Senior Geophysicist

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Job Title: Senior Geophysicist

Reports To: HOD, Crew Manager, Project Manager
Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
Qualifiers/Level: N/A

Department: QC /Geophysics
Area/Scope: Field
Oracle Job Code: 
Original Date Written: 

FLSA Status:  N/A
Salary Grade: N/A
Date Revised: 

Position Summary:

Identify and follow the procedures or work instructions established for Geophysics Department. Identify any possible issues that might affect the seismic data acquired and report it to HOD.
Direct reporting to this position: Geophysicist I     

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- When necessary, to be sent at the beginning of a project to prepare the facilities for the QC department (i.e. receive equipment, prepare requisitions, etc.);
- To assist the Party Manager, Operations Manager, and/or Country Manager in establishing the operations parameters, as well as to assist other departments in the implementing of procedures;
- To be able to use all the necessary software for the preparation of the data handled by the department;
- Organize and control all aspects of the day to day operation of the Geophysics Department.
- To conduct training seminars for geophysicists team members regarding MESA®, ProMAX®/Ethos, and any other software being used;
- To organize / assist the supervision of field activities, and taking on the responsibility of defining shot and/or line relocation based on safety distances and exclusion areas;
- To conduct meetings with other departments in order to assist in the planning of their activities to maintain and/or improve production (i.e. survey / navigation department, recording, etc.);
- Must show team leadership by being proactive, by supporting newer geophysicists, by leading by example.
- To create and validate the scripts to be used by recording department, which should be validated by HOD before submitting them.
- To execute the validation of the seismic data acquired.
- To Supervise / execute and validate Seismic Data transcription process.
- Be an active participant in the crew HSEQ program and active in daily tail gate meetings.
- Must abide by and enforce all Geokinetics policies including but not limited to HSEQ, Drug & Alcohol, Operational Policies, IAGC, OGP, Client, Local and State Governmental Policies.
- Responsible for all aspects of health, safety and environmental concerns in the particular work area. Demonstrate safe work practices.
- Responsible for Geophysics department personnel assessment. Provide recommendations for internal and external training of personnel. Train personnel on the crew.
- Maintenance and proper use of Geokinetics assets assigned to the Geophysics department;
- Reporting in accordance with client and Geokinetics policy on the required aspects of the acquisition.
- Request Technical, Safety and Quality Training if needed and attend the same as required by management.
- Required to assist as needed in any capacity on any department on the crew, at the discretion of the Party Manager, Project Manager.
- To host meetings to discuss acquisition parameters, and/or any other pertinent geophysical information;
- To provide support to Geophysicists I in all aspects of data management in the department;
- Must know how to prepare the daily report and statistics (as required). Senior Geophysicist must be involved in this area so that he/she may understand the intrinsic importance that the daily report plays in the project as a whole, as upper‐management depends on this information to make decisions that will affect the crew

Education & Experience:

- University degree in either Geophysics, Geology or Earth Science.
- MESA® training;
- ProMAX® training;
- Ethos® training;
- Gundalf ® training;
- Nucleus® training;
- Work in the industry more than 10 years in similar positions;
- Experience in Land, TZ, OBC and OBN project.
- Experience in Continues Acquisition projects. Geospace / Fairfield Nodes.

Knowledge & Skills Requirements:

- Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- UNIX/LINUX
- Proficient in Design of Land, TZ, OBC and OBN Seismic Projects;
- Full understanding of Geophysics theory behind the seismic data projects.
- Good knowledge in seismic data processing.
- Expert in MS Excel & MS Access; macros creation, VB coding;

Key Software :

- MESA® (design software);
- ProMax ®/ Ethos (processing software);
- Gundalf® (Marine Seismic Source Array Modelling)
- Nucleus® (Marine Seismic Source Array Modelling)
- Testif-I (Instrument Test Analysis)
- ArcGIS (mapping)
- Global Mapper (mapping & geo-referencing)
- TextPad / UltraEdit (Text Editors)
- FTP / FileZilla; (File transfer tools)
- SeisSee / SegDSee (SegY and SegD seismic data visualization)
- Matrix®; (in-house database for SPS generation)
- GeoLandB ®; (in-house database for Daily Report generation)
- SpsFileIO ®; (in-house software for SPS files checks and validation)
- I/O Utility®; (Seismic Data Transcription software)

Skills :

- Planner, methodical and organized;
- Able to work as part of a team;
- Decision maker and problem solving;
- Able to work under pressure;
- Self-motivated;
- Able to manage people;
- Proactive.

QHSE Competencies:

- Competencies for the role are referenced in the Integrated QHSE Management System Training Frame Guidelines. For this role, the competencies that are required include Level #.
- Must abide by and enforce all Geokinetics Policies including but not limited to HSE, Drug & Alcohol, Operational Policies, IAGC, OGP, Client, Local & State Governmental Policies.
- Know and implement the policies of GEOKINETICS on quality, production, safety, protection to environment and costs and verify its fulfillment.
-  BOSIET (Basic Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training) or STCW95

Physical Demands/Working Conditions & Hazards:

- Stand, walk and sit
- Use of hands to grasp, handle and lift.
- Seismic work is highly risky. Working environment may be in normal office conditions or open areas exposed to weather. Seismic work is conducted in a variety of environments, including swamps, snow, steep mountains, jungles, and deserts. It employs explosives, boats, helicopters, and other vehicles. The QHSE manager ensures and reviews that each crew and project has the specific hazard register for the work conducted. Use PPE accordingly.
- Outdoor Conditions on open sea (Weather, sea conditions, high winds)
- Exposure to hazards such as high pressure air, loud noise, fumes, suspended loads, pinch points.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time.

E-mail: [email protected]