Principal Geoscientist

Location: Oslo

Job function: Geophysics and Geology

Deadline for application: 30/04/2025

Experienced Explorationist

Vår Energi is seeking an experienced explorationist to join our exploration team in either our Stavanger or Oslo office.
The Experienced Explorationist is responsible for identifying and maturing exploration prospects for licensing rounds/license work and additionally evaluating business development opportunities.
The candidate is expected to work in a multi-disciplinary team and have a proven track record of adding value by integrating subsurface data in order to identify and mature opportunities at local and regional scale.

Key responsibilities

As a high-end contributor in a multi-disciplinary team you will perform, lead and deliver the Geoscience components of integrated subsurface studies to drive and support business decisions. Assignments can involve combinations of the following:

Perform a holistic characterisation of hydrocarbon systems, in terms of individual play elements at regional, basin, and prospect scales
Play a key role in Vår Energi’s participation in concession rounds and licence evaluation
Generate and develop new ideas and new exploration concepts
Maturation of leads and prospects including subsurface risk estimation and volume calculation
Propose and test new technologies, workflows and software in order to promote successful exploration
Participate and lead data-room visits in collaboration with other departments
Skilled within own discipline: e.g Seismic interpretation, sedimentology, structural geology, pressure analysis
Mentor early-career colleagues in prospect generation and subsurface characterisation

Qualifications

> 8 years of relevant experience in exploration or subsurface
Graduate Degree (Masters/PhD) in a relevant discipline
Experienced Petrel user
Fluent English written and oral communication skills
Experience working exploration on the NCS is essential

We are offering

Challenging assignments in a strong technical environment with the opportunity to grow, learn, lead and be creative
Competitive salary and benefits such as pension, insurance schemes, loan arrangements, cabins, recreational club, additional days off, in addition to a comprehensive welfare package
International working environment and internal development opportunities
To be a part of a company which believes in the future of the Norwegian Continental Shelf and offers rewarding assignments and responsibilities for the right candidate
A strong corporate culture where we are team players, with focus on innovative solutions, learning and integrity

About the application

We would like you to write a short motivation letter, you do not need to write a long and detailed cover letter.
We are processing the applications on an ongoing basis.

As a part of our routines background checks are performed on all final candidates

Contact person

Carly Marshall, New Ventures Manager

Vår Energi is one of the leading oil and gas companies in Norway and a major supplier of gas to Europe.

At a time when stable access to energy is a crucial part of European security policy, we have a particular responsibility to contribute with energy to millions of Europeans. At the same time, we have committed to ambitious climate targets, extensively reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

The challenges ahead are great. As are our ambitions. Working to supply energy has perhaps never been more important and meaningful than now.

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