Remote Lead Geoscientist: Subsurface Exploration Leader

Placements24; Richards Bay; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Competitive salary & bonus

Health & retirement

Professional development

Conference attendance

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a Lead Geoscientist to spearhead subsurface exploration from a fully remote setting. You will drive seismic interpretation, build integrated subsurface models, and lead a multidisciplinary team across global assets.

You will oversee exploration strategy, risk analyses, and collaboration with reservoir engineers and asset teams to optimize resource development. A senior, technically driven leader is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years of progressive oil & gas exploration experience focusing on seismic interpretation and prospect generation.
• Proven track record leading multidisciplinary geoscience teams.
• Proficiency with industry-standard seismic interpretation software (Petrel, Kingdom, OpendTect).
• Expertise in structural geology, sequence stratigraphy, and basin analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead geological and geophysical interpretation of seismic data to identify and evaluate potential oil and gas reservoirs.
• Develop integrated subsurface models using well logs, core data, seismic attributes, and production history.
• Mentor and manage a team of geoscientists, fostering collaboration and technical excellence.
• Oversee exploration and appraisal drilling campaigns and Prospect risk assessment.
• Collaborate with reservoir engineers, petrophysicists, and asset teams to optimize development strategies.
• Stay abreast of new geoscience technologies and advocate their adoption.
• Present findings to senior management and external stakeholders.
• Contribute to exploration strategy and portfolio management.

Skills

Leadership

Geoscience expertise

Seismic interpretation

Team mentorship

Stakeholder comms

Remote collaboration

Education

Master's/PhD in Geology/Geophysics

Tools

Petrel

Kingdom

OpendTect

Job description

Placements24 seeks a Lead Geoscientist to spearhead subsurface exploration from a fully remote setting. You will drive seismic interpretation, build integrated subsurface models, and lead a multidisciplinary team across global assets.

You will oversee exploration strategy, risk analyses, and collaboration with reservoir engineers and asset teams to optimize resource development. A senior, technically driven leader is required.