Manager-Petrophysics

Tallgrass was named one of the 2023 Top Workplaces USA and highlighted in Colorado's Top Workplaces for the past seven consecutive years. Tallgrass is a leading energy infrastructure company focused on safely, reliably, and sustainably delivering the energy and services that power our nation and enable our quality of life. 

At Tallgrass, we value our teams and strive to create an environment where employees feel respected, and their contributions are valued. We aim to support employees' physical, mental, and financial well-being through a comprehensive Total Rewards Program.

• Industry competitive pay
• Health insurance package options that include Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts 
• Infertility Coverage
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) with up to a 6% match that vests immediately plus an employer discretionary contribution of up to 4%
• Wellness Programs and Mental Health Resources
• Employer-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage
• Critical Illness & Accident Insurance
• Vacation, sick days, paid caregiver leave, volunteer and bereavement paid time off
• Identity theft protection
• Annual discretionary bonus
• Generous Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Company-paid holidays and floating holidays
• Company vehicle (if applicable)
• Employee discounts; vehicles, tires, cellular plans, and more
• Networking and employee engagement events
• Personal development to grow your career with us based on your strengths and interests

Primary purpose:

The Manager-Petrophysics will apply subject matter expertise to carbon sequestration projects in feasibility and development stages. Additionally, acts as a subject matter expert in rock mechanics. This role supports and collaborates with a multidisciplinary subsurface sequestration development team.  

Essential duties and responsibilities

• Subject matter expert in core retrieval/ handling and design/ evaluation of conventional and special core analysis programs including routine core analysis, capillary pressure, relative permeability, geomechanics, formation damage, etc.  
• Manage exploration and development teams in efforts to evaluate new strategic assets.
• Proactively collaborate to progress subsurface characterization of prospective intervals, develop subsurface appraisal plans, and support advanced development optimization reservoir studies, in support of corporate and departmental objectives.
• Plan, organize and direct the execution of feasibility studies, technology evaluations, and conceptual designs as required to support client projects or initiatives.
• Lead efforts within the multidisciplinary subsurface teams, projects team and operations personnel to ensure compliance.
• Mentor staff by providing guidance, instructions and expert level technical advice.
• Leadership and oversight over the annual budgeting process for operating and capital expenditures.
• Foster a positive open work environment, systems approaches and disciplined execution of all assigned tasks.
• Conduct bids for services as required.
• Create petrophysical workflows to develop petrophysical models and integrate core data analysis.
• Collaborate with a wide variety of people with tact, courtesy, and professionalism. 
• Speak clearly, both in person and by telephone, using a high level of verbal skills and listen carefully. 
• Maintain a regular, dependable attendance and a consistently high level of performance. 
• Will work non-traditional hours as needed. 
• Maintain a high regard for personal safety, for the safety of company assets and employees, and the public. 
• Other daily, weekly, monthly or special project duties as identified and defined. 
• Other duties as assigned. 

Minimum requirements:

 Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Geophysical Sciences, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, or Engineering

Experience/Specific Knowledge:

• Requires a minimum of 5 years of related industry experience in Petrophysics.
• Experience worked in multiple basins.
• Expert knowledge of conventional rock petrophysical workflows including calculating clay volumes, lithologies, saturations, porosities, permeabilities, flow units, etc. 
• Expert knowledge of seal rock evaluation including lithologies, threshold entry pressures, clay volumetrics, fracture analyses, seal integrity, etc. 
• Expert knowledge of petrophysical workflows including deterministic and multi-mineral models with the ability to critically think and appropriately apply workflows for the rock and data.
• Expert level knowledge of old log and core data reports and comfort producing petrophysical models with vintage data sets. 
• Expert level knowledge and interpretation methods of advanced logging tools including NMR, Dielectric, Dipole Sonic, Image Logs, Neutron Spectroscopy, etc. 
• Expert level knowledge of cased hole logs, including pulsed neutron logs, saturation logs, cement bond logs, etc..  
• Expert knowledge of image logs including resistivity and acoustic with the ability to process, interpret, and integrate the logs. 
• Expert level knowledge of formation testing including design of the tests and interpretation; experience running tools such as the MDT is a plus. 
• Rock mechanics, fluid substitution, and pore pressure subject matter expertise is required.
• Mud Logging expertise is required. 
• Experience working with a reservoir management team including geoscientists, reservoir engineers, geophysicists, operations engineers, drilling engineers, and other technical staff.
• Experience working fields on injection such as waterfloods and steam floods; experience with CO2 floods is a plus.   
• Experience with well operations and making quick decisions including recommending tool changes; experience with Thru-Bit, Shuttle, Cased Hole, and Cordax a plus.  
• Experience working with vendors to design well log programs including tool selection, placement, and operating parameters.  
• Experience developing and managing budget.
• Intermediate proficiency in MS Office applications that may include but are not limited to Excel, Word, SharePoint, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Certifications, Licenses & Registrations:

• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and a driving record satisfactory to the company and its insurers (for travel).

 Competencies, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to manage groups comprised of professionals with varying disciplines, backgrounds, and experience levels.
• Excellent customer service skills and ability to work with all levels of management 
• Strong leadership skills with a history of leading teams to complete projects.  A history of executing projects with challenging circumstances.
• Must be self-motivated and ambitious, ability to organize and prioritize daily work with the ability to successfully perform multiple tasks with strict deadlines. 

• Individual is capable of problem solving autonomously, but is not afraid to ask questions when he/she arrives at a possible solution that deviates from the stated directions 
• Must be able to perform all essential and marginal functions of the job. 
• Must be able to work with a team, take direction from management, adhere to required work schedules, focus attention on details, and follow work rules.  
• Job level commensurate with experience and skill sets; position will be filled depending on qualifications, experience and skill sets of the successful candidate.  

Physical Demands:

All the physical requirements listed below are those that may be necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Sitting; standing; walking or moving throughout the facility; driving; talking; seeing (specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus); hearing; feeling; bending or stooping; squatting or crouching; reaching; kneeling; pushing; pulling; lifting to 25 lbs.
• Must be able to sit for prolonged periods of time.
• The employee is regularly required to use hands to type, touch, handle, or feel. The employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Working Conditions:

• The successful candidate will be required to clear a drug screen and a complete background check, including credit report for certain positions, after an offer has been extended and prior to being employed. 
• Primarily working in an office environment, with well site operations and travel as needed.  
• Working after hours, nights, weekends, holidays as needed. 

Supervisory Responsibility:

• Yes.

 Preferred Education, Experience, Certifications, Competencies, Skills & Abilities:

Above the minimum requirements, not required but advantageous in this position: 

• Active in the petrophysics community. 
• Project management expertise and knowledge of vendors (including specialty and niche vendors) for core analysis, logging, data processing, and integration is required.  
• Experience working many different basins and lithologies a plus.  
• Experience working carbon sequestration projects. 
• Ability to communicate complex technical ideas to non-technical staff. 

 Other Responsibilities: 

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed. This position may perform other duties as assigned. 

Tallgrass is an equal opportunity employer.  Qualified applicants are considered for positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, citizenship status, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability or any other legally protected status.  EOE/M/F/D/V