Background
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/031/601: Reservoir Geologist 
Job Summary
• The Reservoir Geologist will follow up and participate in the monitoring and regulation of the oil and gas industry aspects of Reservoir Geology.
• He/she will be involved in monitoring and regulating of the planning and execution of reservoir development activities by production licensees to ensure optimal recovery of petroleum.
• He/she will report to the Senior Subsurface Geoscientist.

Key Roles And Responsibilities
• Interpret geological data in relation to fields under development and/or production.
• Receive, validate and analyse well and other reservoir data.
• Support the development and continuous update of in-house geological reservoir models for fields under development and/or production
• Develop in-house petroleum production profiles for the fields under development and/or production to aid in regulatory decision making
• Support the review of licensee proposals/applications for approval about reservoir development and/or management
• Evaluate production data and generate technical reports and recommendations pertaining thereto.
• Support the evaluation and approval of production permit applications by licensees.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications, Skills And Experience
Qualifications
• A Bachelor’s degree (Hons) in physical sciences or petroleum geoscience from
• an internationally recognized institution.
• A minimum of 3 years’ relevant working experience in the oil and gas industry
• Added Advantage
• Master’s degree in petroleum geosciences from an internationally recognized
• institution.
• Membership to relevant professional organizations.
• Character and Competencies
• Innovative and with proven high level of integrity
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Ability to interpret and analyse instrumentation diagrams
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficiency in using of relevant software.
• Excellent analytical/critical thinking skills
• Proven record of outstanding performance.