Technical Data Specialist

About the Position

Technical Data Specialist

Contract period: 02.11.2026 - 30.09.2027

Location: Stavanger

We are seeking a Technical Data Specialist for a contract role in Stavanger, Norway, focusing on managing and curating subsurface data.

Responsibilities

• Identify, collect, structure, and curate relevant field interpreted G&G data and associated contextual information in designated Petrel Studio databases.
• Review and improve Petrel Studio folder structures to support controlled storage, meta-data capture, access, and reuse.
• Perform data quality control covering completeness, consistency, validity, duplication, and conformity with agreed standards.
• Apply agreed naming conventions, meta-data requirements, classification principles, and data management standards.
• Establish and preserve data lineage, provenance, ownership, status, and relevant interpretation context.
• Support identification and documentation of data and prepare selected data for subsequent liberation and ingestion into OSDU.
• Support data discovery, receipt, loading, validation, organization, retrieval, transfer, and delivery across relevant repositories and applications.
• Provide operational support to the business with relevant users, investigate data issues, coordinate corrective actions, and contribute to continuous improvement of workflows and standards.
• Collaborate with G&G disciplines, Subsurface Data Management, the Subsurface Curated Database (SCD) project (OSDU preparation), digital and technical teams, and relevant external data providers or partners.

Requirements

• Relevant higher education in geology, geophysics, subsurface data management, or an equivalent discipline.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with subsurface data management and G&G interpretation data in the exploration and production domain.
• Strong practical experience with Petrel and Petrel Studio, including database structures, data loading, extraction, consolidation, validation, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with interpreted subsurface data such as horizons, faults, surfaces, well picks, velocity data, and geological or reservoir models.
• Experience in data quality control, meta-data management, naming standards, master and reference data, data lineage, and life-cycle management.
• Working knowledge of OSDU concepts, data models, and preparation of subsurface data for standardized, cloud-based consumption is preferred.
• Ability to work independently within an integrated team, manage changing priorities, document work clearly, and engage effectively with domain specialists, users, and technical teams.
• Professional proficiency in English; Norwegian language capability is beneficial.

We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to work in Stavanger, Norway
• Contract employment type

About the Company

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining, and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.