Production Chemist
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 10, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 9, 2026. KBR scores B on the Alion truth index.
Title:
Production Chemist- Ensure safe and efficient operations relating to chemical applications and
laboratory activity.
- Daily site support to Operations Teams.
- Job Rep for the CMS and associated contracts.
- Responsible for daily review of site crude oil and produced water quality
performance, troubleshooting and escalating issues as required.
- Manage the CMS sampling and analysis program updating
reports/records as required.
- Responsible for HSE site audits of BOC laboratories and contractor
activities including chemical delivery, sampling and analysis, ensuring
good housekeeping standards are maintained.
- Carry out routine checks of CMS supplier chemical rate setting.
- Support corrosion and scale mitigation programs ensuring optimum
dosing performance.
- Identify and follow up on chemical injection skid and related equipment
maintenance issues in a timely manner.
- Participate in the review of production chemistry threats assessments.
- Prepare production chemistry related themes for presentation to site
teams for awareness.
- Coaching / mentoring of Crude Quality and produced water teams.
- Support the Operations and Optimisation Teams to resolve plant
technical issues, process improvements, operability improvements and
trouble shooting.
- Prepare field trial plans, manage, monitor and optimise trial chemical
applications at site.
- Review and development of laboratory test methods as required.
- Collate chemical application and operational data, analyse, interpret and
prepare technical reports and presentations.
- Carry out Quality Control inspections of CMS suppliers chemicals.
- Preparation of periodic and ad-hoc technical reports.
- Monitor performance of CMS Chemical Contractor’s field engineers and
chemical delivery teams.
- Ensure change management (MOC) issues are identified and
Engineering Queries (EQ’s) are raised in a timely manner to resolve and
meet business objectives.
- Prepare Production Chemical Change Checklist (PCCC) in support of
MOC requirements.
- Contribute to an environment in which all team members are respected
regardless of their individual differences and are motivated to improve
both their individual and team contributions to achieve desired business
results.
- Promotes a culture of open safety reporting and continuous
improvement.
Experience, Qualifications & Key Skills
- University degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or related discipline
- Above 10 Years experience in O&G industry (Preferable with IOC’s direct or
contract)
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in a Production Chemistry role
- Knowledge of key Production Chemistry applications, including phase
separation, corrosion inhibition and control, scale inhibition, flow
assurance, water clarification and defoaming.
- Familiar with normal production laboratory analysis methods, including
BS&W, water by KF, SIC content, and wet and instrumental water analysis
methodology.
- Knowledge of crude oil, water, and gas separation processes
- Knowledge of produced water and injection water treatment plants
- Practical exposure to oil and gas production facilities
- Relevant HSE knowledge in chemical handling and laboratory best
practices
- Ability to identify and assess safety hazards
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Ability to identify proper priorities to maintain stable process conditions
through chemical applications
- Driven to deliver continuous improvement
- Strong bias for being proactive and getting results
- Fluent English language - written and spoken