Remote Subsurface Geologist: Prospecting & 3D Modeling

Placements24; Centurion; Remote; ZAR 900,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Retirement savings plan

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 is recruiting for a Subsurface Geologist for an energy company in Centurion, Gauteng. The role is fully remote, focused on identifying and evaluating hydrocarbon prospects, integrating seismic, well logs, and core data to build subsurface models within a collaborative, data-driven exploration team.

You will contribute to prospect generation, risk assessment, and regional/basin analyses, with strong requirements for seismic interpretation, advanced geological modeling, and experience

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Geology or Earth Sciences required.
• Advanced degree (MSc/PhD) strongly preferred.
• 7+ years in exploration geology, Oil & Gas experience.
• Proven seismic interpretation (2D/3D) and sequence stratigraphy expertise.
• Proficiency with modeling software (Petrel, GeoGraphix) and GIS.
• Strong skills in depositional systems, sedimentology, and structural geology.

Responsibilities

• Integrate and interpret geological, geophysical, and petrophysical data to identify reservoirs.
• Develop and refine subsurface models including 3D static models.
• Conduct seismic interpretation, fault/horizon mapping, and attribute analysis.
• Analyze well logs and core data to understand reservoir properties.
• Perform prospect risking and volumetric assessments using standard methods.
• Support field planning and data acquisition programs in exploration.
• Collaborate with reservoir engineers and geophysicists on projects.
• Prepare technical reports, maps, and presentations for reviews.

Skills

Seismic interpretation

Petrel

GeoGraphix

GIS

Sequence stratigraphy

Data integration

Prospect generation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Geology

MSc or PhD preferred

Tools

Petrel

GeoGraphix

GIS software

Job description

Placements24 is recruiting for a Subsurface Geologist for an energy company in Centurion, Gauteng. The role is fully remote, focused on identifying and evaluating hydrocarbon prospects, integrating seismic, well logs, and core data to build subsurface models within a collaborative, data-driven exploration team.

You will contribute to prospect generation, risk assessment, and regional/basin analyses, with strong requirements for seismic interpretation, advanced geological modeling, and experience