Senior Expert Exploration
Date: 29 Jan 2026
Location: Bucharest, RO, 013329
Company: OMV Group
Overview of the company
OMV Petrom is the largest energy company in South-Eastern Europe, being active on every aspect of the energy value chain: from wells, producing oil and gas, to refining and fuels distribution, gas supply and power generation & supply. We provide the energy for day-to-day modern life: fuels for mobility, light and heat. We believe that we can only evolve with a diverse mix of employees and by ensuring a healthy work-life balance.
At OMV Petrom, we have a long tradition of responsible behavior towards employees, the environment and society. Sustainability means a focus on conducting the business responsibly, efficiently and in an innovative way. We are committed to create long-term value for the company and our stakeholders, while respecting the environment and, supporting the communities in which we operate.
Your tasks
- Acccountable for technical evaluation of assigned Exploration opportunities, evaluating and generating leads & prospects by seismic interpretation, subsurface mapping, volumetric estimates and geological risk studies in the assigned area and presenting these new opportunities at management & governance reviews.
- Accountable for evaluation of data rooms and licence opportunities by interpreting and integrating geological and geophysical subsurface data using modern workstation tools such as, but not limited to, Petrel, Landmark R5000, Petrosys and ArcGIS (expert user of core applications)
- Performs evaluations at best technical industry practise including time, velocity, depth, and attribute maps necessary for establishing structural, facies and reservoir property models needed to de-risk exploration prospects
- Provides technical input for future operations within the investigated opportunity such as seismic acquisitions, seismic processing, seismic modelling and exploration well drilling including information required for economic evaluations.
- Ensures technically up to date documentation, storage and transfer of relevant exploration data for within OMVP D and respective Authorities in co-operation with Shared Services and IT
- Supports and proceeds with identified opportunities through the internal sufsurface assurance process (Peer Assists, Peer Reviews, PAS-PAN Reviews, Ex-Coms...)
- Contributes to required New Venture meetings with external companies and if required presents own evaluation results and engages in a technical dialogue with potential farmin-or / seller
- Co-ordinates pro-actively contacts, maintaining relationships with wine experts and supports exchange of information within multidisciplinary teams and other departments esp. Exploration
- Mentors and technically supervizes younger and less experienced G&G staff in multidisciplinary team
Your profile
- Strong background in exploration with a proven track record as successful oilfinder
- Master degree or Ph.D. in Geophysics/ Geology
- Relevant professional experience: > 7 years
- Minimum 12 years oil industry experience preferably with international experience
- Advanced experience in data interpretation & full workflow of prospect generation
- Proven hands-on skills of diverse Exploration evaluation techniques and procedures
- Broad inventory of knowledge gained across diverse Geosciences disciplines
- Fluent in spoken and written English language
Location
Bucharest
What OMV Petrom can offer
- Long weekend plans are always welcome - on Friday, our office hours end at 14.00.
- You can rely on a health insurance that covers medical treatment in a variety of private medical clinics.
- You can work from home, if the work activity allows.
- The number of your days off increase according to your work experience so that you'll enjoy more free time.
- We aim to make your vacation days happier, by paying each vacation day double.
- Are you a top performer? Your work can be rewarded each three months based on performance results.
- Additional days off and various financial support for different events like marriage, child birth, etc.
- Access to LinkedIn Learning and a variety of development programs.
- Do you prefer cars or bikes? We have free private covered parking.