Geoscientist Advisor Exploration

Jobref: 20997

Start: Asap

Purpose of position/ general responsibility:

• Responsible for, initiate, drive forward & oversee G&G evaluations to support clients business goals and strategies in accordance with Business Management System (BMS) and HSSE guidelines
• Mentor staff and be active in training and technical networks
• Driving best practice processes

Tasks:

• Responsible for new prospectivity to client’s database. Demonstrate creativity and use initiative to develop prospectivity in both licenses and open acreage (APA). Dig Deeper and consider utilizing all available data to explore in all projects. Consider alternative views and models and remain open minded to new concepts and plays
• Prioritise technical work/studies to secure timely deliverables according to strategy and goals. Focus on most important activities to secure confident decisions.
• Responsible for, initiate, drive forward & oversee G&G interpretations, evaluations and activities (e.g plan and drilling wells) for operated and non-operated licences. Assure that all licence activities are compliance with approved work programmes and budgets. Secure that internal peer assists and reviews are conducted for all licence decisions. Ensure good communication with license partners. Ensure that client executes “see to duties” as licence partner.
• Responsible for, initiate, drive forward & oversee G&G interpretations for Business Development projects upon request. Focus on high-grading off the exploration portfolio by identifying suitable swap candidates and farm-down or farm-out candidates
• Contributor to client’s peer assist and peer review process upon request. Be prepared and supportive. Expected to raise questions, share knowledge and considerations, and have opinions about the work performed. Follow up on technical tasks if needed.
• Ensure that projects are documented upon completion and that interpretation and knowledge is transferred to the Studio database or other applicable data stores.
• Capture company data in a structured way to ensures that client strengthens its exploration knowledge for future decisions and projects.

Formal education:

• Master’s degree in geophysics or related field, or equivalent education
• Proficiency in Geology/Geophysics

Professional experience:

• Minimum 15 years of relevant work experience
• Extensive experience and expertise in geology
• Experience in project management

Key Technical Competencies:

• Excellent G&G knowledge and subject matter expert in some of the topics below
• Sedimentology
• Sequence stratigraphy
• Structural geology
• Petroleum basin evaluation/analysis/modelling
• Clastic and fractured carbonate reservoirs
• Hydrocarbon volume calculation & risk assessment
• General knowledge in some of the topics below
• Seismic interpretation
• Depth conversion
• Seismic reservoir characterisation
• Well planning & drilling
• Petrophysics
• Reservoir modelling
• Hydrocarbon exploration, appraisal, development and production

Other:

• Proactive and independent executor and initiator
• Capable of identifying opportunities for improvement and streamlining work processe within the BU
• Good communication and collaboration skills
• Promote an open and positive work environment by sharing ideas and stimulating creativity.
• Be available for discussions, be open, enthusiastic and positive. Be open to new ideas and accept that people are different and challenge accepted truths.
• Give feedback to others in polite and constructive manner
• Self-starter, highly motivated, naturally curious and well organised
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team environment
• Good mentoring skills. Mentor and support junior staff, promoting their professional development.
• Work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team environment
• Fluent in English written and oral

If you are interested in this role, please contact [email protected]