Bell Geo Careers

We have offices in Houston, Edinburgh and Kuala Lumpur, and we survey in many countries around the world. Below are the positions for which we are actively seeking candidates. If you feel you are the right person for a position, please submit your CV to jobs@bellgeo.com, stating clearly the position for which you would like to apply in the subject header.

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Business Development Manager - Geophysical Data Acquisition, Edinburgh/UK, Full-Time

Job Description:

Bell Geospace has an immediate opening for a Business Development Manager to drive new business opportunities across Europe, Africa, Central Asia, and the Middle East. You will establish strong client relationships and achieve revenue growth from an established portfolio of clients and new potential clients across your region.

Supported by a team of Geoscientists, your primary focus will be to drive airborne data services across the Mining, Oil and Gas, and Geothermal industries. Applicants invited with good Sales, Business Development and/or Account Management experience and have the drive and ambition to take ownership of the region and to succeed. The Company is open to applicants at all levels – the key is the ability to deliver sales growth. You will be expected to travel 25% of your time.

In this role, you could be based in Europe and attend meetings at the office headquarters in the UK as required. You will be expected to travel to visit clients and potential clients and attend conferences and trade shows etc. Although your remit is to cover Europe, Africa, Central Asia, and the Middle East, this may extend to supporting additional territories in Australasia as required.

If you are interested please apply by sending your resume to jobs@bellgeo.com

Job Responsibilities:

Reporting to and supporting the Global Business Development Manager, you will take responsibility of:

• Become competent in the Company’s services, work flows and sales life cycle.
• Drive business growth across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
• Drive airborne data acquisition service growth across Mining, Geothermal and Oil, and Gas markets. This could be for proprietary and multi-client projects.
• Devise sales strategies and maintain and manage sales forecasts
• Identify and work proactively with national oil companies and licensing authorities to secure permits to acquire geophysical data – build these relationships.
• Build good working relationships with your peers across offices, especially Support staff who will assist in presenting the technical aspects of services to clients.
• Be proactive in understanding the markets in terms of challenges, trends, competitors and their solution, the players and potential new exploration areas….
• Build strong relationships with existing and potential clients to identify new business opportunities – identify the players across procurement gate-keepers, commercial, legal, exploration geoscience teams, new ventures etc. Understand their exploration needs, drivers and challenges, and devise winning solutions that meet these needs and their budgets.
• Constantly research the market identifying potential new business leads – e.g. licensing rounds, farmin’s, farmout’s, new markets, data acquisition, and intelligence gathering.
• During project delivery - work closely with the Project Manager and other team members to ensure project success and keep stakeholders informed of progress and manage client satisfaction.
• Work closely with Marketing in raising awareness and reputation of the Company - propose and attend conferences and industry events, help devise presentations and marketing materials for your region, and support new partnership development….
• Be proactive in keeping abreast of new technologies and trends with gravity and magnetic acquisition data services.
• Travel as required – estimated 1 week in 4

Education and Experience:

• Degree in Geoscience related subject desired. Geophysical background is advantageous.
• Proven Sales, Account Management, and/or Business Development experience in the Mining, Oil and gas, and/or Geothermal industry essential.
• Experience in complex sales is of key interest.

Skills:

• Experience in complex sales is of key interest.
• Good negotiator essential – can close deals.
• Knowledge of gravity and magnetic data is desired but a technical guru will support your sales effort as required.
• Previous experience selling into Africa, Central Asia, and/or the Middle East is highly desired. These are key growth areas.
• Entrepreneurial – creative – can think laterally to deliver solutions, ambitious to exceed revenue targets, can work on own initiative.
• Strong presentation and communications skills – the ability to articulate value propositions across a variety of potential interested parties and cultures.
• Team player and self-motivated – can drive sales across the region independently.
• Good interpersonal skills are essential - the ability to build strong relationships with all stakeholders.
• Can devise effective sales forecasts and manage objectives.
• Enthusiasm and drive to stay abreast of new trends and technologies in your field.
• A strong advocate in the transfer of knowledge and experiences – proactive in sharing.
• Willingness to travel across the region

Operations Field Technician, Various Survey Locations, Month On/Month Off

Bell Geospace is looking for Operations Field Technicians for our high tech Gravity Gradiometry surveys that are obtained from airborne survey labs based around the world.  If you are adventurous, technical, curious and ready for a new career, please see the job description below and send your resume to jobs@bellgeo.com.

Job Description:

Bell Geospace, a worldwide airborne geophysics company with offices in Houston, Texas and Edinburgh, Scotland has an immediate opening for Operations Technicians. The position is based on a nominal month on / month off schedule in the field with assignments throughout the world. Daily operations consist of survey work from a modified DC3 aircraft mobilized to the survey location. Successful candidates would work out of local accommodations and oversee data acquisition, processing, troubleshooting and reporting, as part of a 5-6 man crew.

Job Responsibilities:

• International travel with many long international flights and the ability to adapt to different cultures and time zones.
• Operating and maintaining airborne geophysical equipment
• Field processing geophysical data
• Assuring maximum efficiency and quality of data acquisition
• Maintaining and submitting daily field logs.
• Assisting in the logistics of equipment mobilization/demobilization

Education and Experience:

• Related 4 year degree is preferred but extensive related experience will be considered
• 3-5 years of technical field work including international travel. Geoscience and or survey background is a plus.

Skills:

• Working in a team environment with minimal supervision
• Adaptive problem solving while working in foreign cultures
• Mechanical and electrical aptitude
• Ability to follow detailed instructions while operating equipment
• Strong Computer Skills including software proficiency in Microsoft Office with Geosoft experience a plus

Airborne Geophysics Project Manager, Edinburgh/Houston, Full Time.

Bell Geospace has an immediate opening for a Project Manager for airborne geophysics survey projects. The responsibilities include liaising with the clients and sales on initial survey design, oversight of data acquisition, performing initial processing and quality control procedures on geophysical data, client updates and reporting throughout acquisition, and coordination of project delivery and demobilization. This role will involve working closely with the sales team, operations and the geoscience team.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaboration as part of a team of Project Managers each responsible for an individual geophysical survey project from plan to delivery
• Coordination with sales to generate geophysical survey plans including coordinate projections, line plans, terrain models, and feasibility studies from client data
• Coordination with operations team to generate acquisition plan, assess project feasibility, and communicate all contract requirements
• Coordination with geoscience team to ensure that the interpretation is executed and delivered as planned
• Scheduling and directing internal and external project setup meetings across departments
• Single point of contact for internal and external communication during project setup and acquisition
• Ownership of daily quality control of survey data during acquisition
• Ownership of daily client reporting during acquisition
• Responsible for handover from operations and acquisition to processing, interpretation, and delivery
• Responsible for insuring that the final project is delivered on time and specs to the client. The main point of contact for the client throughout the project.
• Responsible for proper storage and archiving of project data upon delivery
• Occasional travel to conference and trade shows when required.

Requirements and Skills:

• Requirement of BSc in a geoscience or related field with 2 years experience
• Local to Edinburgh area preferred
• Geophysics background including data processing and interpretation
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills on technical subjects
• Able to multitask, prioritize, and problem solve while managing people and resources
• Requires strong competency or propensity for geophysical processing software (Oasis strongly preferred), GIS (Geographic Information Systems), and command line scripting.
• Strong general computer skills including coordination and communication through project management software and proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
  
  Compensation & Benefits:
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