Principal Micropalaeontologist Job in Aberdeen, England

The RPS Group is an energy resources, planning and development and environmental consultancy with over 3,200 staff worldwide. RPS Energy is a multi-disciplinary consultancy, providing Technical, Commercial and Project Management Support services in the fields of operations, geoscience, engineering and HS&E to the energy sector worldwide. RPS Energy services the oil and gas, renewables and nuclear sectors from operating bases in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, Malaysia, Abu Dhabi and Brazil.

Principal Micropalaeontologist Job Description

RPS GROUP PLC – Energy Division
RPS has in-house teams of biostratigrahers, who work closely with sedimentologists and geoscientists within RPS and our wider client base. The team itself has detailed experience of working in basins throughout the world.

Role: Principal Micropalaeontologist
Location: Aberdeen, UK

Synopsis of Role
Experienced Micropalaeontologist providing stratigraphic consultancy services to Oil & Gas companies drilling in/around UK, Ireland, Norway and Denmark.

Main Responsibilities
Your primary role will be the accurate identification of microfossils from drilled rock samples, the interpretation of the data recovered, the integration of these data with other biostratigraphic disciplines and other geological data. Reporting of results to clients will be in standard written format, and presentation of results to clients may be required. Project management will be an integral part of the role. Some periods of work at wellsite may be required. This Senior role will also require leadership skills and the mentoring of junior staff within a small team of Stratigraphers which includes staff and Consultant Palynologists, Micropalaeontologists and Nannopalaeontologists. Sales and marketing activities will also be required to establish relationships with our existing clientbase and to develop new clients. Opportunities may arise to work abroad at wellsite, or for longer periods of time within client organisations.

Benefits
As befitting a large organisation, RPS Energy would offer a competitive salary package commensurate with experience; including paid a day-rate bonus for wellsite work.

Principal Micropalaeontologist Job Requirements

The candidate should possess:
• A BSc in Geology/Earth Sciences with a post-graduate degree in Micropalaeontology;
• Excellent communication skills, with fluent spoken and written English;
• Good IT skills; knowledge of StrataBugs and ODM would be advantageous;
• The experience and ability to undertake stratigraphic research on different aged sections in different geographic regions;
• The ability to work under pressure and to work to tight deadlines;
• Previous industrial/consultancy experience is essential.
• Minimum of 8 years experience is required for the role. Vacancies also exist at junior levels, and applicants with less experience will be considered for these;
• A willingness to undertake wellsite work is advantageous.

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