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NEDA Technical Development Manager Jobs in Dhahran, Eastern, Saudi Arabia at NESR
Title: NEDA Technical Development Manager
Company: NESR
Location: Dhahran, Eastern, Saudi Arabia
NESR is the first and only Middle East Champion of energy services that is publicly listed on a major stock exchange (Nasdaq) and is currently in a transformational growth phase that encompasses new contract awards, capital investment, technology research, and supercharged career development opportunities.
Within NESR, the NEDA (Decarbonization & Water) segment is a highly strategic incubator (a technology startup within NESR company), focused on cutting-edge areas of the oilfield:
1) circular water applications, mineral recovery and direct lithium extraction.
2) methane detection & decarbonization.
3) heat recovery & geothermal technologies.
4) Flare abatement, hydrogen & new energies.
The NEDA Technical Manager will be the core focal point for the NEDA segment in the Kingdom and support new technology diligence and project development across the MENA region. The position will be based in NESR’s Oilfield Research & Innovation Center (NORI) in Dhahran Techno Valley, and will involve close collaboration with local Saudi operations teams, global technology partner teams, NESR corporate team (Houston & New York City), and world-renowned academia (Saudi Arabia & United States).
Responsibilities:
- Technical & Feasibility Study Support – Support the NEDA team and country-specific Business Development function in writing up technical & feasibility study reports, as well as materials to be used in tender submission.
- Customer Diligence & Follow Up – Provide customer-facing support for key potential projects in the pipeline and assist country-specific Business Development teams on maintaining dialogue & momentum for projects in the pipeline.
- Project & Resource Planning – Provide technical assistance on all project planning activities (project execution will ultimately be the responsibility of NEDA segment lead and country operations management).
- Conference Participation – Participate in key industry events & conferences, as agreed upon.
- Internal Education – Support the NEDA segment team on internal employee education & outreach, particularly as the NEDA portfolio & project pipeline evolves.
- Understanding Carbon Markets – Become the in-country expert of Carbon Markets (e.g. Voluntary Carbon Market or Compliance Cap & Trade), to be able to support the NEDA segment in registering projects with a quantifiable CO2e reduction value stream.
- Technology Diligence & Portfolio Building – Identify and evaluate interesting technologies that could be added to the NESR NEDA portfolio through partnership, equity investment, and other collaboration mechanisms.
Job Requirements:
- PhD is preferred; not required in Petroleum engineering, renewable energy, Energy Resources, Applied Geology or related field
- 7 Years experience is the minimum
- Depth knowledge of minerals, geothermal, and energy transition strategy
- Project Design (e.g. FEED) experience is a plus.
- Passion for energy, and an understanding of the intersection between hydrocarbon-based energy security & reliability with the global imperative for decarbonization.
- Passion for technology, particularly related to water treatment & mineral extraction, gas processing (including CCUS & hydrogen), emissions monitoring, and heat capture/geothermal.
- Team player that is insatiably curious, and not afraid to join a new team in building an emerging business from the bottom-up.
- Strong communication skills with ability to interact effectively with clients.