North Development Program 2027 - Geoscientist Subsurface

Equinor; Harstad; On-site; NOK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Global parental leave

Bonus scheme

Pension plan

Job summary

Equinor is seeking a geoscience professional for the North Development program, with opportunities for development and stretch tasks early in the assignment.

First years may include an exchange between northern Norway locations, including Harstad or Stjørdal. This role emphasizes safety, collaboration, and a strong learning culture within a global energy company.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Geology, Geophysics or equivalent. Completed degree by August 2027.
• No more than three years of relevant fulltime work experience.
• Strong interest to learn geological/geophysical work processes in energy.
• Data analyst mindset with experience or knowledge of data management, visualization, statistics, coding or cloud knowledge is a plus.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Participate in geological, geophysical, or petrophysical analysis for fields in production, early-phase projects, and exploration.
• Engage in geological/geophysical tasks related to prospect evaluation, well planning, operations monitoring, and post-well analysis.
• Take part in geophysical tasks such as structural interpretation, 3D/4D seismic interpretation, and uncertainty analysis.
• Contribute to geological tasks in reservoir geology and seismic interpretation under supervision.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Collaboration

Communication skills

Coding knowledge

Risk awareness

Education

Geology/Geophysics master's

Math/Physics background

Tools

Data visualization tools

Statistics knowledge

Job description

What does the job involve?

You are utilizing your knowledge in a specific area to carry out tasks that have a short-term operational impact/risk. You independently complete assigned work, either with limited guidance or by following well-defined guidelines and procedures, in order to achieve targets set by others that have an impact on your immediate team delivery as well as other work areas. You effectively communicate facts, practices, and policies to individuals within your immediate team as well as external parties, with others support. You may navigate potentially conflicting agendas. You adhere to established procedures and tackle occasionally complex challenges by identifying and resolving them. You proactively seek continuous improvement and embrace change and ambiguity.

You demonstrate flexibility to adopt new activities and ways of working while also taking ownership of your work. You follow and comply with safety, ethics, and compliance requirements and align with leadership expectations and company values.

This position is part of the North Development program. You will receive a development and learning opportunity and be given stretch tasks and responsibility at an early stage. Your first three years in this role may see you on an exchange between our northern Norway locations.

What will my tasks be?

Within This Position, Your Key Tasks Will Be To

• Participate in geological, geophysical, or petrophysical analysis related to fields in production, early-phase projects, and/or exploration.
• Engage in geological and/or geophysical tasks related to prospect evaluation, well planning, operations monitoring, and post-well analysis with guidance.
• Take part in geophysical tasks such as structural interpretation, 3D/4D seismic interpretation, depth conversion, seismic modelling, and uncertainty analysis.
• Play a role in geological tasks in reservoir geology, geological modelling, seismic interpretation, and prospect identification and maturation under supervision.

Don't meet all the qualifications? We're dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you're enthusiastic about this role, but your previous experience doesn't perfectly match every point in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.

Here's What We Expect From You

At Equinor, there are some overall qualities we regard as essential. We want you to identify with the values that guide our decisions and help us succeed and grow: open, collaborative, courageous and caring. We expect you to make safety your priority and to contribute to our zero-harm culture. And for this specific position, we are also looking for:

• Master`s degree in Geology, Geophysics or equivalent. Other Mathematical and Physics subjects may also be considered. Completed degree by August 2027.
• No more than three years of relevant fulltime work experience. Formal experience is not a requirement.
• A strong interest to learn geological and/or geophysical work processes within the energy industry.
• Data analyst mindset with experience or knowledge of data management and visualization, coupled with good statistics, coding or cloud knowledge is a plus.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Ability to understand and manage risk and contribute to building a strong safety culture.
• Excitement about the opportunity to be living and working from Harstad or Stjørdal.

Please be aware that final interviews for the positions within the North Development Program will take place in Harstad in the period January 27th - January 28th, 2027.

What can we offer you?

Not just a job - a career

In Equinor, your development begins on day one. You will build your competence through a wide range of learning activities while being empowered to build your career across multiple disciplines and geographies. Our internal job market allows a wide range of opportunities for development and growth within your own field, or even in other areas you find interesting and relevant.

Attractive rewards

• We give you a comprehensive benefits package with a competitive salary, global parental leave, bonus scheme and pension plan.
• We also believe everyone should be paid fairly and consistently for their contribution to our collective success. To ensure fairness and transparency, positions at Equinor are evaluated using our global job architecture based on the position’s responsibilities, complexity, and impact, and regularly reviewed to ensure consistency and alignment across the organisation.

Wellness and work-life balance

We care about and prioritise our employees’ well-being. We know that for you to be the best version of yourself in the workplace, being able to collect your children, attend a class or simply enjoy social time can be invaluable. That’s why we encourage you to make use of our flexible work arrangements wherever possible.

An inclusive culture

We believe embracing our differences makes us stronger. For us, true inclusion means being able to bring your whole self to work, and for you and everyone else to feel accepted and valued.

Equal opportunities for everyone

Equinor is an equal-opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions, which include hiring, promotion, transfer, demotion, termination, and training, without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, parental status, veteran status, or any other protected status.

As part of this commitment, reasonable adjustments will be made during the recruitment process for candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions. If you have any specific requirements, please clarify this in your application and our team will be in contact to see how we can support your needs.

About Equinor

Equinor is an international energy company headquartered in Norway, energising the lives of 170 million people worldwide. Our ambition is to be a leading company in the energy transition and achieve net zero by 2050. Our task is enormous: supplying the world with the energy it needs, while lowering emissions to the atmosphere. To achieve it, we are looking for like-minded people to join our team of 25,000 colleagues working in more than 20 countries. We’re up for the challenge. Are you?