to INEOS field locations.
• INEOS is a drug free workplace. All offers to successful candidates will be subject to successful background check and drug screen.
Relocation:
This role is based in our Denver office; relocation assistance may be available.
Work Authorization:
INEOS USA Oil & Gas LLC is not currently sponsoring employment visas for this position.
Compensation & Benefits
Please note that the compensation information that follows is a good faith estimate for this position only and is provided pursuant to the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (EPEWA) and Equal Pay Transparency Rules. It is estimated based on what a successful Colorado applicant might be paid. It assumes that the successful candidate will be in Colorado or perform the position from Colorado. Similar positions located outside of Colorado will not necessarily receive the same compensation.
Compensation:
The annual rate for this position generally ranges between $130,000 - $150,000 with an opportunity for a company-wide annual discretionary bonus, of up to 40% of eligible pay. This role, depending on skill level and experience, may also participate in the Long-Term Incentive Plan with annual awards, vesting over three years. These ranges are estimates, based on potential employee qualifications, operational needs, business performance to metrics, and other considerations permitted by law. The range may vary above and below the stated amounts, as permitted by Colorado Equal Pay Transparency Rule 4.1.2.
Benefits:
Benefits package includes healthcare, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents. INEOS also offers several other wellness, financial, and work/lifestyle-specific benefits. 401(k) retirement has both an automatic 6% company contribution and a match of up to an additional 6% of eligible compensation. We offer generous paid time off that includes both sick and vacation which is based on and increases, with industry experience.
Application Deadline:
Application Deadline: October 31, 2026.
Notice To Third Party Agencies:
INEOS does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to INEOS in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where INEOS has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of INEOS and INEOS will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.
