Senior Geophysicist

Since its creation in 2014, Harbour has grown to become one of the world’s largest and most geographically diverse independent oil and gas companies.  Today, Harbour is producing between 475,000 and 485,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day with significant production in Norway, the UK, Germany, Argentina and North Africa. Harbour benefits from competitive operating costs and resilient margins, and a broad set of growth options including near-infrastructure opportunities in Norway, unconventional scalable opportunities in Argentina and conventional offshore projects in Mexico and Indonesia. With low GHG emissions intensity and a leading CO2 storage position in Europe, Harbour remains committed to producing oil and gas safely and responsibly to help meet the world’s energy needs. Harbour is headquartered in London with approximately 5,000 staff and contractors across its operations and offices. 

Ours is an inclusive workplace where individuals can bring their whole selves to their job and feel recognised for the value they add. We are committed to creating a genuinely inclusive and supportive working environment to ensure everyone has a positive experience at work.

At Harbour Energy, we aim to recruit, retain and promote our people based on their unique skills, regardless of race, gender or background. We need excellent people to help shape and develop the future of our company. Could this be you?

If so, we want to hear from you.

Purpose of Role:

• Contribute to the overall business unit's objectives by providing geophysical insights that support the efficient exploitation of hydrocarbon resources. This role is key in driving the technical aspects of geophysical operations and ensuring alignment with regulatory and compliance frameworks.
• Execute geophysical workflows to analyse direct hydrocarbon indicators, perform reservoir characterization based on coherent rock physics and inversion analysis, plan and execute high-resolution seismic acquisition and processing projects to optimise the exploration and development strategies within the Exploration & Subsurface department. This role is crucial for enhancing reservoir delineation and optimisation in support of the organisation's strategic objectives.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including drilling, production, and reservoir management, as well as other subsurface disciplines, to integrate geophysical data and interpretations that inform well placement and field development plans.

Critical Responsibilities (MAE/MATTE/HSES*):

• Ensuring that all activities are carried out in a safe manner complying with all regulatory requirements, legislation and Harbour Energy HSES Procedures.

Ethics and Compliance Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all activities and behaviours are carried out in accordance with Harbour Energy’s Ethics and Compliance Policies and Procedures, and to complete any compulsory compliance training as required.

Areas of Accountability, Responsibility and Competence:

Technical Delivery

• Execute detailed seismic interpretation and geophysical analysis to support exploration and field development projects including well placement.
• Ensure the integration of geophysical data with geological, petrophysical and reservoir engineering data to optimise models and interpretations.
• Develop and update velocity models and perform fault seal analysis to enhance reservoir characterisation.
• Manage and quality control geophysical databases to ensure data integrity and accessibility.

Data & Reporting

• Prepare comprehensive reports and presentations on geophysical findings for internal stakeholders, external partners, and local authorities.
• Support the development and maintenance of technical standards and protocols for seismic data acquisition and processing.
• Analyse and interpret data to provide recommendations on potential hydrocarbon systems and play types.

Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure compliance with national and international geophysical operational standards and regulations.
• Participate in technical meetings and workshops to stay updated with industry standards and best practices.
• Document all geophysical activities and findings in accordance with regulatory requirements and company policies

Critical Skills*, Qualifications, Experience, etc.:

Technical Skills

• Expertise in seismic interpretation, seismic-well tie, depth conversion, attribute generation, top and fault seal analysis and reservoir characterisation.
• Familiarity with seismic acquisition and processing techniques, potential methods (Gravity-Magnetics, CSEM) and geohazard identification.
• Familiarity with prospect maturation and risk assessment and well placement.
• Skilled in complex structural setting and salt tectonics is preferred.
• Experience on AVO, rock physics and seismic inversion methods, as well as seismic pore pressure prediction is desired
• Basic knowledge on geographic systems
• Proficiency in geophysical software tools such as Petrel, GeoX, Hampson and Russel, RocDoc, PaleoScan, Geoteric and/or Pre-Stack Pro.
• Experience in planning and execution operations.

Non-Technical Skills:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication skills, capable of presenting complex geophysical data to non-specialists.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
• Plan, scope and lead geophysical activity to be performed by service providers.

Professional Experience:

• Extensive experience (10 years) in geophysical operations within the oil & gas industry.
• Track record of successful seismic project management and technical reporting.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field.
• Master's degree in Geophysics or Applied Geosciences preferred.

Language:

• English: Proficient (written and spoken).
• Spanish: Native or Proficient.

Harbour Principles and Values:

• Strong alignment with and commitment to the core values and behaviours of Harbour Energy.

Inclusive recruitment is a vital part of our diversity, equity and inclusion strategy. Whatever your background, if you feel you need an adjustment during our selection process to suit your needs, please let us know, and we will be happy to help.

For further information or support on any of these points, please reach out to us at careers@harbourenergy.com