Junior Data Manager

Sword Group provide expert data and information management advisory, project, support and learning consulting services, helping their customers reduce costs and increase efficiency through effective data management.

Our continued success is a direct result of our exceptional people. Technical aptitude coupled with having the right attitude and personality is what really makes our people exceptional.

The complex demands of our industry are forever changing. To stay ahead of such changes, we continually seek exceptional people who will ensure data & information management excellence is maintained and innovation delivered where possible in the Consulting and Services we provide.

Job Purpose:

Sword Venture are currently seeking a candidate to fill a Junior Data Management position that would ideally suit a graduate looking for their first role in oil and gas, or someone who has 1-2 years' experience looking for a fresh challenge.

The successful candidate will work alongside a talented team providing a key managed service to our Oil & Gas super major client.

The successful candidate will see themselves working as part of a small project team based offsite in the UK working simultaneously with a team based overseas. The objective is to create a quality-controlled batch of Well data which adheres to the project requirements and client requests.

Requirements

• University Degree, preferably in Geology/Petroleum Geology/Earth Sciences with a sound knowledge of Computer Science and IT. Any previous experience handling Seismic, Data Loading or Data Processing data would be beneficial,
• An understanding of Upstream (Geoscience & Engineering) data types and the complex nature of how the data is obtained, stored, integrated, applied and managed across multiple business functions,
• Undergraduate level degree in Petroleum-related discipline or equivalent.

Desirable Skills:

• A knowledge of the wireline, MWD and LWD logging tools and their applications,
• Cross-discipline knowledge within the subsurface domain (Geology, Geophysics, Reservoir Engineering, Petrophysics, Wells etc.),
• An understanding of the latest technologies and emerging regulatory compliance,
• Knowledge of the upstream geoscience and engineering discipline,
• The ability to prioritise workloads and work to strict deadlines,
• Ability to communicate effectively with both in house staff and clients abroad,
• A self-starter with the ability to solve technical problems,
• Willingness to research and master complex software,
• Improve overall efficiency as part of a small team,
• Knowledge of project data management, Data Clean-up, Quality control and Data loading,
• Any experience working with well used software such as Petrel, Techlog, Geolog etc.

Benefits

All members of the Sword team are supported and encouraged to develop their career with Sword through our personal training and development plan alongside a competitive salary, pension and healthcare package.

Please note this opportunity is based in the Netherlands.