Senior Geoscientist
Employment Type: Permanent Employment | Location: Lagos, Nigeria.
Reports To: Head Geoscience
Interacts with: Executive Management,Subsurface, Team Houston, Drilling Team, Asset Team, Supply Chain  | Third party vendors, government and regulatory bodies

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Job Purpose:

The Senior Geoscientist will be an active member of the Subsurface team. The candidate is expected to deliver timely, high quality geological analysis and interpretation to Company’s development operations; in line with the overall technical strategy and goals, while maintaining high professional standards.

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Responsibilities and Key Objectives

Duties include:

• • • Seismic Interpretation, characterization, and mapping of faults & fractures at reservoir levels. Generating and utilizing seismic attributes for better characterization of fractures, faults, and other structural, stratigraphic, and sedimentary features.

    • Interpret geophysical and geological data, use geologic concepts, and integrate information from variety of geologic disciplines to develop leads, locate new exploration targets, estimate volumes and recommend drillable prospects.

    • QC, analyse and integrate geological, geophysical and production data to develop existing fields, identify upside potential and recommend optimal well placement for field development. .

    • Integrate large amounts of geological, petrophysical and geophysical data to generate static models for input into reservoir simulation, reserves estimation and development planning.

    • Perform detailed reservoir characterization using advanced geological analyses to support characterization & field development plans, platform evaluation and well planning/ drilling operations.

    • Generate inhouse well designs, evaluate & review target locations and logging requirements while collaborating with the drilling and reservoir engineering teams.

    • Prepare well proposal documents and end of well reports.

    • Participate in exploration and development drilling operations. Ensure collection & storage of all subsurface data.

    • Work on new ventures in emerging areas including performing geophysical studies.

    • Participate in internal/external special geological/geophysical studies like sequence stratigraphy, sedimentology, basin modelling, AVO and inversion.

    • Represent the company externally as a technical expert with government, partners and industry when required. Maintain beneficial and positive relationship with same.

    • Assist the technical teams, provide related regulatory and compliance support on subsurface matters where needed.

    • Continuously evaluate potential value-adding opportunities in and around Company’s assets.

    • Understand new technologies and apply to the challenges of E&P operations.

    • Provide guidance and mentoring to younger subsurface and support staff as required.

Education:

University degree in Geology or Geophysics – BSc. Master’s degree in geosciences is an added advantage.

Job Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• • Demonstrable technical expertise, in particular, significant experience in seismic interpretation, development of structural and stratigraphic models using well and seismic data and integrating with reservoir information.

  • Proficient in the use of workstation-based software (G&G applications and databases). Proficiency in Petrel is preferred.

  • Should have good understanding of production geology, including interpretation of fluid, test and pressure data.

  • Should have good understanding of wellsite and operations geology.

  • Good proficiency with MS office suite – Excel/PowerPoint/Word

  • Designated team player who is able to collaborate with other team members to proffer solutions.

  • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines .

  • Good verbal and written communication skills.

  • Attention to detail .

  • Self-motivation and strong interpersonal skills .

  • Highly flexible – ability to adapt to new project challenges and work practices.

  • 10 – 12 years relevant experience.

Application Date: Apply latest by 17th February 2026 if you are qualified.

Posted: 12th  February, 2026