Field Development Manager

Position Overview

The Field Development Manager leads the identification, evaluation, and planning of offshore field development opportunities, integrating subsurface, engineering, and commercial inputs to deliver optimised development plans. This role is pivotal in shaping the direction of multi-billion-dollar investments and requires the ability to balance technical ambition with commercial discipline. As companies pursue increasingly complex deep-water and marginal field developments, experienced field development managers are critically scarce.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate field development planning activities, integrating subsurface, wells, subsea, surface, and commercial inputs.
• Develop and evaluate field development options (concept selection) including subsea tie-back, standalone FPSO, hub-and-spoke, and hybrid concepts.
• Prepare field development plans (FDPs) for internal approval and regulatory submission.
• Coordinate multi-discipline studies and ensure consistency of assumptions across subsurface, engineering, and commercial models.
• Manage concept select and FEED study budgets and schedules.
• Develop production profiles, CAPEX/OPEX estimates, and economic models to support investment decisions.
• Present development options and recommendations to executive leadership and investment committees.
• Manage interface with partners and regulatory authorities on development planning.
• Identify and assess development risks and uncertainties, and develop mitigation strategies.
• Transition approved developments to the project delivery organisation for execution.

Qualifications

Required

• Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, or Geoscience
• Certifications: Chartered Engineer preferred; BOSIET/FOET for offshore visits
• Experience: 15–20+ years in offshore field development, with experience across concept, FEED, and project execution phases
• Technical Skills: Field development planning and concept selection; subsea and floating production system options; economic evaluation; subsurface-engineering integration; development risk and uncertainty management

Preferred

• Experience with deep-water and ultra-deep-water field developments
• Involvement in marginal field and satellite tie-back development planning
• Knowledge of CO2 storage and CCUS field development planning
• Familiarity with energy transition and electrification options for offshore developments