Careers

Subsurface Consultants & Associates, LLC is a worldwide leader in upstream petroleum consultancy and training services. We are actively recruiting Geoscience and Engineering Professionals to join our global team, and help us meet the growing demand for upstream technical consulting. If you are an experienced, motivated self-starter seeking work as an independent contractor on short or long term projects, please review our opportunities and submit your resume for current or future assignments. We look forward to speaking with you.

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SCA regularly places the following upstream petroleum professionals:

• Project Managers
• Geologists
• Geophysicists
• Geoscientists
• Petrophysicists
• Completion Engineers
• Drilling Engineers
• Petroleum Engineers
• Production Engineers
• Reservoir Engineers
• Geoscience Engineers
• Engineering Technicians

SCA’s clients encourage us to notify them whenever we encounter a specially qualified individual, even when there isn’t a currently posted assignment. Good companies create positions to bring top notch people on board. Don’t wait – submit your resume to SCA today.

Senior-Level Geoscience and Engineering Professionals 
We Need Your Expertise!

Are you newly retired, semi-retired, or considering a change from the regular 8-5? SCA has excellent opportunities for Geoscientists and Engineers with upstream oil and gas industry experience. Our U.S. and international clients have short term and long term consulting projects which demand the combination of highly refined knowledge and extensive experience that only seasoned professionals can offer. Send us your resume today and let us match you with an exciting new opportunity befitting your advanced credentials.

SCA is looking for qualified training instructors to teach public and in-house courses.  See below for brief descriptions of open positions.

SCA offers marketing and enrollment tools in-line with industry standards, and a new training facility in our Houston office. Instructors have the opportunity to develop new training options, and to maintain technical skills through involvement in the provision of consulting services when not teaching courses.

GEOLOGICAL MAPPING INSTRUCTOR

SCA is looking for an additional instructor to teach various SCA-owned classes in the USA and overseas. The new instructor would be responsible for teaching:

1. Applied Subsurface Geological Mapping,
2. Quick Look Techniques (QLT’s) from Prospect Evaluation to Reserves Estimates, and
3. Computer Mapping QLT’s- a hands-on/mentoring course.

The ideal candidate will provide training services within his/her areas of expertise and have the following skills and background:

• Working knowledge of SCA’s interpretation, mapping and QLT methods
• Extensive experience with the primary computer mapping programs, including knowledge of the various algorithms and gridding processes, and resultant maps
• Strong technical, interpersonal, mentoring and presentation skills
• At least 15 years experience in applied interpretation and mapping in upstream exploration and development
• Bachelors, Master or PhD in geology or geoscience.

TEACH YOUR SPECIALTY

With the growing demand for upstream technical training, SCA is looking for instructors to teach the following classes both in the USA and overseas.

• Unconventional Oil & Gas Reservoirs
• Shale Gas Reservoirs: Appraising and Developing
• Hydraulic Fracturing for Unconventional Oil & Gas Reservoirs
• Fundamentals of Shale Reservoirs
• Petroleum Economics and Risk Analysis
• Geostatistical Reservoir Modeling
• EOR & IOR
• Nodal Analysis

Instructors are invited to send their resume and course description/outline along with one module of your PowerPoint presentation to our training advisory committee for review.  Upon approval, the committee will meet with you to further discuss your course objectives.

For immediate consideration, submit resume to: HR@scacompanies.com Attn: Human Resources. SCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

View a current list of openings.

Interested in applying?

Submit your resume.  We will review your materials and contact you regarding next steps if we determine your skills and experience to be a good match.