Risk & Resource Geoscientist

Aramco Overseas Company UK Ltd; Dhahran Compound; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A global energy company is seeking a Risk & Resource Geoscientist to join their Unconventional Resources Exploration Department in Saudi Arabia. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's in Geosciences along with 10-15 years of industry experience. Responsibilities include risk evaluations, subsurface assessments, and collaboration with various teams. Candidates should have strong skills in seismic interpretation and proficiency in industry-standard software. This full-time role offers a challenging work environment supported by extensive talent development programs.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of experience in the Exploration and Production (E&P) industry.
• Proficiency in multiple subsurface disciplines such as seismic interpretation and sedimentology.
• Experience in resource estimation and technical risk assessment.

Responsibilities

• Assess petroleum systems and evaluation workflows.
• Evaluate seismic and core data for characterizing subsurface structures.
• Provide guidance in defining subsurface using geological maps.

Skills

Seismic interpretation

Structural geology

Petrophysics

Geochemistry

Education

Bachelor's degree in Geosciences

Advanced degree (preferred)

Tools

Petrel

GeoX

Job description

Aramco energizes the world economy.

Aramco occupies a special position in the global energy industry. We are one of the world's largest producers of hydrocarbon energy and chemicals, with among the lowest upstream carbon intensities of any major producer.

With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco's value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations‑spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom's vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

Overview

We are seeking Risk & Resource Geoscientist to join our Unconventional Resources Exploration and Characterization Department (URECD).

URECD is responsible for identifying and evaluating Unconventional Resources across the Kingdom, leveraging integrated subsurface studies to challenge traditional perspectives and drive portfolio growth. We collaborate with asset teams to advance appraisal and field development plans, ensuring a comprehensive approach to exploring, characterizing, and developing these resources.

As a Risk & Resource Geoscientist, you will lead risk and resource evaluations across all subsurface assets. You will work closely with exploration, appraisal, and development teams; ensuring best approaches are applied for the integration of both geologic and engineering data for risk and resource estimates, and you will provide independent technical evaluations of wells, fields, and technical studies.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess and evaluate petroleum systems and plays interpretation workflows and products.
• Interrogate completed technical evaluations of wells and fields, and associated technical studies.
• Evaluate seismic, log, and core data to characterize subsurface structures, facies, and fluid distributions.
• Evaluate drilling, completions, production, and diagnostics data to understand reservoir performance.
• Provide guidance to geoscientists to accurately define the subsurface using geological maps, cross‑sections, and grids; that incorporate seismic, sedimentological, petrophysical, and geomechanically data, etc.
• Work collaboratively with professionals across all geoscience and engineering disciplines.
• Review pre‑drill and post‑drill well/field evaluations.
• Complete independent risk & resource assessments.
• Compile and present technical reports summarizing key technical risks and challenges.
• Mentor other geoscience professionals.

Minimum Requirements

• As the successful candidate you will hold a Bachelor's degree in Geosciences (Geology, Geophysics, or equivalent) from a recognized and approved program; an advanced degree is preferred.
• 10-15 years of experience in the Exploration and Production (E&P) industry, including a depth of experience in multiple unconventional plays including both source rock, and tight sand/carbonate plays.
• Experience in resource estimation and technical risk assessment, for portfolio evaluation.
• Proficiency in two or more of the following subsurface disciplines; seismic interpretation, QI, structural geology, stratigraphy, sedimentology, petrophysics, geomodelling, geochemistry, basin modeling, and geomechanics.
• Integrated work experience with reservoir engineering, drilling, completions, and production teams to monitor drilling/stimulation operations, evaluate production & diagnostics testing, execute field development, and commercial evaluation.
• Ability to work independently and make real‑time decisions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to facilitate collaboration and knowledge sharing.
• Proficiency in industry‑standard software packages for seismic interpretation, geological modeling, data visualization and analytics, and resource assessment (Petrel, GeoX, etc.).

Work Location and Work Schedule

Work Location: Within Saudi Arabia - To be specified in Job offer

Work Schedule: Full Time - To be specified in Job offer

Working Environment

Our high‑performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world‑scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world's biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector‑specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs - one of the largest in the world.

Country/Region: SA