Operations Geologist

**Job description**:
Our client is currently recruiting for the position of Operations Geologist, based in Aberdeen.

**Responsibilities**:

- Provision of support to G&G and DCWS during all phases of drilling and abandonment operations, supervising and supporting wellsite teams through drilling operations both in office hours and out-of-hours as needed.
- Responsible for leading the NSTA permitting process in regard to WONS and WUNS submittals, tracking and reporting compliance to Management.
- Contribution to Information Management procedures to ensure compliance with NSTA/NDR requirements.
- Preparation and presentation of subsurface drilling hazard assessments and geological programmes at pre-Spud meetings as well as facilitating both ad-hoc and routine office operations meetings.
- Assessment of fracture gradient from FITs and LOTs. Detailed analysis of the potential of encountering a severely depleted unit or layer within the reservoir, or alternatively one that has become highly pressure charged as a result of offset water injection with no direct corresponding production offtake. Providing information central to the Management of Change (MOC) process during activities.
- QC of morning geologic reports and geological well data.
- Provision of up-to-date analysis of integrated geologic data, as well as ensuring transfer of all well data to the office IS systems and maintenance of safety standards throughout, as required.
- Preparation of geohazard assessments for geological drilling and abandonment programmes
- Facilitation of regular Service Quality Review Meetings (SQM's) with service providers and contractors to drive improvement, ensure issue closeout and propagate lessons learned throughout our operations.
- Collation of offset packages for onshore and offshore use, correlations etc.
- QC and issue of well data to relevant team members, ensuring return to the contractor for final prints.
- Filing and archival of all data (electronic & paper) obtained during the drilling of a well.
- Distribution of programs, reports, and final data to the company's and Partners.
- Preparation of Geological end-of-well reports and composite logs.
- Champion a culture of Process Safety excellence at the company.
- Ensure that all relevant Regulations, Standards and Practices are applied within own area of responsibility.

Experience & Qualifications:

- Undergraduate degree or equivalent in geoscience.
- Master's degree or equivalent in geoscience.

Contract position

Our role in supporting **_diversity_** and **_inclusion_**
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.