Senior Subsurface Data Manager

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 Senior Subsurface Data Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and leading the subsurface data landscape across client environments. Acting as a trusted advisor, you will ensure the integrity, accessibility, and strategic use of subsurface data, supporting exploration and geoscience teams with high-quality, reliable information.

You will take ownership of complex data management challenges, working across well and seismic datasets, and driving best practice in data governance, lifecycle management, and regulatory compliance. This role will see you operating at the intersection of geoscience and data, influencing how data is structured, managed, and leveraged to support critical business decisions.

As a Senior Subsurface Data Manager, you will:

• Advise on and lead the development of subsurface data landscapes and architectures
• Manage client requirements for Exploration and Geological Well & Seismic data, including data receipt, conversion, transfer, quality control, and archiving
• Act as a key interface between Geoscience teams and Data Management functions, ensuring alignment and collaboration
• Conduct data quality assessments, enforce standards, and ensure consistency across projects and corporate repositories
• Deliver well & seismic data management services for E&P applications, maintaining high-quality corporate databases
• Maintain and optimise data inventories, ensuring alignment with agreed standards and best practice
• Support the implementation of scalable data management processes that enhance accessibility and usability
• Provide guidance on data governance, lifecycle management, and compliance with regulatory obligations

Requirements

• Proven experience managing subsurface data within exploration and production environments
• Strong expertise in Petrel Studio, including building and managing environments and architectures
• Experience with data management tools such as Landmark, Kingdom, or similar platforms
• Deep understanding of upstream business operations and subsurface data workflows
• Strong knowledge of data management principles, standards, and lifecycle practices
• Experience ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks, including the UK National Data Repository
• Confident communicator, able to work effectively across technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Degree in Geosciences, Petroleum Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience working with G&G data

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, pension scheme, 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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