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Senior New Ventures Geologist
Employer:
Eurosearch & Selection
Updated: Aug 16 2010
Desired Expertise: Geologist, Geoscientist
Experience: 10+ years
Minimum Education: Masters Degree
Salary: $180000 per annum
Location: Houston, TX, US
Job Status: Closed - No longer accepting applications
Job Description:
Job Type - Permanent / Staff

Remuneration - $130,000 to $180,000 per annum plus benefits

This position will be responsible for the identification and evaluation of exploration opportunities, as well as assisting in evaluation of the exploration potential of Business Development projects. The successful candidate will be exposed to a wide range of Countries, Basins and structural settings/plays.

The candidate must be action oriented and consistently deliver results and meet stated deadlines.

Responsibilities:

  • Evaluation of exploration opportunities with the ability to characterize basins, plays and leads during the country-basin screen and scope phases. New country capture.
    Prospect Generation & Development . Petroleum System Analysis . Depositional Systems Analysis . Geochemical Analysis
  • Superior technical skills in Petroleum Geology with a strong understanding of related subsurface disciplines and technologies
  • Generate new exploration concepts and identify target markets or assets for exploration.
  • Assist in the development of appropriate entry strategies for selected opportunities
  • Identify and recommend potential new ventures exploration opportunities.
  • Participate in, or lead, on-site technical evaluations in US and foreign locations
  • Identify and develop opportunities in priority focus areas using business contacts and competitive business information sources.
  • Liaison and coordinate with other teams, in-house specialists, contractors and consultants. Engage and monitor work by specialists and specialist contractors as and when needed
  • Develop, maintain and leverage Industry/Professional relationships.
  • Provide input to Peer Assists and Peer Reviews for other projects as needed
  • Support and participate in Health Environment Safety (HES) initiatives and ensure compliance with the agreed HES procedures and practices of all activities in areas of discipline responsibility

Qualifications:

  • Degree: BS and MS Required; Major Discipline: Geology
  • Years Experience Required: Minimum of ten (10) years Exploration experience, ideally 3+ in New Ventures/International Exploration.
  • A track record of Basin & Play analysis, prospect generation (significant seismic interpretation and mapping expertise), volumetrics/risking required.
  • Ability to quickly integrate data and judge quality opportunities, with a strong business overprint.
  • Computer Proficiencies: Landmark Interpretation suite & Risk analysis required. Well correlation software. UNIX-LINUX, ArcGIS, MS office suite, Mapping software.

There is potential in the New Ventures organization to candidates who aspire for supervisory / team lead roles. In this regard leadership, portfolio analysis, planning and economics skill sets/experience will be considered of benefit.

To be considered for this position, applicants will have the right to live/work in the US.

This Position Is Closed to New Applicants

This position is no longer open for new applications. Either the position has expired or was removed because it was filled. However, there are thousands of other great jobs to be found on Rigzone.

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