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THE POSITION
Reporting to the CEO, The Vice President Geology will be responsible for directing, administering and coordinating the activities of our Client’s geological activities in accordance with the policies, goals, and objectives established with senior management. This responsibility includes all geology activities of the company including geology related activities tied to reservoir engineering, exploitation, drilling, completions, facility engineering, and mapping. This will also include geology related activities for reserves analysis and SAGD development.

Key accountabilities include:

• Assessing risk in a geologically complex basin while decisively identifying prospects and generating high levels of activity;
• Positively impacting the company’s production and reserves by aggressively developing plays;
• Working collaboratively with colleagues and joint venture partners;
• Establishing credibility and building relationships with key partners and stakeholders in the region;
• Creating success through the drill bit via infill, recompletion, and step out opportunities;
• Evaluating acquisition opportunities as required; and
• Recruiting, developing and leading a high-performing, multi-disciplinary team.

The Person

• The successful candidate will have the following education, experience, and personal characteristics:

Education

• Bachelor of Science (Geology). Degree in geology and a minimum of ten years managerial or supervisory experience in the geology related SAGD, conventional heavy oil and carbonate industry.

Experience

• A solid track record as a proven prospect generator from a career of at least twenty years of progressive experience. A proven record of developing and managing geology;
• Senior management/leadership experience with the proven ability to recruit, develop and lead high-performing teams;
• Experience in both a major producer as well as a junior is strongly preferred – with in-depth exposure to geologically complex basins and play types in the Athabasca Oilsands;
• Experience in both structural and stratigraphic trap environments involving both carbonate and clastic reservoirs;
• Extensional and compressional experience is required;
• Excellent skills in geological mapping, log interpretation, integration of petrophysical data and core analysis as well as experience collaborating with a geophysicist on seismically defined plays;
• Strong development geological skills and exploration skills required to generate plays and prospects, conduct play fairway analysis, extend productive trends, etc.;
• An understanding of economic evaluations and appraisal of prospects combined with an understanding of how to rank prospects; and
• Experience with Petra, Petra Sys, GeoScout and Accumap would be an asset.

Personal Characteristics

• A confident, goal oriented individual, combined with the ability to work openly and cooperatively in a team environment;
• A high tolerance for ambiguity with the ability to adapt to different cultures, communication styles, backgrounds and personality styles;
• A person who has a passion for geology and has a keen desire to find new opportunities, drill prospects, propose new locations, re-completion opportunities, develop plays, identify resource fairways, and find reserves;
• A true entrepreneur who rolls up the sleeves, takes initiative and thinks and acts as an owner and business partner;
• Analytical, organized, systematic, open minded and intuitive;
• The tenacity to generate prospects and plays through an organized and methodical approach;
• An enthusiastic, outgoing individual who is forthcoming with ideas and provides updates on progress openly and effectively;
• Collaborative, assertive, driven, a quick learner and willing to engage in dialogue and constructive debate;
• Not afraid to challenge ideas and have ideas challenged;
• Positive, optimistic, with a sense of humor; and
• An effective leader and communicator who can present well thought out and persuasive ideas, and concepts.

THE COMPENSATION

• An excellent compensation package awaits the successful candidate.

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