Remote Senior Geoscientist - Exploration & Modeling

Placements24; Mossel Bay; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home office stipend

Health coverage

Remote-friendly environment

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Senior Geoscientist to join a remote-first exploration team. The role focuses on interpreting geological and geophysical data to identify hydrocarbon prospects and support asset development from your home office.

You will use seismic interpretation software, well data, and basin modeling to inform strategy, collaborate with engineers virtually, and mentor junior staff while remaining autonomous.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Geology, Geophysics, or related Earth Science.
• 8+ years experience in exploration geoscience, preferably in Oil & Gas.
• Expertise in seismic interpretation software: Petrel, Kingdom, OpendTect.
• Strong understanding of structural geology, stratigraphy, and sedimentology.
• Proficiency in geological modeling and uncertainty analysis.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills for remote work.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines remotely.
• Experience with prospect risking and resource estimation desirable.
• Must have legal right to work remotely in home office environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform advanced seismic interpretation including horizon tracking and fault analysis.
• Integrate seismic, well logs, core and production data to build geological models.
• Identify, evaluate and rank exploration prospects and development opportunities.
• Conduct regional and play-based exploration studies.
• Utilize basin modeling software to understand petroleum systems.
• Contribute to reserve and resource estimations via volumetric analysis and uncertainty.
• Prepare geological reports and present findings to internal teams and management.
• Collaborate with reservoir engineers, drilling engineers, and other geoscience disciplines remotely.
• Mentor junior geoscientists and share knowledge across the team.
• Stay current with emerging geoscience technologies and methodologies.

Skills

Seismic interpretation

Geological modeling

Uncertainty analysis

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Remote collaboration

Time management

Education

Master's degree in Geology/Geophysics

PhD in Geology/Geophysics

Tools

Petrel

Kingdom

OpendTect

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Senior Geoscientist to join a remote-first exploration team. The role focuses on interpreting geological and geophysical data to identify hydrocarbon prospects and support asset development from your home office.

You will use seismic interpretation software, well data, and basin modeling to inform strategy, collaborate with engineers virtually, and mentor junior staff while remaining autonomous.