Location: China - Beijing

Job Status: Permanent (1-2 Year Ex-Pat Assignment)

Interview Date:  ASAP

Start Date: ASAP

Open To: All Nationalities

Job Overview:

A leading geoscience and engineering consulting company serving the global upstream oil and gas industry seeks a Chief Technical Advisor to define and implement technical standards, procedures and processes for all geomodelling work and oversee the technical excellence of the deliverables. In addition, you will provide leadership, coaching and direction to the technical teams based in Europe, Houston and China with regard to this discipline. This is a senior level position, and applicants are invited with a broad geomodelling background and the ability to drive technical excellence across multidisciplinary and cultural groups in different continents. Devising and implementing strategies to ensure the Company is performing geomodelling projects to the highest standard is key to this role.

The Company has a unique business model which is well received and growing in reputation. They source highly qualified professionals to enhance their Clients workforce or they undertake and manage the full outsourced project. Working with global oil operators to integrated service providers, they are fast becoming the strategic partner of choice for many players. Their teams of professionals reside in; Houston, Europe and China and include; petrophysicists, reservoir engineers, petroleum engineers, geophysicists, geologists, and petroleum economists. They focus on developing the technical skills of these teams whilst fostering excellent team-working, communication and interpersonal skills.

The management team has a wealth of knowledge in understanding the challenges, constraints and needs of the upstream oil and gas industry and how to deliver high quality results. The Company has a strong focus on investment and development analysis for new assets as well as production improvement for existing assets. They work in close partnership with their clients to deliver innovative and disciplined processes and project professionals, resulting in improved knowledge, skills and profit margins.

You will become an integral member of the Senior Technical Team which will also consist of senior advisors from reservoir engineering and petrophysics. As required, you will travel to meet team members in other locations, to discuss and review current and future projects and to provide geomodelling expertise and guidance.

Responsibilities: Reporting to the CEO, you will be involved in the following Petrophysical activities:

• Provide leadership and technical direction to a wide range of geomodelling projects:
  • Integrated subsurface studies and 3D static reservoir models for field redevelopment and 3D reservoir modelling projects.
  • Field development planning, new production drilling proposals or enhanced field recovery schemes.
  • Integration of reservoir geomodelling results with other sub surface disciplines - especially interaction with reservoir engineers to optimise simulation models.
  • Determination of hydrocarbon production enhancement opportunities from mature/late fields.
• Review geomodelling projects worldwide, and advise on priorities in terms of delivery, with a keen focus on ensuring quality throughout.
• Assist regional manager in the evaluation of tenders for geomodelling services.
• Establish and maintain consistent (reliable & predictable) service delivery - develop and promote service delivery methodologies, policies and good practices that become common place across all regions. Measure, monitor and manage Service Level Agreements (SLA).
• Work closely with your geomodelling teams globally, guiding and assisting them to raise the standards and reputation of the service offerings.
• Improve expertise - ensure all geomodellers have the correct skills for current and future projects. Manage skill shortages and hire or develop resources as needed. Drive career development programs to reinforce technical competencies. Devise strong mentoring and coaching strategies. Overall, strive to ensure an integrated tightly bound team of geomodelling resource that is utilised on a continuous basis.
• Keep abreast of geomodelling practices, trends and technologies used in the industry. Make recommendation and manage the implementation of new ways of working.
• Attend meetings with clients and partners - understand their business model, challenges and constraints in terms of geomodelling projects. Be proactive in planning ahead to meet their needs.
• Establish good working relationships with these clients and partners - become the "guru" within geomodelling, advising and directing them in the optimum manner in which to undertake projects.
• Be proactive in improving your understanding of geomodelling input to field development/re-development/reservoir modelling studies...

This is a fast growing energy consulting company and the role offers a great deal of variety, autonomy and scope to build upon their established success for geomodelling services. In this senior role, you will be instrumental in improving the technical framework through which services are delivered. It is an ideal opportunity for an individual with the required technical background, and the desire to lead a service group to further success globally.

Preferences: The successful candidate will have:

• A degree in a geoscience related subject essential. MSc/PhD in Geology advantageous.
• A minimum of 15 years oil industry experience with a broad working background in geomodelling essential. Experience across exploration and development is highly desired
• Previous experience in leading, supervising or managing consulting services across regions/cultures highly advantageous.
• A strong focus on defining and implementing standards that delivers client satisfaction to the highest level.
• An assertive individual with the ability to provide effective leadership in conflicting and demanding situations in a dynamic environment.
• Entrepreneurial individual - ability to identify new work practices, trends, technologies, technical play concepts in exploration/production, and how the Company's strengths can be leveraged to react and lead delivering success.
• Experience of using industry reservoir geomodelling software essential (e.g. Petrel, IRAP RMS...).
• Previous experience working on revitalising mature fields highly desired.
• Personality and confidence to build strong relationships across different cultures and establish technical credibility and trust is paramount to this role.
• Excellent English communications skills - you will liaise with senior level management and technical personnel and participate at senior level meetings with clients and partners.
• Willingness to travel.

Package: This is an ex-pat contract and an attractive package will be devised dependent on skills and experience.

Other Information: This role is urgent - If interested can you please a) apply immediately (via email or through your web login), b) ensure we have your current CV, c) advise of your availability, d) advise of your day rate expectations, and provide e) a short cover note supporting your application.