Our client is an evolving E&P Operator with a growing array of assets. To prepare the organisation for further strategic acquisitions, there is now a need to restructure the business and consequently the exceptionally high profile role of Joint Venture Manager has been created. This is a crucial organisational appointment where the incumbent will strongly influence the future success of the company overseeing key assets in significant growth and developmental phases. A wide ranging brief, aspects of the role include:- • Develop opportunity inventories addressing issues such as well ranking, satellite ranking, 3rd-party tariffs, facility upgrades and facility longevity. Additionally, you will obtain internal sanction of Asset Life Plans that clarify the company's priorities for the assets. • Represent the company at OCMs and other commercial, technical, project, facilities or ad-hoc JV meetings. • Monitor production and cost performance relative to forecast, confirm execution of agreed work programmes within budget and schedule, and identify areas of concern and improvement. • Work with the Technical Team and Commercial Analysts to optimise reserves estimates, production forecasts and economic evaluations of the assets. • Influence the Operator and other Partners into alignment with our client's priorities, using understanding of the assets and the anticipated viewpoints of the Operator and other Partners. • Identify new asset business opportunities or threats and initiate in-house work accordingly. Our client seeks a highly credible candidate and will offer in return a challenging role and the opportunity to work in a dynamic and entrepreneurial environment where strong personal performance and honest delivery will have a clear impact. It is genuinely a workplace where you can make a difference and you will certainly not be constrained by inertia or corporate politics. Preferably educated to degree level with a track record in either Petroleum Engineering (or other technical disciplines) or commercial, you will offer direct experience within an operated producing asset or supporting outside operated production activities together with hands-on experience of operated development and production activity. A broad-based knowledge of the technical aspects of subsurface and facilities/project work, as well as exploitation activity, is sought together with knowledge of commercial models, economic investment criteria and evaluation tools. This is a tremendous opportunity to progress your career in an Operator organisation going through sustained growth. Working in a fast-paced and rapid decision making small company implies you must react well to input and challenge from colleagues and senior management at all times. As a consequence you must be entirely comfortable working in a 'hands-on' small company culture and have a flexible 'can do' attitude being held accountable for your actions whilst also having fun along the way. For a confidential discussion regarding this rare opportunity please contact Nigel Bradburn Search (NBS) on Tel: +44 (0)1224 619363. Note: Candidates should be eligible to work in the UK and will preferably be resident in country. To apply, please email your full CV in MS Word format, stating salary and quoting reference NBS280514 to: kg@nigelbradburn.com