BC-Sector-OandG-Digital Twin Specailist -SM

Job Description: Senior Manager – Digital Twin Expert (Oil & Gas)

EY Global Delivery Services (GDS)

Role Overview

The Senior Manager – Digital Twin Expert (Oil & Gas) will lead the strategy, design, development, and deployment of enterprise-grade Digital Twin solutions for global Oil & Gas clients. The role requires a seasoned technology leader with 15+ years of overall experience, including 2–3 years of proven experience in leading and implementing Digital Twin programs, and a minimum of 3 years of hands-on exposure to Oil & Gas operations.

The candidate will work closely with business leaders, engineering groups, data teams, and platform architects to drive digital transformation initiatives using cutting-edge Digital Twin frameworks, IoT/IIoT platforms, and AI/ML-driven operational insights.

Key Responsibilities

• Digital Twin Strategy & Architecture
  • Develop enterprise-wide Digital Twin architecture blueprints, reference models, and design patterns tailored to O&G operational needs.
  • Architect Digital Twin ecosystems integrating IoT/IIoT platforms, SCADA, historian systems, edge computing, and cloud-native technologies.
  • Design Digital Twin models for assets, processes, wells, facilities, pipelines, and production systems.
  • Define standards for data ingestion, real time streaming, time series integration, simulation frameworks, and 3D/physics-based modeling.
  • Ensure solutions adhere to principles of cybersecurity, data governance, interoperability, and scalability.

• Solution Delivery & Technical Leadership
  • Lead multi-disciplinary teams across systems engineering, IoT, cloud engineering, data science, and visualization.
  • Oversee end-to-end Digital Twin implementation life cycle—from requirements gathering to design, development, integration, testing, deployment, and handover.
  • Provide hands-on guidance on model design, simulation logic, KPI frameworks, and integration with operational systems.
  • Conduct architecture reviews ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and EY quality standards.
  • Work with engineering teams to integrate Digital Twins with ERP, CMMS, field operations platforms, and AI/ML models.

• Oil & Gas Domain Enablement
  • Build Digital Twin solutions for upstream, midstream, and downstream including:
    • Production optimization
    • Facility operations and energy management
    • Subsurface and well performance modeling
    • Pipeline flow assurance and network optimization
    • Predictive maintenance & asset reliability
    • HSE and remote operations
  • Work with data types such as sensor/IoT data, SCADA, DCS, historian logs, simulation outputs, and engineering metadata.
  • Leverage O&G platforms such as OSDU, AVEVA, AspenTech, Siemens, or Hexagon.
  • Enable clients in adopting next-generation Digital Twin paradigms: process twins, asset twins, system twins, and operational twins.

• Client Advisory & Stakeholder Management
  • Act as a trusted advisor to CXO and senior leadership on Digital Twin strategy and roadmap execution.
  • Translate complex engineering/operations challenges into scalable Digital Twin solutions and value propositions.
  • Lead client workshops, architecture discussions, and cross-functional engagements.
  • Support proposal development, commercial structuring, and Digital Twin thought leadership for global pursuits.

• Innovation, Optimization & Continuous Improvement
  • Identify cross-domain opportunities to integrate Digital Twins into asset operations, maintenance, safety, and field automation.
  • Drive creation of reusable components, accelerators, and frameworks to standardize Digital Twin delivery.
  • Conduct Digital Twin maturity assessments and develop capability uplift programs.
  • Stay current on emerging technologies—simulation engines, physics-based modelling, AI-driven twins, and digital thread concepts.

Required Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in Digital Twin, IoT/IIoT, advanced analytics, or systems engineering leadership roles.
• 2–3 years of proven experience implementing enterprise Digital Twin solutions.
• 3+ years of direct experience in Oil & Gas operations (upstream/midstream/downstream).
• Hands-on expertise in:
  • Industrial IoT/IIoT platforms (Azure IoT, AWS IoT, AVEVA, PTC, Siemens, Schneider, etc.)
  • SCADA, historian systems, real-time streaming data
  • Simulation tools (Aspen HYSYS, OLGA, AFT, ANSYS, etc.)
  • Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP) and microservices architectures
  • Integration of sensor data, time-series analytics, and operational systems
• Demonstrated leadership in delivering large, multi-region projects with distributed teams.
• Strong stakeholder communication, presentation, and client advisory skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with engineering & simulation-based Digital Twins (process, equipment, facility).
• Knowledge of OSDU, reservoir and production systems, flow assurance, or FPSO operations.
• Exposure to Digital Thread and model-based systems engineering (MBSE).
• Certifications in IoT, cloud, Digital Twin platforms, or enterprise architecture (TOGAF).
• Familiarity with AI/ML enhanced Digital Twins, predictive modeling, and operational intelligence.
• Prior consulting experience, ideally within Big 4 environments.
• Understanding of DevOps, DataOps, edge computing, and containerized deployments (Docker/Kubernetes).