Geologist

TenOaks Energy Advisors; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

TenOaks Energy Advisors, a Dallas-based energy advisory leader, seeks a Geologist to support A&D marketing with high-quality geologic analyses and presentation materials for clients and counterparties.

The role integrates with subsurface teams and engineers to strengthen technical deliverables, managing data, maps, and cross-sections while defending conclusions. Prior A&D or operator experience is preferred, with strong proficiency in Petra and GIS.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of oil and gas experience in upstream, A&D or operator roles.
• Experience analyzing assets across 3+ basins with multiple reservoirs.
• Proficiency in Petra for subsurface evaluations (log interpretation, mapping, DB management).
• Background in reservoir characterization including log analysis, petrophysics, and volumetrics.

Responsibilities

• Perform geologic analyses and subsurface evaluations for sell-side mandates.
• Create high-quality maps, exhibits, and slide materials for client deliverables.
• Present and defend geologic findings to clients and counterparts.
• Collaborate with clients and multidisciplinary teams while ensuring data quality.

Skills

Geology

Presentation

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in geology

Master's degree in geology (preferred)

Tools

Petra Software

GIS (QGIS/ArcGIS)

Job description

TenOaks Energy Advisors is seeking a Geologist to work alongside the technical and commercial A&D marketing teams. This role will contribute to the geoscience function of upstream A&D evaluation with a goal to generate high-quality geologic analysis and technical materials to be presented to the client and counterparties in support of TenOaks/RedOaks advisory services.

TenOaks Energy Advisors is a Dallas-based, industry-leading energy investment bank providing divestiture, M&A, and capital-raising advisory across the Energy Sector. TenOaks and its subsidiary RedOaks have successfully completed over 400 middle-market transactions and does >$1.0 B in transactional value annually. You will be joining an elite group of advisors focused on delivering best in class execution to our clients.

• Will work closely with the current subsurface team and engineers to assist in divestiture mandates and will be expected to integrate into the subsurface team with a collaborative mindset to help strengthen the technical team.
• Perform technical evaluations of assets - including subsurface analysis and associated offset analogue work, geologic studies, and key performance drivers in support of sell-side mandates.
• Responsible for collaborating closely with clients to better understand the assets, present data in a clear and consistent manner, and communicating deliverables while maintaining strict quality controls on produced materials (including slide work, maps, cross-sections, type logs, analysis, etc.).
• Will be expected to leverage experience to ensure the technical accuracy of all geologic and subsurface related material produced and expected to present/defend material in front of clients and counterparties.

Qualifications, Required Knowledge, & Abilities

• 5+ years of relevant oil and gas experience working for an operator or in A&D Banking as a Geologist with a commercially oriented ability to understand economic fundamentals associated with oil and gas development.
• Direct experience performing geologic analysis across 3+ oil and gas basins and multiple reservoirs.
• Proficiency in Petra Software – 3+ years experience performing subsurface evaluations using PETRA – including log interpretation, mapping, and project/database management.
• Background in reservoir characterization – including experience identifying and exploitation of conventional / unconventional oil and gas reservoirs (knowledge of log analysis, petrophysics, and volumetrics.
• Ability to generate high-quality maps and exhibits with a design sense to construct clean materials in PowerPoint.
• Working proficiency in GIS (QGIS / ArcGIS) — shapefile creation and editing, joining and validating spatial and tabular data, and producing deal-quality map exhibits.
• Familiarity with commercial industry databases (e.g., Enverus, S&P Global / IHS) and public / regulatory sources (e.g., the Texas Railroad Commission), with the ability to manage and analyze large datasets quickly through Spotfire, Excel, or similar tools.
• Ability to present and defend geologic analyses to large groups, and to work directly with clients and their multidisciplinary geoscience teams on highly confidential evaluations.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities under tight deadlines in a professional manner while working independently with sound judgment and communicating clearly, both verbally and in writing.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Experience with additional mapping / geoscience software (GeoGraphix, Kingdom, Transform, Petrel, Canvas, etc.).
• Scripting and workflow automation (e.g., Python, arcpy / geopandas) to streamline repeatable GIS and data tasks.
• Working proficiency in GIS (QGIS / ArcGIS) — shapefile creation and editing, joining and validating spatial and tabular data, and producing deal-quality map exhibits.
• Maintains professional society membership and seeks to serve in visible and/or leadership roles in the local community and national organizations.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree with a degree in geology from an accredited University is required.
• Master’s Degree with an emphasis in geology from an accredited University is preferred.
• 5+ years of relevant industry experience working as a Geologist (must be upstream oil & gas or A&D Banking focused).
• Relevant A&D experience is preferred, however is not required.
• No securities licensing is required for this role — the SIE, Series 79, and Series 63 are not a condition of employment.

Guidelines for Applicants

• No applications from professional staffing agencies will be reviewed.
• We will respond only to qualified candidates.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring sponsorship.

What TenOaks Offers

People are our greatest and most important asset. We value continual innovation and new ideas and strive to provide an idea meritocracy where anyone can champion new ways to do things. We want everyone to share in our collective success and are committed to pushing everyone to maximize their potential.

TenOaks and RedOaks Energy Advisors are equal opportunity employers. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for training, compensation, transfer, promotion, and other aspects of employment for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veteran status.