The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) is a statutory body established under Section 9 of the Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Act 2013, and in line with the National Oil and Gas Policy for Uganda which was approved in 2008. The mandate of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda is to monitor and regulate the exploration, development and production, together with the refining, gas conversion, transportation and storage of petroleum in Uganda. This includes ensuring that petroleum operations in Uganda are carried out in accordance with the relevant laws, regulations, guidelines, statutes and in line with international best practice for the petroleum industry.

The Petroleum Authority of Uganda now invites applications from qualified Ugandans who fully meet the required job specifications and with the right personal attributes to occupy the following positions in the Authority’s established structure.

PAU/DP/031/604 Petro Physicist
Job Summary
• The Petro physicist will be involved in monitoring the acquisition and validation of wireline data during development and production drilling.
• He/she will participate in the planning, acquisition and validation of wireline and other petro physical data.
• He/she will report to the Senior Operations Geoscientist.

Key Roles And Responsibilities
• Participate in the acquisition, validation and interpretation of wireline and other petro physical data during development and production drilling.
• Undertake petro physical evaluation of wireline and other petro physical data during development and production drilling, completion, testing and work-over programs.
• Support the review of licensee work programs and budgets relating to petro physical data acquisition, analysis and interpretation
• Participate in the development and review of workflows, procedures, guidelines and standards for management of wireline and other petro physical data in the development and production phase.
• Participate in the development of an internal database for wireline and other petro physical data.
• Participate in the evaluation and review of field development and production programs, plans, consents, applications, permits and production forecasts submitted by licensees.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications, Skills And Working Experience
Basic Qualifications
• A Bachelor’s (Hons) degree in Petroleum Engineering, Petroleum Geosciences
or physical sciences from internationally recognized University / institution.

Experience
• Three (3) years’ experience working in a similar role in the petroleum sector.

Added Advantage
• Master’s degree in Petroleum Geosciences, Petroleum Geophysics or Petroleum
• Engineering from an internationally recognized institution.
• Demonstrated ability to use industry standard petrophysical data processing and interpretation software.
• Membership to relevant professional organization.

Character and Competencies
• Innovative and a proven high level of integrity.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Proven track record of outstanding performance.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Proficiency in relevant industry computer packages and software.