Lead Geophysicist

BAKER HUGHES; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company is seeking a qualified professional to join its Geoservices team in London. The role involves processing borehole seismic projects and liaising with clients to ensure successful project execution. Candidates should have a BSc or MSc in Geoscience or Petroleum Engineering, with experience in borehole seismic processing. The company offers flexible working patterns, comprehensive medical care options, and a commitment to employee well-being and engagement.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Comprehensive private medical care

Life insurance and disability programmes

Qualifications

• Have significant experience in borehole seismic processing and client contact.
• Composed in presenting processing products and discussing technical subjects.
• Experience with Microseismic permanent and hydraulic fracture mapping is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Process borehole seismic projects from design to final reporting.
• Engage with experts for smooth project completion.
• Assist the Microseismic team with daily processing tasks.

Skills

Borehole seismic processing

Client communication

Presentation skills

Microseismic knowledge

Education

BSc or MSc in Geoscience or Petroleum Engineering

Tools

DAS technology

Job description

Do you enjoy being part of a team that provides high‑quality engineering for our customers? Do you enjoy creating innovative and strategic solutions to solve complex problems? Join our cutting‑edge Geoservices team. We are the leader in well construction and production. Our innovative physical and digital solutions improve efficiency, production and maximise reservoir value. Our Geoservices team provides support to multiple product lines within our organisation. We partner with internal cross‑functional teams and customers to provide services from exploration through to production. Take ownership for industry‑leading projects. You will focus on the Hydraulic Fracture Mapping sector of the Microseismic business, liaise with clients to prepare for and process projects, and work with the rest of the Microseismic team providing technical support.

Responsibilities

• Process borehole seismic projects from pre‑survey design work through to final reporting and presentation to the client.
• Work on survey types from zero‑offset vertical borehole surveys up to 3D VSP surveys.
• Engage with the borehole seismic experts around the world for high‑end surveys to ensure projects are completed smoothly and in a timely manner.
• Maintain a good relationship with the local acquisition team and assist in survey planning and execution, attending relevant meetings internally and externally.
• Promote borehole seismic and upsell high‑end products.
• Assist the Microseismic team with daily permanent processing and hydraulic fracture mapping.

Qualifications

• Have a BSc or MSc in Geoscience, a related earth science discipline or Petroleum Engineering.
• Have significant experience in borehole seismic processing and client contact.
• Be composed presenting processing products and talking about technical subjects with clients and internally.
• Have experience of DAS to promote the use of this technology with clients.
• Have experience with Microseismic permanent and hydraulic fracture mapping would be a benefit but not essential.

With operations in over 120 countries, we provide better solutions for our customers and richer opportunities for our people. As a leading partner to the energy industry, we’re committed to achieving net‑zero carbon emissions by 2050 and we’re always looking for the right people to help us get there. People who are as passionate as we are about making energy safer, cleaner and more efficient.

Join Us

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energise and inspire you! We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns.

Flexible Working & Benefits

• Working flexible hours – flex the times when you work during the day to fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.
• Contemporary work‑life balance policies and wellbeing activities.
• Comprehensive private medical care options.
• Safety net of life insurance and disability programmes.
• Tailored financial programmes.
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits.

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well‑being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other. Working for you, our inventions have revolutionised energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritise rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input.