Principal Geophysicist

About the role

QatarEnergy is seeking a Principal Geophysicist to lead geophysical support for its international non‑operated ventures. You will work with multidisciplinary teams to evaluate new venture opportunities, assess prospects, and guide drill‑ready decisions across a range of sedimentary basins.

Key responsibilities

• Screen new venture opportunities and evaluate assets, prospects, and leads.
• Perform risk and volumetric assessments, portfolio ranking, and drill‑readiness analysis.
• Oversee seismic acquisition, processing, and well‑seismic operations, ensuring QA/QC of operator work.
• Prepare and monitor exploration and appraisal drilling programs.
• Support NOJV asset management, including annual business plans, scorecards, and risk registers.
• Represent QatarEnergy in technical meetings, document minutes, and influence operator plans to align with strategic goals.
• Provide technical advice to senior management on complex geophysical and subsurface challenges.

Required profile

• Minimum 15 years of experience in international oil & gas exploration and new‑venture projects.
• Proven track record in seismic interpretation, quantitative interpretation (AVO, rock physics, seismic inversion).
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams and delivering exploration projects from inception to drill‑ready locations.
• Ability to work in a non‑operated capacity and influence joint‑venture partners.

Required skills

• Seismic interpretation
• AVO analysis
• Rock physics
• Seismic inversion
• Petrel Suite (including QI modules)
• GeoX
• Hampson‑Russell
• RokDoc
• PaleoScan
• Basin modelling software