Senior Subsurface Geologist - Remote Exploration Leader

Placements24

Centurion

Hybrid

ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Home office stipend
Tech allowance
Flexible hours
Health & retirement benefits
Digital collaboration tools
Training & development
Autonomy in exploration
Remote team culture

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Subsurface Geologist for a fully remote role in the energy sector. You will spearhead geological activities within an integrated asset team, defining exploration strategy, assessing risks, and contributing to the discovery and development of hydrocarbon resources from your home office.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in subsurface characterization, play fairway analysis, and prospect evaluation, with a strong track record across diverse geological

Qualifications

  • Master's or Ph.D. in Geology or related geoscience.
  • 10+ years of exploration geology experience.
  • Proven prospect generation and evaluation in complex settings.
  • Expertise in seismic interpretation, sequence stratigraphy, and structural geology.
  • Proficiency with Petrel, Kingdom, GoCAD.

Responsibilities

  • Lead geological evaluations to define and de-risk subsurface prospects.
  • Refine geological models using seismic, well log, core, and production data.
  • Interpret seismic data to identify hydrocarbon traps (structural/stratigraphic).
  • Perform basin and play fairway analyses for new opportunities.
  • Collaborate with geophysicists, reservoir engineers, and petrophysicists in an integrated team.
  • Contribute to prospect maturation, risking, and economic evaluation.

Skills

Seismic interpretation
Sequence stratigraphy
Structural geology
Petrophysics integration
Analytical thinking
Strong communication

Education

Master's or Ph.D. in Geology

Tools

Petrel
Kingdom
GoCAD

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Subsurface Geologist for a fully remote role in the energy sector. You will spearhead geological activities within an integrated asset team, defining exploration strategy, assessing risks, and contributing to the discovery and development of hydrocarbon resources from your home office.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in subsurface characterization, play fairway analysis, and prospect evaluation, with a strong track record across diverse geological

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