Senior Geologist (m/w/d)

Hannover

Full-time

Senior Geologist (m/w/d)
Hanover | Full-time | permanent

Who We Are

We responsibly produce essential energy to support local and global needs while delivering long-term value to our people, shareholders, customers, partners and communities. Our people are fundamental to our success. As a global organization, Excellence, Trust, Respect and Responsibility are at the core of our vision and central to how we do business. Together, these core values create the foundation for our strong and collaborative culture.

We prioritize health and safety, the environment, and profitability, in that order. Nothing is more important to us than the safety of the public and those who work with us, and the protection of our natural surroundings.

Your Role

As a Senior Geologist, you’ll be a key member of our German Geoscience team, responsible for integrating and interpreting subsurface data to build a robust understanding of Vermilion’s German asset portfolio. Your work will support both development and exploration activities, helping to mature growth opportunities and unlock additional potential within existing producing assets. You’ll operate in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where decisions are made quickly, and where your technical expertise will play a direct role in shaping future growth.

What You’ll Do

• Deliver high-quality subsurface geological evaluations through subsurface data integration and analysis (well logs, core, seismic, dynamic data) in order to generate workover, drilling and other field re-development opportunities seeking to maximize the value of the producing assets.
• Develop comprehensive knowledge of German production and exploration licenses to identify opportunities and support asset and license maturation and long-term planning.
• High grade Vermilion Germany’s opportunity portfolio through detailed subsurface analysis and incorporating uncertainty and risk assessments.
• Drive the maturation of drilling proposals, including documentation, monitoring of operations, analysis of results and lookbacks.
• Participate in technical assurance reviews as well as in business development opportunities
• Support reserves and resources booking.
• Assess open acreage and recommend to apply for new Exploration licenses.

What You Bring

• Broad based and rounded Geoscience graduate (Master’s preferred).
• 10+ years’ industry experience with strong technical proficiency.
• Background in field development and production geology, particularly in mature fields having identified workover, drilling and other field re-development opportunities.
• A track record of proposing prospects and following these through the planning and drilling phase.
• High proficiency in industry software (e.g. Kingdom, REP, Petrel).
• Proficiency in English is required, knowledge of German a strong benefit
• International experience would be preferred, with experience of German basins a plus
• A collaborative mindset, strong communication skills, and confidence to take initiative.

What We Offer

• A permanent role with high autonomy in a well-established, international company.
• Performance related compensation package.
• Top-Benefits including private health insurance, pension plan, and bike leasing.
• Extra Vermilion days and flexible time-off options.
• Modern office perks: free drinks, fresh fruit & nuts, and a weekly team breakfast.
• A strong community culture with team events, such as Family Days, and Day of Caring.
• Support for volunteering - both time and financial contribution.
• Continuous learning through training and upskilling opportunities.

Why You Will Love Us

• We care about each other, the environment and the company and want to enrich the communities in which we live and work.
• We have been recognized as a "Best Workplace®" by the Great Place to Work Institute® at many of our locations around the world.
• We are committed to new solutions throughout the company, leave room for creativity and invest in innovation and technology.
• We work with honesty, transparency and fairness and can be relied upon to do what we promise.
• We invest in our employees and offer them meaningful work as well as opportunities for further training and professional development.
• We are recognized by independent ESG rating agencies as a leader in sustainability.
• We focus on the future: we responsibly extract oil and gas, which are essential for energy security, while exploring alternative energy options.

Vermilion is committed to diversity and inclusion and strives to create a healthy, accessible and rewarding work environment that highlights the unique contributions of our employees to the success of our organization. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome all applications to help us build a diverse workforce that reflects the communities in which we live and work.

Ready to apply?
Apply with your earliest possible start date via our Recruiting-Plattform or by email at careers-germany@vermilionenergy.com.

Questions?
Laura Schulz (Team Lead HR) is happy to help
Learn more about us at ?? www.vermilionenergy.de

Excellence. Delivered Daily.

Vermilion Energy Germany GmbH & Co. KG
Baumschulenallee 16
30625 Hannover
Tel.: +49 (0) 511 / 544 14 50
Fax: +49 (0) 511 / 544 14 569