**Technical Data Specialist**
On behalf of a client we are seeking a Technical Data Specialist
Duration: 02.11.2026 - 30.09.2027
Location: Stavanger
**RESPONSIBILITIES & WORK TASKS:**
- Identify, collect, structure and curate relevant field interpreted G&G data and associated contextual information in designated Petrel Studio databases.
- Review and improve Petrel Studio folder structures to support controlled storage, metadata capture, access and reuse.
- Perform data quality control covering completeness, consistency, validity, duplication and conformity with agreed standards.
- Apply agreed naming conventions, metadata requirements, classification principles and data management standards.
- Establish and preserve data lineage, provenance, ownership, status and relevant interpretation context.
- Support identification and documentation of data and prepare selected data for subsequent liberation and ingestion into OSDU.
- Support data discovery, receipt, loading, validation, organization, retrieval, transfer and delivery across relevant repositories and applications.
- Provide operational support to business with relevant users, investigate data issues, coordinate corrective actions and contribute to continuous improvement of workflows and standards.
- Collaborate with G&G disciplines, Subsurface Data Management, the Subsurface Curated Database (SCD) project (OSDU preparation), digital and technical teams, and relevant external data providers or partners.
**EDUCATION:**
- Relevant higher education in geology, geophysics, subsurface data management, or an equivalent discipline.
**EXPERIENCE:**
- Demonstrated hands-on experience with subsurface data management and G&G interpretation data in the exploration and production domain.
- Strong practical experience with Petrel and Petrel Studio, including database structures, data loading, extraction, consolidation, validation and troubleshooting.
- Experience with interpreted subsurface data such as horizons, faults, surfaces, well picks, velocity data and geological or reservoir models.
- Experience in data quality control, metadata management, naming standards, master and reference data, data lineage and lifecycle management.
- Working knowledge of OSDU concepts, data models and preparation of subsurface data for standardized, cloud-based consumption is preferred.
- Ability to work independently within an integrated team, manage changing priorities, document work clearly and engage effectively with domain specialists, users and technical teams.
- Professional proficiency in English; Norwegian language capability is beneficial.
