Subsurface Risk Specialist
Core
Provide independent engineering advisory services for technical due diligence, credit evaluation, and lifecycle monitoring of upstream oil & gas exploration and production projects for the U.S. Department of Energy.
Role type
Senior Independent Engineering Consultant (Subsurface Risk Specialist)
Builds
Lender-ready due diligence reports, risk registers, resource validation, and development risk summaries for DOE financing decisions.
Domain
Energy (Upstream Oil & Gas) / Independent Engineering Advisory
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Reservoir risk evaluation, geological uncertainty analysis, geophysical data review, resource validation, development risk assessment, data room review, report writing, stakeholder coordination, Excel-based analysis
Preferred skills
PE license, PMP, CSP, API, NACE/AMPP, PMI, experience with DOE Loan Programs Office documentation style
Technologies
Excel
Responsibilities
Review project documentation to identify technical and commercial risks, validate assumptions for subsurface uncertainty and reserves, prepare defensible work products including risk registers and basin analysis, coordinate with engineering, finance, legal, and operations stakeholders, support conditions precedent and disbursement readiness reviews
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC