Sr Principal Customer Enablement Specialist (Geologist)

Role Overview

Sr Principal Customer Enablement Specialist (Geologist) at AspenTech, based on-site with a strategic customer in the Middle East, reporting to the Director of Customer Enablement (On-Sites - SSE).

Company Overview

AspenTech is driven by people who aspire to push the envelope, challenge the status quo, and find better ways. The company offers rich career development programs, community service projects, and social events that foster relationship building across its global community.

Role Purpose

Deliver full-time, on-site customer support for a Well Log Data Management project using AspenTech's proprietary Formation Evaluation and Characterization software. Act as a trusted advisor to understand customer challenges, provide innovative solutions, and drive long-term value while supporting the company's growth in the region.

Key Responsibilities

Well Log Data Management and Quality Assurance

• Provide customer support on the Well Log Data Management project utilizing AspenTech's proprietary software for Formation Evaluation and Characterization to drive user engagement and sustain product usage.
• Collect and consolidate well data from multiple sources to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Ensure quality, accuracy, and consistency of well log data (field, processed, and interpreted) through detailed review and validation with data providers.
• Monitor data quality, identify discrepancies, and implement corrective measures in collaboration with Customer.
• Maintain, update, and organize well data repositories for easy accessibility and long-term integrity.
• Generate final composite logs for all wells and prepare final LAS files containing all well log attributes.
• Prepare and manage composite logs, ensuring alignment with project and operational requirements.

Petrophysical Evaluation and Technical Support

• Oversee and validate petrophysical work, ensuring technical accuracy, timely delivery, and alignment with project objectives.
• Apply advanced technologies and efficient workflows to enhance petrophysical data management and interpretation processes.
• Support geological and petrophysical workflows by providing validated well log and related subsurface data.
• Assist with troubleshooting of technical and/or petrophysical data related problems described by Customer using AspenTech's proprietary software.
• Work with the Customer to troubleshoot and resolve any other issues related to the Well Log Data Management project.

Project Coordination and Collaboration

• Work in close collaboration with the Project Manager and Customer on the Well Log Data Management project to ensure effective coordination and successful delivery of project activities.
• Support the Project Manager and Customer in maintaining well data for newly drilled wells and integrating new data for existing wells into the repository.
• Collaborate with project managers, domain experts, and software specialists to optimize data management workflows.
• Collaborate with other AspenTech functions to maintain and develop business opportunities.

Stakeholder Management and Customer Relationships

• Develop strong relationships with Customer, building an understanding of their business needs and challenges.
• Identify opportunities that create value for customers with a strong customer first mindset.
• Adhere to contractual obligations and communicate potential gaps to management.

Training, Reporting, and Documentation

• Provide user support and training on well data management processes, best practices, and software tools.
• Prepare and present technical reports, presentations, recommendations and documentation to senior management and Customers.
• Generate reports, summaries, and data visualizations to support exploration, production, and reservoir characterization studies.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Geology, Petrophysics, Geosciences, Earth Sciences, or related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of industry experience as a Geologist, Petrophysicist, Well log Analyst, or Geoscientist in the oil and gas industry.
• Experience in well log data management, including well log conditioning, splicing, and QA/QC.
• Experience in petrophysical evaluation, well logging techniques, reservoir characterization, and resource assessment.
• Good understanding of petrophysical topics including NMR, ECS, XRD, PNL, and SONIC.
• Proven hands-on experience with AspenTech Formation Evaluation software (Aspen Geolog) and/or other advanced petrophysical applications such as PowerLog, Techlog, DecisionSpace Petrophysics, or Interactive Petrophysics.
• Experience with information and/or document management systems is a plus.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to resolve complex technical issues.
• Capability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple responsibilities and competing priorities.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, to convey complex technical concepts to a variety of audiences.
• Ability to work with large datasets, perform quality control, and ensure data integrity.
• Ability to proactively take the lead in resolving complex technical issues and/or difficult organizational problems with an innovative approach.

Additional Information

• Full-time, on-site role with one of AspenTech's most strategic customers in the Middle East.