Petroleum Systems Geoscientist

The Gulf of America Exploration team is seeking an experienced Petroleum Systems Geoscientist to lead integrated petroleum systems evaluations supporting regional play assessments, prospect maturation, and exploration investment decisions. This position is based in Houston, Texas. The successful candidate will serve as the team's petroleum systems subject matter expert, providing technical leadership in basin modeling, source rock characterization, hydrocarbon charge, pore pressure prediction, column height prediction, timing of migration, and reservoir preservation.

What You Will Do

Lead integrated petroleum systems evaluations from regional play screening through prospect maturation, well planning and post-well evaluation. Develop and maintain basin models to evaluate source rock maturity, hydrocarbon generation, migration pathways, charge timing, and reservoir preservation. Integrate structure maps, structural evolution, burial history, well calibration, geochemistry, temperature, and pressure data into robust petroleum systems models.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The successful candidate will possess advanced degree (Master's or PhD) in Geology, Geophysics, or a related Earth Science discipline, 10+ years of exploration experience, with significant responsibility for petroleum systems evaluations. Extensive experience working in the Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico), including deepwater exploration and salt-influenced petroleum systems.

Requirements

• Advanced degree (Master's or PhD) in Geology, Geophysics, or a related Earth Science discipline
• 10+ years of exploration experience, with significant responsibility for petroleum systems evaluations
• Extensive experience working in the Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico), including deepwater exploration and salt-influenced petroleum systems
• Demonstrated expertise across the complete petroleum systems workflow, including regional basin evaluation, play fairway analysis, source rock characterization, burial history reconstruction, basin modeling, hydrocarbon generation and migration, charge assessment, trap timing and preservation, and exploration risking
• Advanced proficiency with TemisFlow and Trinity basin modeling software
• Experience developing or integrating Pore Pressure and Fracture Gradient (PPFG) models to support exploration drilling
• Strong understanding of exploration risking, volumetric assessment, and prospect maturation workflows
• Experience supporting lease sales, acreage capture, farm-ins, or exploration portfolio maturation
• Ability to independently generate geological interpretations while integrating multidisciplinary datasets into coherent exploration models
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence technical and commercial decision-making across multidisciplinary teams

Benefits

• Commitment to ongoing development, including on-the-job opportunities, formal programs, and coaching
• 18 weeks paid parental leave for primary carer
• Maintenance of superannuation or retirement benefits at the current rate during any period of unpaid parental leave for up to 24 months
• Values-led culture with a focus on creating a psychologically and physically safe work environment
• Community volunteering opportunities
• Relocation assistance (if required)
• Competitive remuneration package featuring performance-based incentives