Senior Geohazards

About Woodside Energy

We know great results come from our people feeling valued, getting the support they need to reach their full potential and working in a positive work environment. We recognise that enduring, meaningful relationships with communities are fundamental to maintaining our licence to operate.

Technology and innovation essential to our long-term sustainability. We are growing our carbon and new energy businesses using technology to reduce emissions and the carbon footprint of our products. We are working to improving energy efficiency, offset emissions, reduce emissions intensity and explore options for lower-carbon energy. Woodside led the development of the LNG industry in Australia and is applying this same pioneering spirit to solving future energy challenges globally.

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About the Role:

You will work as a member of a vibrant and diverse multidisciplinary Global Wells & Seismic Subsurface internal-service team that delivers geohazards, pore-pressure, geotechnical engineering, geomechanics and operations geology. Projects will span Woodside Energy’s Australian Projects, Exploration, Development, Production, Decommissioning and Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Sequestration portfolios.

You will complete geohazard assessments that identifies and communicates the subsurface risk and uncertainty associated with both natural geological and synthetic features related to well site selection, design, permitting, drilling, completions, and abandonment of exploration, appraisal and development wells for the commercial exploitation of oil, gas and low-carbon products (e.g., CO2 injection).

You will formally recommend, and informally influence, the full well lifecycle; from well planning and the Basis for Well Design & Abandonment (BfWD&A), to well operations and post-operational analysis that culminates with lessons learnt. You will enjoy well established and regionally specific flexible work options.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the accurate prognoses of subsurface geohazards through the advanced integration of geological, geophysical, petrophysical, production, and geomechanical data.
• Responsible for subsurface characterisation of geohazards pertaining to full well lifecycle management principally delivered through the BfWD&A process.
• Multidisciplinary intra-team collaboration of geohazards, pore pressure and fracture gradient, and geomechanics to deliver technically complex integrated results to inter-team customers.
• Collaborate with GWS Drilling & Completion, Well Focal Point and/or the Asset Well Planning Team to deliver optimal and timely technical inputs for the phased delivery of project work.
• Support geohazard detection based on analysis of real-time drilling, logging, and geological indicators.
• Science communication to the drilling team, leadership, partners, and government.
• Technical coaching and contributing to formal training for capability development.
• Support well operations; occasionally travel; influence standards; and contribute to geohazards technical guidelines.

Skills & Experience:

• Geology, geophysics, geomechanics and/or engineering MSc and/or PhD qualification/s.
• 10+ years’ industry experience in subsurface engineering or geoscience.
• 5+ years’ experience with geohazard assessment for drilling in industrial applications as operator.
• Expert in seismic interpretation for the management, viewing, and analysis of well and seismic data.
• Expert communicator of complex science through influential presentations of results and uncertainties.
• Motivated to collaborate within an integrated team and with customers to improve individual and team service delivery.
• An adjacent skill including pore-pressure, geomechanics, petrophysics, reservoir engineering or geophysics.

If you think you can do this job but don’t meet all the criteria, that’s OK! Please apply. At Woodside, we value people with diverse experiences and backgrounds, as they provide unique perspectives that help us innovate.

Recognition & Reward:

What you can expect from us:

• Commitment to your ongoing development, including on-the-job opportunities, formal programs and coaching
• Industry-leading 18 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary carer, and maintenance of superannuation or retirement benefits at the current rate during any period of unpaid parental leave for up to 24 months (plus secondary carer leave entitlements)
• Values led culture with a focus on creating a psychologically and physically safe work environment
• Active employee-led working groups driving initiatives to build an inclusive culture
• Community volunteering opportunities
• A competitive remuneration package featuring performance-based incentives

Woodside is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workforce culture, which is supported by our Values. Our aim is to attract, develop and retain a truly diverse and high-performing workforce. 

Diversity encompasses various differences, including but not limited to differences in age, nationality, race, ethnicity, national origin, religious beliefs, sex, sexual orientation, intersex status, gender identity or expression, relationship status, disability, neurodiversity, veteran status, cultural background, thinking styles, experience, family background, including caregiving commitments, and education. Inclusion centres on all employees creating a climate of respect, trust and belonging, where people feel enabled to be their best and authentic version of themself.

We offer supportive pathways for all employees to grow and develop leadership skills. We encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples and those seeking a more flexible working environment, including part-time opportunities.

Applications close at 11:59pm AWST on 1st July 2026.

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Please note Woodside Energy will only accept direct candidate applications. We do not accept applications from Recruitment Agencies.