Manager Geoscience
Oman Investment Authority
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Job Description
Roles & Responsibilities
Main tasks and responsibilities :
Strategic & Commercial Alignment
- Align G&G strategies with corporate growth objectives, portfolio strategy, and commercial targets.
- Translate subsurface insights into value-driven business cases and investment proposals.
- Support farm-in/farm-out evaluations, asset acquisitions, and divestments.
- Contribute to reserves booking strategy and certification processes.
Exploration & Prospect Maturation
- Oversee basin analysis, play fairway evaluation, and prospect generation.
- Ensure robust risking, volumetrics, and uncertainty analysis for exploration opportunities.
- Approve prospect maturation workflows prior to drill-ready status.
- Present subsurface evaluations to management and investment committees.
Reservoir Characterization & Development Support
- Integrate seismic, geological, petrophysical, and well data into coherent reservoir models.
- Guide static model construction and ensure subsurface integrity for FDPs (Field Development Plans).
- Support well planning, placement, and post-well evaluation.
- Drive uncertainty reduction strategies to improve recovery factors and reserves classification.
Technical Governance & Quality Assurance
- Establish G&G technical standards, workflows, and best practices.
- Ensure independent technical assurance and peer reviews.
- Validate subsurface risks prior to major capital commitments.
- Maintain compliance with international reporting standards (e.g., SPE-PRMS).
Data & Digital Integration
- Oversee subsurface data management, seismic reprocessing strategies, and petrophysical database integrity.
- Promote digital subsurface solutions, AI-based interpretation, and integrated modeling technologies.
- Ensure effective knowledge management and lessons learned capture.
Leadership & Capability Development
- Lead and develop Principal-level technical experts.
- Foster a high-performance, collaborative subsurface culture.
- Build succession planning and technical competency frameworks.
- Act as senior technical authority in G&G matters.
Stakeholder & External Engagement
- Represent the company in JV technical committees and regulator discussions.
- Support commercial negotiations with technical subsurface insights.
- Coordinate with Drilling, Reservoir Engineering, Production, and HSSE functions.
Key interactions
Internal: Operations team, Exploration team, Subsurface, support functions.
External: Partners, OQEP JVs, consultancy firms, Government related entities
Notable Working Conditions. Office environment, intensive computer screen use, sporadic visits to operation site.
Desired Candidate Profile
BS Degree in Geology, relevant science subject or equivalent. MSc degree desirable
Excellent knowledge of written, read, and spoken English (required) | Arabic - Native (desirable)
8+ years of relevant experience in similar role with an operator, preferably with experience in Exploration or New Ventures with various subsurface fields experience and different environments.
Broad geoscience knowledge, with experience in both geophysics , geology and petrophysics.
Experienced with both exploration and development upstream oil and gas activities including Design and Execution of FDPs.
Experience in M&A/International assets with VDRs and Deals Delivery is prioritized including knowledge of transactional processes and technical interface with commercial workflows.
Managing G&G studies and activities, as well as leading the FDPs process.
Relevant software experience, Landmark, Petrel and ArcGIS is preferred.
Demonstrated strong experience in the following fields:
- Well operations planning and execution
- Field appraisal and development planning
- Petrophysical evaluation and Reservoir characterization
- Prospect generation, evaluation and proposal
- Exposure to regional and new venture evaluations
- 3D Geological modelling skills, preferably in Petrel Software
Mastery level expert user of geological interpretations systems
Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment
Strong interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written) with proficiency in written and spoken English
Preferably, an exposure of working in different local Oman/GCC geological settings clastics, carbonates, passive margins, thrust belts etc.
Track record of deadline delivery and result oriented with ability to prioritize and deliver
Experienced in mentoring and coaching.
Soft Competencies:
People and Leadership skills
Leading multidisciplinary integrated teams and contribution to exploration opportunity risking and ranking.
Must be able to work under pressure and provide input in short project timelines
Good presentation and communication skills, written and verbal
Technical Competencies::
Computer literacy including MS Office
Technical Leadership & reviews
Audits and preparation of Field Development Plans
Self-starter with the ability to multi task while maintaining priorities
Project Management skills
Possess organizational skills
Geophysics , Petrophysics & Geology
Knowledgeable in geophysical, petrophysical and geological analysis integration
Petrel & Techlog software
Company Industry
- Banking
- Financial Services
- Broking
Department / Functional Area
- Geotechnical
- Geologists
- Petrophysicist
Keywords
- Manager Geoscience
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Oman Investment Authority