Senior Subsurface Data Manager

Sword Group; Houston (TX); Presencial; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Sword Group is seeking a Senior Subsurface Data Manager in Houston to lead the subsurface data landscape across client projects, supporting Geoscience and Exploration teams with high-quality data throughout the lifecycle.

You will interface between Geoscience and Data Management, drive data governance, ensure regulatory compliance, and mentor teams on best practices for well and seismic data management.

Formación

• Proven experience managing subsurface data within E&P environments.
• Experience with data quality management and governance.
• Strong communication across Geoscience and Data Management teams.
• Familiarity with operator regulatory obligations.

Responsabilidades

• Advise on development of the subsurface data landscape.
• Lead data receipt, loading, conversion, transfer, QC, and archiving for client data.
• Interface between Geoscience teams and Data Management functions.
• Conduct data quality assessments and ensure consistency across repositories.
• Deliver well and seismic data management services for E&P apps.
• Maintain corporate subsurface databases and data inventories.
• Ensure lifecycle management & regulatory compliance.
• Provide guidance on data management standards and practices.

Conocimientos

Subsurface data mgmt

Petrel Studio

Data governance

Stakeholder comms

Data quality

Herramientas

Techlog

Petrel Studio

Descripción del empleo

Sword is the trusted partner for critical technology. We deliver the operational resilience and practical innovation that are essential for the most demanding enterprise and critical national infrastructure environments. By modernising legacy systems and securing daily operations, our expert teams help vital organisations lower risk, protect operations, and grow safely.

Join Sword and develop your career as part of a talented, collaborative team that delivers real-world impact and meaningful outcomes for our customers.

About the role:

As a Senior Subsurface Data Manager, you will take a leading role in managing and developing the subsurface data landscape within a client environment, supporting Geoscience and Exploration teams with high-quality, accessible and reliable data. Working across well and seismic data, you will manage key activities throughout the data lifecycle, including data receipt, loading, conversion, transfer, quality control and archiving.

You will act as an important interface between the Geoscience community and Data Management teams, helping ensure data is managed consistently and effectively across projects and corporate repositories. This is a senior, hands-on role requiring strong subsurface data management expertise alongside the ability to advise stakeholders, establish best practice and maintain high standards of data quality and governance.

As a Senior Subsurface Data Manager, you will:

• Advise on and lead the development of the subsurface data landscape
• Manage client requirements for Exploration and Geological Well & Seismic data, including data receipt, loading, conversion, transfer, quality control and archiving
• Act as a key interface between Geoscience teams and Data Management functions, ensuring effective collaboration and alignment
• Conduct data quality assessments, apply agreed standards and ensure data consistency and synchronisation across projects and corporate repositories
• Deliver well and seismic data management services supporting E&P applications
• Maintain high-quality corporate subsurface databases and ensure information remains accurate and accessible
• Maintain and regularly update data inventories, applying agreed standards to support consistency and optimisation
• Support effective data lifecycle management and adherence to relevant operator and regulatory obligations
• Provide guidance and expertise to stakeholders on subsurface data management practices, standards and processes Requirements

• Proven experience managing subsurface data within Exploration & Production (E&P) environments
• Strong working knowledge of SLB Petrel and Studio, including the loading and management of well and seismic data
• Strong understanding of well and seismic data and associated subsurface data workflows
• Good understanding of upstream business operations
• Strong knowledge of data management concepts, standards, practices, tools and technologies
• Experience of data quality management, corporate repositories and data lifecycle management Understanding of operator regulatory obligations relating to subsurface data
• Experience with data management tools and technical subsurface applications, such as Techlog, would also be advantageous
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across Geoscience, Data Management and wider stakeholder groups

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