Senior Operations Geologist (m/f/d)

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Vulcan Energie Ressourcen GmbH is an innovative, fast-growing company in the field of sustainable lithium extraction and renewable energies. With our lithium plant, we are making a decisive contribution to the decarbonization of European industry and to securing a sustainable supply of lithium in Europe. Support our dedicated team in making our vision of a climate-neutral future a reality.

We are looking for you to join our growing team in Karlsruhe as a full-time (40 hours per week) as Senior Operations Geologist (m/f/d) .

Your mission

• You contribute to geological offset well studies and support the full well planning process within the Reservoir Development and Well Delivery teams.
• You prepare and refine geological well planning documents, including Statements of Requirements (SOR) and Geological Evaluation Programs.
• You support the tendering process for formation evaluation services, ensuring technical quality and alignment with operational needs.
• You supervise mudlogging and formation logging services onsite, ensuring safe, accurate, and efficient execution.
• You contribute to daily reporting, log charts, and End of Well Reports (EOWR) to support transparent communication and documentation.
• You mentor and guide the subsurface team on onsite operations, formation evaluation, and best practices.
• You ensure high‑quality data through diligent QA/QC and data management, providing timely and reliable information to all stakeholders and supporting compliance with management systems.

Your profile

• You hold a university degree in Geosciences or a comparable field.
• You bring onsite operational experience as a Wellsite or Operational Geologist in complex drilling operations.
• You have proven experience performing operational QA/QC on wellsite and formation evaluation tools as well as on surveyed data.
• You are a confident user of dedicated software for displaying and interpreting well and well‑log data.
• You demonstrate a high awareness of and strong commitment to HSE compliance.
• You provide active on‑site geological support during drilling and critical operational milestones.
• You are a team player with strong communication skills to support effective interdisciplinary collaboration.

We offer

• Flexible working hours and the option of mobile working.
• 30 days of vacation (based on a 5-day week).
• Onboarding program “Vulcan Starter Days.” Includes a visit to the power plant and a tour of our laboratory.
• Company pension scheme.
• Corporate benefits platform with many attractive discounts offers.

We are looking forward to meeting you!

Interested? Just send us your resume using the application form and tell us why you would like to join Vulcan.

*** Please note that all applications must be submitted using the application form—we do not accept applications by email. ***

About us

At Vulcan, we are united by the idea of a more sustainable and independent supply of energy and raw materials for Europe. We are pioneers in the field of CO2-neutral lithium extraction using a direct lithium extraction process and have developed an innovative and forward-looking technology for this purpose. We bring together talents and experts from over 40 nations and work passionately on the planning and construction of geothermal and lithium extraction plants, which we will operate ourselves in order to accelerate the climate-neutral mobility and energy industry. With companies such as Stellantis and Renault, we already have strong partners who are supporting us on our way to becoming a market leader.

Be the first with us!