Earth Scientist, Asset Business Delivery

Job Summary

Total Number of Openings: 1

The Chevron Engineering and Innovation Excellence Center (ENGINE) in Bengaluru India brings together the resources and expertise of the Chevron global network with talent in India to enhance agility and technological innovation to optimize solutions for the world s current and future energy challenges. As one of the leading energy providers worldwide, Chevron is involved in the production of crude oil and natural gas, manufacturing of transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals, and additives, and the development of enabling technologies.

Chevron's vision is to be the global energy company most admired for its people, partnerships, and performance. With a clear purpose to develop affordable, reliable, ever-cleaner energy that enables human progress, we believe human ingenuity has the power to solve any challenge and overcome any obstacle. Meeting the world's growing energy needs requires the pursuit of innovations and advancements that deliver a better future for all.

About the position

The Asset Business Delivery Earth Scientist is responsible and accountable for delivering technical support to business segments to enable asset growth through brownfield and post-initial investment decision greenfield opportunities.

The successful candidate should have broad experience across geology and geophysics disciplines and will deliver subsurface characterization that may include seismic interpretation, well log and surveillance data integration, earth modelling, resource maturation, well maturation, and technology deployment.

Chevron ENGINE supports global operations, and work hours are aligned to business needs. Standard working hours are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM or 1:30 PM to 10:30 PM, Monday to Friday. These may evolve based on operational or business requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Minimum Experience required: 5 -15 years.
• Expertise in integrated subsurface characterization, including demonstrated knowledge of seismic interpretation, mapping, log interpretation, earth modelling, stratigraphy, structural geology, deepwater depositional environment, static model building, and volumetric assessment.
• Ability to utilize multiple datasets (e.g., logs, pressure, geochem, rock quality, etc.) for integrated interpretation.
• Proficient in Petrel and able to utilize/update static models, collaborate with simulation engineers, and support new model construction.
• Experience utilizing workflows and tools for generating new asset development opportunities to mature resources to reserves to production, assessing/mitigating risk, and advancing capital projects.
• Skill collaborating and communicating with technical peers, cross-disciplinary teams, and other stakeholders. Able to serve as mentor and adopt/deploy relevant technology.

Required Qualifications

• Masters degree in Earth Science, from deemed/recognized (AICTE) university.
• 5-10 years hands-on experience in Oil and Gas with a broad Geologic and Geophysical technical foundation.
• Domain knowledge relevant to the energy sector and working knowledge of Oil and Gas value chain (e.g., upstream, midstream, or downstream).
• Candidates should have a proven ability to develop integrated interpretations across Geological, Geophysical and Petrophysical data sets and deliver high-quality reservoir management work products and project deliverables.
• Fluency in Petrel or similar software is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Earth modeling experience and skills is a bonus.

Selection Criteria 1

• Technical Competence: Deep knowledge of subsurface data and workflows including a high level of fluency with reservoir characterization, stratigraphy, static model interrogation, manipulation & building, field development planning, as well as well planning and execution experience.
• Experience with subsurface modelling workflows and data integration (e.g. dynamic modelling, mechanical earth modelling, petrophysics, geophysics) is also needed for the role.
• Experience with digital/data projects and/or agile project management is a plus. A breadth of upstream experience would be beneficial including: reservoir management, progression of major capital projects, new field start-up, base business, functional excellence. DW and gas field experience not required, but desirable.

Selection Criteria 2

• Deliver Results: Successful candidate must be self-directed, be comfortable working with technical and business uncertainty - and deliver - under tight deadlines when needed. Ability to effectively align team members and management, providing clear, logical, and concise recommendations. Takes initiative, develops, and shares best practices, consistently seeks to improve existing processes and champions functional excellence.

Selection Criteria 3

• Build Relationships: Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional environment. Solicits feedback, guidance, and assistance from others as appropriate. Must be able to develop and maintain effective professional relationships with peers, management, JV partners and stakeholders across functions (e.g. across AD, MCP Factory, Operations, Planning & Commercial, CTC). Demonstrated history of constructively challenging, successfully influencing outcomes, mentoring, and transferring knowledge. Demonstrated history of successfully working with highly competent JV partners. Strong and effective communicator.