Director of Geoscience

CSI Recruiting is working with a dynamic and growing independent E&P company based in Oklahoma City in their need for a Director of Geoscience.  This role will be the most senior geology and geophysics resource in the company, and will report to the company's President and CEO.

The selected candidate will perform senior-level technical work in exploitation and development of unconventional gas assets, with expertise in asset development strategy, business development and project management.

Candidates will be selected based on both their technical and managerial abilities.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the company’s geoscience functions for an active unconventional development program
  
• Integrate geological, geophysical and petrophysical data to guide development planning, drilling inventory, landing-zone selection and well placement
  
• Develop, manage, lead and mentor a small staff of experienced geologists and Geotechnical / GIS personnel
  
• Provide geoscience expertise for A&D project execution and business development efforts.
  
• Generate geoscience presentation materials including maps, cross-sections, regional geology studies and other exhibits for executive summaries and board presentations.
  
• Work directly at times with partners, reserve auditors, and bankers on highly confidential evaluations.
  
• Identify and communicate subsurface uncertainties, geologic hazards and risks affecting development performance
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or greater with emphasis in Geology required; MBA, MA or MS preferred.
  
• 15+ years of upstream oil & gas geoscience experience working in-house at domestic-focused independent E&P companies or major oil & gas companies with an emphasis on large gas play development.
  
• Ideally will have an emphasis on working with large-scale unconventional natural gas development.  Haynesville / Bossier experience highly preferred.
  
• Proficiency with geoscience software such as Petra, Kingdom, Petrel
  
• Candidate must be commercially oriented and understand the fundamentals of cash flow, economics and rate of return, as well as the ability to assess technical risk qualitatively as well as quantitatively.
  
• Demonstrated ability to manage conflicting priorities and requests.
  
• Strong written and oral communication skills – must be able to present and defend geologic analyses to large groups.