Shell · 10 hours ago
Principal Exploration Geoscientist
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$234K/yr - $350K/yr
15+ years expShell is seeking a Principal Exploration Geoscientist to join its team in Houston. The role involves leading projects and delivering regional play-based evaluations while working closely with subsurface professionals to ensure effective project delivery in the Exploration & Appraisal components of the Hydrocarbon value chain.
EnergyOil and GasRenewable Energy
No H1B
Responsibilities
Reports to one of the team leads within the Opportunity Identification/Emerging Ventures organization in ESP
Leads projects and delivers regional play-based evaluations, matures opportunities to drill, and participates in appraisal workflows
Deliver and lead high quality integrated subsurface evaluations leading to impactful decisions towards acreage access or drilling activities
Work with an integrated group of subsurface professionals across a play/basin
Work at a basin scale as well as at a lead/prospect scale
Monitor and understand competitor activity
Work closely with the assets to ensure an end-to-end delivery of projects, reducing handover and cycle time
Qualification
Required
Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer
Exploration geoscientist with 15 years relevant experience
Must be a geologist or geophysicist with proven expertise in seismic interpretation, prospect evaluation, and exploration, along with technical delivery track record
Must have mastery in at least one of the following areas, and proficiency in the others: Lead-to-Prospect Maturation, QC seismic data/provide geologic scenarios, Prospect-to-Well Delivery, regional play-based evaluation (PBE); Project management and project leadership
Must have experience in at least one of the following: Manage Seismic Processing Projects, Play identification, Lead Portfolio Generation, New Business/Farm-in, Heartland Rejuvenation PBE; Deepwater depositional systems
Exploration mindset to evaluate and communicate a range of credible subsurface scenarios that can lead to new opportunities. Comfortable to manage & communicate high subsurface uncertainty
Clear on intent: end-to-end mindset, focus efforts on key risks & uncertainties that will inform the decision in hand. Know when to stop
Best-in-class data and information management skills, and demonstratable willingness to experiment with new workflows
Ability to communicate how multi-discipline and multi-source evaluations are integrated in support of play-based evaluations and/or prospect maturation
Exhibits leadership behaviors able to lead integrated project maturation and by demonstrating a learner mindset, maximizing the team's performance, and living the organization's core values of respect and inclusiveness
Preferred
Master's or PhD degree in Geoscience is preferred
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision coverage
Life Insurance
Business Travel Accident Insurance
Occupational Accidental Death Benefit programs
Company pension plan
401(k) plan
Up to 6 weeks of paid vacation time
Up to 11 paid holidays
Parental leave offering 16 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents
8 weeks of paid leave for non-birthing parents
Short-term disability leave for up to 26 weeks at 100% or 50% of base pay
Long-Term Disability insurance
Financial reimbursement for adoption, wellness, education, and personal learning expenses
Discretionary long-term incentives
Company
Shell
Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemicals companies.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$750.4MKey Investors
US Department of EnergyThird Point
2024-11-11Grant· $0.4M
2021-10-27Post Ipo Equity· $750M
2005-07-20IPO
Leadership Team
David Bunch
Group Executive Vice President Shell Mobility & Convenience
Dean Aragón
CEO & Vice-Chairman - Shell Brands International AG
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