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It sits within the Exploration, Strategy and Portfolio (ESP) organization that focuses on the Exploration and Appraisal stages of the hydrocarbon value chain across a global portfolio. Within ESP, you will be part of a team responsible for evaluating regional basins, assessing exploration potential, and identifying new opportunities to support portfolio growth. The team plays a key role in evaluating prospective acreage, supporting licensing rounds and strategic partnerships, and progressing exploration assets from early-stage evaluation through to discovery and development readiness.\nYou will help shape the future exploration portfolio by delivering regional play-based evaluations, identifying and maturing new drilling opportunities, and contributing to appraisal and subsurface evaluation activities. Working alongside multidisciplinary experts across geoscience, engineering, and commercial functions, you will influence key exploration decisions and help unlock the potential of assets across diverse geological settings. This is an opportunity to apply your expertise to technically challenging projects, gain exposure to a global portfolio, and contribute to discoveries that can create long-term business value.\nWhat you’ll be doing\nAs an Exploration Geoscientist, your key accountabilities will include:\nDeliver high quality integrated subsurface evaluations leading to impactful decisions towards acreage access or drilling activities.\nDeliver fit-for-purpose evaluations applying an end-to-end exploration mindset and ensuring the focus of technical evaluations on subsurface risks and uncertainties that will inform decisions.\nCollaborate with an integrated group of subsurface professionals across a play/basin and lead/prospect scale.\nPartner with the Assets team to ensure end-to-end delivery of projects, reducing handover and cycle time.\nWhat you bring\nAt least Master’s or PhD degree in Geophysics or a related discipline\nEarly career professionals with up to 3 years of experience alongside relevant postgraduate research, internships, or ideally with industry exposure in exploration geoscience.\nLearner mindset eager to develop across a range of subsurface disciplines, including seismic interpretation, prospect evaluation to well delivery, and regional play-based evaluation (PBE) amongst others.\nTechnical knowledge of Seismic Evaluation, Imaging & Characterization, and Quantitative Interpretation (QI).\nProficiency in relevant subsurface software such as RokDoc, LSS and programming tools including Python, SQL, or Machine Learning.\nStrong communication skills with the ability to effectively engage and collaborate with diverse stakeholders.\nWhat we offer\nYou bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.\nProgress as a person as we work on the energy transition together. \nContinuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead. \nWork at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices. \nCollaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise. \nAchieve your balance in a value-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself. \nBenefit from flexible work environment with amenability to work onsite at least 3 days per week\nPerform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase - our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world. \nTake advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents. \nJoin an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply. \nGrow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams. \nGain access to a wide range of training and development programmes. \nShell is working to advance an inclusive, psychologically safe and accessible environment where people with disabilities can excel. If you require any accommodations or accessibility adjustments (e.g. assistive technology, communication support, any other) during the application or interview process, please let us know directly via  . We strive to ensure that our process and workplace is accessible to everyone and are dedicated to making reasonable adjustments to support your needs.\nShell in The United Kingdom\nShell UK remains one of the North Sea’s biggest producers, supplying around 10% of the UK’s total oil and gas needs. But perhaps the most recognisable face of Shell in the UK is our network of over 1,000 Shell-branded service stations.\nShell is a vital contributor to the UK, supporting energy security, jobs and economic value. We provide energy to fuel homes, hospitals, schools, vehicles, machinery and factories. Our history here dates back over 125 years. A UK-headquartered global energy leader, and leading FTSE multinational, we are active across the country’s energy system.\nIn the years ahead, as the UK looks to strengthen energy security and deliver its 2050 net-zero goal, Shell UK aims to play a crucial role. We aim to be a major investor in the UK energy system by helping our customers decarbonise with a focus on transport and industry.\n-\n DISCLAIMER:\nPlease note: We occasionally amend or withdraw Shell jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to the advertised closing date. Before applying, you are advised to read our data protection policy. This policy describes the processing that may be associated with your personal data and informs you that your personal data may be transferred to Shell/Shell Group companies around the world. The Shell Group and its approved recruitment consultants will never ask you for a fee to process or consider your application for a career with Shell. Anyone who demands such a fee is not an authorised Shell representative and you are strongly advised to refuse any such demand. 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