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Petroleum Engineer - Production Mgmt.

Motion Recruitment
Houston, TX Contractor
POSTED ON 4/21/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/20/2026

Looking for a Senior Production Engineer with 10 years of petroleum engineering experience AND 5 years of experience directly supporting production management and optimization and a proven track record of safely and effectively delivering well intervention activities.


Location: Hybrid, Houston, TX 77079| Pay: $116.67/hr W2

Duration: 6 months (longer-term extensions possible)

Please Note: W2 ONLY - Per Client Requirement NO C2C, H1B, TN Visa, 1099, F1 – CPT & OPT

*Must be located/authorized to work in the USA without visa sponsorship or transfer now or in the future.

No C2C inquiries, please


If interested, please email your resume to grace.johnson@motionrecruitment.com


Purpose and Accountabilities:

Support the maturation & execution of 10-15 well intervention activities

Quickly understand and adhere to company safety guidelines and standards when delivering work

Learn and adopt company processes to deliver intervention work

Take ownership of the maturation of intervention activities from framing through execution

Work well with integrated team consisting of Production Engineer, Reservoir Engineer, Wells Engineer, Chemical Engineer, Process Engineer, Offshore Operations

Effectively manage key stakeholders with immediate team and with operations


Skills and Requirements: REQUIRED / MUST HAVES

BS Degree in related technical field with 10 years of petroleum engineering experience

5 years of experience supporting production operations in a well and reservoir management capacity

Demonstrated ability to effectively manage production operations

Significant well intervention experience specifically around stimulation/pumping activities

Demonstrated commitment to safety with a track record of following defined safety guidelines and standards to deliver work

Experience with Petroleum Experts Prosper software and the ability to perform wellbore calculations

Ability to drive maturation of work in an integrated team without any formal authority

Deepwater experience is a plus but not required

Salary : $117

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