Airswift has been tasked by a major client looking for a Senior Exploration Geoscientist to work in Houston, TX for 1 year with possibility of extension and benefits offered.
Senior Exploration Geoscientist – Subsurface CCI US
The Team EPI SUB CCI (Competence Center International) has the accountability for delivering competence and capability for the future of our business. The competence center is the organizational home for all subsurface personnel and is responsible for ensuring sufficient capability for prioritized subsurface activity and competence development for all employees.
The Position
Join Exploration & Production International, USA as a senior geoscientist/interpreter within the exploration team, focused on unlocking subsurface value in the Gulf of America using state-of-the-art seismic technologies.
Expectation:
• Lead exploration-focused subsurface evaluations across the full lifecycle, from regional screening to robust prospect maturation, drill-ready opportunity definition and post-well look-backs.
• Generate and mature prospects through seismic interpretation, data analysis, volumetrics, and uncertainty and risk assessment, in line with Company’s technical governance
• Maximize interpretation value from advanced seismic imaging, including OBN,E FWI data sets.
• Integrate seismic, well, and regional datasets to de-risk prospects and define optimal well targets and drilling strategies.
• Deliver high-quality seismic interpretations as input to basin models, sub-regional maps and play-level understandings.
• Support exploration and appraisal drilling, providing real-time subsurface insights and post-well evaluations to capture and embed learnings.
• Contribute to portfolio high-grading and business development, assessing prospectivity, resource potential, and commercial robustness.
• Champion modern geophysical workflows and interpretation techniques, and act as a technical mentor within a high-performing exploration team.
Qualities:
• You demonstrate leadership aligned with Company's values—open, collaborative, courageous, and caring—and are a visible contributor to a strong safety culture.
We are looking for:
o A degree in Geoscience or related discipline (advanced preferred).
o ~15+ years’ experience, with a strong exploration track record in the Gulf of America.
o Deep expertise in seismic interpretation and advanced imaging technologies (OBN, FWI, RTM), particularly in structurally complex settings.
o Proven ability to generate, mature, and deliver exploration prospects to drilling.
o Experience working with operators, partners, and seismic contractors, influencing technical outcomes.
o Strong understanding of exploration risking, uncertainty, and value-based decision making.
o High technical standards, structured approach, and strong data management discipline.
o Excellent communication, collaboration, and mentoring capabilities.
o A proactive, self-driven mindset with the ability to lead technically and deliver in a fast-paced exploration environment.
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