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Senior Marine Geoscientist
Advisian, Worley Group
Houston, TX
Advisian - the consulting arm of Worley. Be part of the solution.
The dual challenge of supplying energy to a growing population, while addressing the risks of climate change, is one of the greatest challenges the world is facing today. The energy transition isn't just about alternative fuels, power generation, or use, or storage. It's all the elements that contribute to the energy ecosystem. We view these challenges as opportunities to deliver a more sustainable world.
We're developing strategies and business cases for emissions intensive clients to move to low carbon energy options, as efficiently and safely as possible. Our consultants are advising customers on circular and hydrogen economies, water stewardship, electrification, and climate change risk and adaptation. We work on projects around the globe. The problems are global and so are we.
Who we are:
Advanced Analysis
Asset Advisory
Decommissioning and Restoration
Energy Transition and Sustainability
Environment and Society
Geosciences
Market Services
Safety Consulting
Transport, Infrastructure & Logistics
Water
Challenging complexity. Shaping a sustainable future.
Economic viability. Resource availability. Digital reliability. Carbon neutrality. These are the components of the world's pressing energy and resource problems. Sound complicated and tough to balance? It is.
Luckily we thrive in complex environments
Join a community of consultants, scientists, strategists, and engineers all dedicated to solving the world's critical infrastructure, environmental, energy, and resource challenges. By seeing things from a different perspective, we enhance the Worley Group's ability to serve our clients. We are together delivering a more sustainable world.
We put sustainability at the heart of everything we do
We work with business to develop the right strategy, log in to a digital future, secure and safeguard social license, enhance local communities, and power the energy transition.
We know we won't solve today's problems by using the same thinking that created them. So, from start to finish, we challenge ourselves to find the best way forward. We question every decision, assumption, and way of working to make sure we get it right. The first time.
Rising to the challenge, together
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Overall Responsibilities and Key Accountabilities
Supports projects by performing the following activities:
- Survey/Geophysical/Geologic support in charge of assisting with evaluation of survey and geoscience needs for projects,
- Interfaces with internal project teams and provides geo-consulting guidance to those teams,
- Development of SOW and specifications for geophysical and geotechnical site investigation,
- Preparation and evaluation of Tenders for both geophysical and geotechnical site investigation,
- Contractor management, client representative during site investigation,
- Preparation or management of integrated desktop and field development studies,
- Preparation or management of pipeline and wellsite drilling ROW and site clearance reports,
- Preparation of Integrated studies, integrating geophysical and geotechnical data,
- Familiarity with basic geotechnical engineering principles,
- Support Worley/Advisian worldwide geoscience operations,
- Use of GIS-based data and integration from multiple disciplines,
- Processing and integration of geophysical survey data,
- Interpretation and reporting on geophysical and geotechnical data,
- Performs pipeline routing assessment and design,
- Liaises with subsea engineers on geohazards and siting conditions for wells and subsea facilities,
- Works with geoscience team as subject matter experts on geosciences to internal and external clients,
- Serves offshore as client Technical Representative on geophysical, geotechnical, environmental surveys, and
- Knowledge and experience in offshore wind site characterization and survey.
Supports Business Development in the discipline by:
Assists with exploration and development of geosciences opportunities within Worley/Advisian,
Assists with identifying potential upcoming job opportunities, and development of novel approaches or improvements to the project execution work process,
Maintains existing professional contacts and positive relationships with clients, and
Mentors and cross-pollinates staff in areas of personal expertise.
Marginal Duties Desired but non-essential function of the position:
Experience in survey and geohazards assessments for both drilling and field development highly desirable,
Experience working on multi-disciplinary teams highly desirable,
General familiarity with subsea facilities and infrastructure including OSW turbines and cabling, risers, pipelines, and umbilicals, PLETs, PLEMs, UTAs, skirted foundations, suction caisson foundations, driven piles, monopiles, moorings, etc., and
Knowledge and/or appreciation of US CFR and GOM regulatory NTLs and BOEM/MMS requirements for site clearance and permitting of wellsites, fixed structures, floating structures, pipeline, cabling rights-of-way.
- Travel and offshore assignment may be required for various field programs, which may be at 15%-30% per year. However, candidate may elect to not support field programs (office duties only),
- Offshore wind survey and site characterization experience from front-end conceptual studies to full 3D soil ground models highly desirable, and
- Location in Houston, TX or relocation to Houston, TX not-required, remote work/work from home arrangement possible
Qualifications
MS or Ph.D. preferred in Geology or Geophysics, or BS in Geology or Geophysics with 7-15 years of experience with the following:
Working knowledge of: MapInfo GIS, ArcGIS, HIS/SMT Kingdom Suite 2D/3D Pak, Global Mapper, Surfer, Grapher, Terramodel, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Triton, OIC, Fledermaus, SonarWIZ, HyPack, Caris/HIPS and/or other equivalent mapping, surveying, processing, or interpretation programs, and
Managing internal and external integrated geoscience assignments within integrated project teams.
Educated & Experienced geologist/geophysicist with background and/or hands-on knowledge of:
Principles of structural geology,
Principles of salt and salt tectonics,
Principles of seismic and sequence stratigraphy,
Principles of single and dynamic fault environments,
Principles of seismicity and seismic hazards assessments,
Principles of 2d and 3d geophysical data, loading, interpretation, and analyses,
Understanding of age-dating techniques,
Understanding of offshore geohazards,
Understanding of Geographic Information Systems and application to solving geologic problems,
Understanding of mapping and map generation,
Understanding of surveying and survey data,
Understanding of geodetic datums, projections, and positioning,
Understanding of basic geotechnical engineering,
General understanding of ocean currents and applicability to geologic and engineering studies (i.e., scour, etc),
Understanding of general offshore geophysical and geotechnical site investigation techniques,
Understanding of wellsite and pipeline geohazards, reporting, and permitting processes,
Large desktop studies for regional or local pipeline or field development,
Basic understanding of quantifying geo-risk to subsea projects,
Understanding of geologic processes such as slope stability, mass-transport, etc.
Multi-phased, inter-disciplinary, deepwater field development studies,
Evolving trends and techniques in deepwater geology, interpretation, and geohazards.
Knowledge and experience in offshore wind site characterization and survey.
Experienced with independently developing reports and presentations to internal or client peer assists on results and relevance to deepwater engineering projects,
Good public speaking and public interaction skills,
Able to actively participate in meetings,
Able to work both within teams and as self-starter/self-manager; and
Innovative and motivated.
Advisian (part of the Worley Group) offers an excellent remuneration & benefits package, a friendly, professional, dynamic, and flexible work environment along with the opportunity to develop your career prospects within Canada and overseas.
We strive to be an industry leader in health, safety, and environmental performance. Our vision is to achieve zero harm to people and assets, and zero environmental incidents. We select people who share our values, beliefs and commitment to this vision and who demonstrate the expected behaviours, competencies and performance associated with their prospective roles within the company.
We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. Advisian (part of the Worley Group) is an equal opportunity employer.
- Requisition ID: HOU03OI
- Organization: Advisian
