We're Hiring! Research and Development Manager

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Scale Protection AS is a Norwegian oil service company that deliver well production optimization by cost effective scale and water monitoring. We deliver inflow tracer solutions for monitoring of the inflow of water and oil from the reservoir to the well, as well as monitoring and management of inorganic scale. Our services are currently used by customers in Norway, the UK, Kuwait, and Oman.

We are collaborating with Core Laboratories on delivering the reservoir inflow tracers to the global market.

Scale Protection’s headquarter is in Harstad, Norway.

THE POSITION

Scale Protection is now hiring a Research and Development Manager to lead our new product line of reservoir inflow tracers. Our water and oil tracers are embedded in polymer, that is installed in the completion downhole in oil wells. The tracer-polymer combinations are designed to give an optimum release of tracer, when in contact with oil and formation water. This give the oil companies important information used to optimise the production from the reservoirs. The chosen candidate for this position will be given a large responsibility to further develop a new product that will be marketed world-wide.

The position will be part of the management of Scale Protection.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Testing of new products

  • Research and development

  • Production of our tracer products

  • Ensure that all deliveries meet our internal and our customer’s strict HSEQ expectations.

  • Technical interaction with Norwegian and international customers, R&D partners, and vendors

All tasks will be performed at our head office in Harstad which also is the location of our in-house laboratory and production facilities. Some travel is expected.

YOUR COMPETENCIES

  • M.Sc. degree or higher in chemical engineering or organic/polymer chemistry

  • 3 - 5 years of experience from R&D within chemistry and general laboratory work.

  • Experienced within analysis instrumentation and polymers/organic synthesis

  • Relevant experience may compensate for former qualifications

  • Fluent in English

  • Openness to contribute to a wide range of the companies’ activities.

  • Creative, result-oriented, self-driven and flexible team worker

  • Skilled in MS Excel and MS Word.

WHY CHOOSE US AS YOUR EMPLOYER?

  • An internationally focused job, where you will be working with customers globally, such as Norway, the UK, the Middle East, Australia and USA.

  • You will work together with colleagues that have international experiences and networks from both oil companies and the service industry.

  • We cooperate with acknowledged R&D experts, wich whom you will be working closely with.

You will get a unique chance to contribute to our products being chosen by oil companies globally as well as further developmentof these products.

Scale Protection offer competetive salary and terms, in a forward leaning and professionally curious environment.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Workplace is Harstad, Norway.

Submit your application letter, CV, university diploma with grades, recommendation letters and other relevant documents in PDF format to post@scaleprotection.com.

Application deadline: 1 October 2021.