Sword is hiring a

Data Manager (Petrophysics)

Houston, United States
Full-Time

Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance Sectors, driving transformational change within our clients.  We use proven technology, specialist teams and domain expertise to build solid technical foundations across platforms, data, and business applications.  We have a passion for using technology to solve business problems, working in partnership with our clients to help in achieving their goals. 

About the role:

As a Data Manager, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and reliability of well log data, directly impacting the ability of technical teams to make informed, data-driven decisions. In this role, you will be key to maintaining high-quality datasets that support geologists and petrophysicists in their analysis, helping them optimize workflows and enhance decision-making processes.

Based in Houston, you’ll work closely with the energy industry, delivering expert data management services to help our clients reduce costs and improve efficiency. Your expertise in subsurface data and well log applications will allow you to build, maintain, and verify the integrity of critical data within systems like Techlog, Petrel, and other Systems of Record.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about data quality and understands the importance of reliable, trustworthy datasets in driving successful project outcomes. By ensuring that accurate data is accessible to technical staff, you will play a crucial role in the success of our clients' projects.

Requirements

  • Experience loading LWD, wireline, image logs, mud logs, core, directional surveys, and other relevant well data types to Techlog;
  • Experience loading and managing global well log data in Petrel Projects and Petrel Studio;
  • Domain knowledge of log data management processes;
  • Ability to ensure consistency of well data between Petrel and Techlog;
  • Able to manage existing data in Techlog repositories and/or Techlog for Studio;
  • Ability to work with Geologists and Petrophysicist to understand their data needs and coach them on good data management practices:
  • Track record of continuous improvement efforts in data quality;
  • Leveraging existing standards, recommending improvement and document of processes;
  • Familiar working with Agile processes (Azure Dev Ops and Kanban).

Desired Skills

  • Experience as a petrophysics or LWD engineer would be advantageous;
  • Familiarity of a geologists’ use of Petrel and a petrophysicists’ use of Techlog;
  • Experience with various systems of record;
  • Understanding the principles and practices involved in the development and maintenance of Data Management solutions;
  • Capability with Power BI, Python and Power Automate.
  • Understanding and use of different database structures.

Benefits

At Sword, our core values and culture are based on caring about our people, investing in training and career development and building inclusive teams where we are all encouraged to contribute to achieve success.

We offer comprehensive benefits designed to support your professional development and enhance your overall quality of life. In addition to a Competitive Salary, here's what you can expect as part of our benefits package:

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, access to private health, well-being, and insurance schemes, an employee assistance programme, discounted cash plan and more…..

At Sword we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, ensuring that all applicants receive fair and equal consideration for employment, regardless of whether they meet every requirement.  If you don’t tick all the boxes but feel you have some of the relevant skills and experience we’re looking for, please do consider applying and highlight your transferable skills and experience.  We embrace diversity in all its forms, valuing individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Your perspective and potential are important to us.

If we can do anything to help make the hiring process more accessible, please let our talent acquisition team know when you apply so we can support any adjustments.

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