Geologist jobs in Germany

Job Description

Petrogas North Sea Ltd (PNS) is a leading energy company and part of MB Holding, a globally diversified group with operations across oil and gas, mining, and engineering. At PNS, we are committed to operational excellence, innovation, and driving sustainable growth in the energy sector.

We are seeking a skilled and motivatedGeologist to join our Subsurface team. This role is critical to the exploration, development, and optimisation of our North Sea assets. The successful candidate will contribute to subsurface evaluations, geological interpretations, and reservoir characterisation to support field development planning and operational decisions. You will play a key part in maximising hydrocarbon recovery and ensuring data-driven investment in future opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure company HSEQ policies, procedures and practices are followed.
• Ensure North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) & National Data Repositories (NDR) procedures/guidelines are followed, provide all inputs as/when required as company (focal point), ensuring that all procedures and guidelines set by the NSTA and NDR are strictly adhered to, and all necessary inputs are provided in a timely manner, ensuring compliance and smooth operations.
• Provide geological support to Base Business for greenfield developments, brown field operations and abandonment projects. Support drilling operations as geologist, managing well site geologists and working closely with drilling to plan and execute well operations.
• Conduct and manage the structural and reservoir modelling studies and well target identification for appraisal and/or development wells which are performed in compliance with QA/QC tools to define accurate well target locations and to meet the set well objectives.
• Conduct the planning (subsurface scenario planning) and geological support (e.g. pre-drill data package) of drilling operations in line with the defined deliverables within the Petrogas Project Management Process and company standard formats to attain the set well objectives.
• Build and maintain the G&G database in line with agreed filing standards and formats to ensure that all available data is kept up to date and easily accessible.
• Manage the QA/QC of contractor work and presentation of technical G&G results to partners in line with defined work scopes and business plan in order to deliver quality results in line with the plan and inform stakeholders.
• Provide input in area of expertise for scoping and planning of technical projects to properly plan and execute G&G projects on time and within budget.
• Conduct reviews of assigned third party G&G studies, to evaluate quality, making recommendations to improve where required.
• Project Manage Phase 1 and possibly Phase 2 development/infill projects, ensuring accountability for the successful planning, execution, and completion of these projects. This includes defining project scope, setting milestones, managing resources, and ensuring that all project deliverables are met on time and within budget. Additionally, you will be responsible for coordinating with stakeholders, providing regular updates, and addressing any issues that may arise during the project lifecycle
• Proactively, share knowledge in/outside the organization and coach younger team members, or those with different technical backgrounds.

Principal Challenges:

• Assessing the input data validity correctly while recognising and managing uncertainty
• Scoping of the required work (e.g. level of detail) to be value adding and to sufficiently capture the value, uncertainties and risks for the different project phases.
• Conveying geological concepts to other disciplines.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Geology, Earth Sciences, or a related field (e.g., Environmental Science, Geophysics, or Geological Engineering). Equivalent qualifications and relevant experience will also be considered.
• Extensive relevant experience in the Central and Southern North Sea environment is , with a proven track record in similar roles and responsibilities (experience with an operator is desirable).
• Strong geological knowledge for conceptual modelling, drilling integration, and reservoir model-building.
• Proficient in structural geology and 3D static model construction.
• Solid understanding of petrophysical analysis and quality assurance.
• Experienced in volume estimation with uncertainty analysis (e.g., saturation, facies, flow units).
• Skilled at cross-disciplinary communication and operational support.
• Analytical, detail-oriented, and adept at integrating geoscience data.

If you are a proactive and detail-oriented professional with a passion for geology and supporting high-performing teams, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your resume.

**(Kindly note that we do not accept unsolicited submissions from recruitment agencies. All applications must be submitted directly by candidates. Thank you for your understanding.)**