Exploration Geoscientist

Shell is seeking an Exploration Geoscientist to join its Exploration, Strategy and Portfolio (ESP) organization in Houston, focusing on the Exploration & Appraisal components of the Hydrocarbon value chain worldwide.

About the role

We are looking for a Geoscientist with integrated exploration evaluation experience in deepwater depositional settings. You will report to a team lead within the Opportunity Identification/Emerging Ventures organization in ESP.

Responsibilities

• Deliver regional play-based evaluations, identify and mature new drilling opportunities, and participate in appraisal workflows
• Deliver high-quality integrated subsurface evaluations leading to impactful decisions toward acreage access or drilling activities
• Work with an integrated group of subsurface professionals across a play/basin
• Operate at both the basin scale and the lead/prospect scale
• Monitor and analyze competitor activity
• Work closely with assets to ensure end-to-end delivery of projects, reducing handover and cycle time

Requirements

• Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer
• Master's or PhD degree in Geoscience is a plus
• 5 years of relevant exploration geoscience experience
• Must be a geologist or geophysicist with seismic interpretation and prospect evaluation/exploration experience and a technical delivery track record
• Mastery in at least one of the following areas, and proficiency in the others: Lead-to-Prospect Maturation, QC seismic data/provide geologic scenarios, Prospect-to-Well Delivery, regional play-based evaluation (PBE)
• Experience in at least one of the following: Manage Seismic Processing Projects, Play identification, Lead Portfolio Generation, New Business/Farm-in, Heartland Rejuvenation PBE

Skills

• Exploration mindset to evaluate and communicate a range of credible subsurface scenarios that can lead to new opportunities; comfortable managing and communicating high subsurface uncertainty
• Clear on intent: end-to-end mindset, focus efforts on key risks & uncertainties that will inform the decision in hand; know when to stop
• Best-in-class data and information management skills, and demonstrable willingness to experiment with new workflows
• Ability to communicate how multi-discipline and multi-source evaluations are integrated in support of play-based evaluations and/or prospect maturation
• Exhibits leadership behaviors by demonstrating a learner mindset and living the organization’s core values of respect and inclusiveness

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $167,000 - $251,000 per year. Individual pay will be based on various factors, such as relevant work experience, education, certifications, skill level, seniority, and internal equity.

Benefits

• Insurance coverage options: medical, dental, vision, life, Business Travel Accident Insurance, and Occupational Accidental Death Benefit programs
• Company pension plan and 401(k) plan participation
• Paid leave: up to 6 weeks of paid vacation time, up to 11 paid holidays, and parental leave (16 weeks for birthing parents, 8 weeks for non-birthing parents)
• Short-term disability leave: up to 26 weeks at 100% or 50% of base pay
• Long-Term Disability insurance
• Other compensation: financial reimbursement for adoption, wellness, education, and personal learning expenses
• Some roles are eligible for discretionary long-term incentives
• Flexible working hours and the possibility of remote/mobile working
• Annual performance-related salary increase
• Paid parental leave for non-birthing parents
• Access to a wide range of training and development programs