Subsurface Data Manager

Sword Group

Subsurface Data Manager ensuring integrity of subsurface data including seismic and well log data for clients in the energy sector. Managing data quality and compliance for operational success.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeRemote • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Monitor and maintain Well & Seismic data management services for clients, ensuring regulatory compliance.
Support Subsurface and Exploration teams in maintaining data quality, workflows, and accessibility within the Subsurface and Exploration product line.
Manage client requirements for Exploration and Geological Well & Seismic data, including data receipt, conversion, transfer, quality control, and archiving.
Ensure compliance with Information and Samples Retention and Reporting obligations.
Coordinate compliance improvement efforts across client databases and develop and implement Information and Samples Plans (ISPs).
Serve as a key interface between the Geoscience community and Data Management teams.
Oversee the acquisition, storage, integration, and optimization of subsurface data.
Conduct data quality assessments, enforce standards, and ensure synchronization across projects and corporate repositories.
Deliver well & seismic data management services for E&P applications and maintain corporate databases.
Maintain and regularly update data inventories, applying agreed standards for consistency and optimization.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven expertise in managing subsurface data within exploration and production contexts.
Experience with data management in the Petrel environment; knowledge of Landmark, Kingdom, and other technical applications is advantageous.
Strong understanding of upstream business operations, with in-depth knowledge of data management concepts, standards, practices, tools, and technologies.
Familiarity with data lifecycle management and compliance with operator regulatory obligations, including experience with the UK National Data Repository.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with diverse stakeholders.
Degree in Geosciences, Petroleum Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent IS experience with G&G data.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Personalised Career Development: We create a development plan customised to your goals and aspirations, with a range of learning and development opportunities within a culture that encourages growth.
Flexible working: Flexible work arrangements to support your work-life balance. We can’t promise to always be able to meet every request, however, are keen to discuss your individual preferences to make it work where we can.
A Fantastic Benefits Package: This includes generous annual leave allowance, enhanced family friendly benefits, pension scheme, access to private health, well-being, and insurance schemes, an employee assistance programme, discounted cash plan and more…

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Hard Skills & Tools

data managementdata quality assessmentdata lifecycle managementdata conversiondata transferdata archivingcompliance standardsinformation and samples plansupstream business operationsgeoscience data management

Soft Skills

communication skillscollaboration skills