Senior Operational 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 Operational Geologist (m/f/d) .

Your mission

• You will play a key role in well delivery by providing geological support throughout planning, drilling, evaluation, and reporting activities while working closely with multidisciplinary teams and service providers.
• You contribute to and support operations geology and wellsite geology activities, interfacing with drilling teams, contractors, and service providers to ensure safe and efficient execution.
• You perform geological offset well studies and contribute to detailed well planning, including the preparation of key documentation such as Statements of Requirements (SOR) and Geological Evaluation Programs (GEP).
• You provide geological support during drilling operations, participating in operational meetings, delivering onsite support, conducting real-time interpretations, and providing operational recommendations.
• You prepare and contribute to operational reporting, including Daily Geological Reports and input to Daily Drilling Reports.
• You lead or support QA/QC and supervision of geoscientific evaluation activities, covering mudlogging, wireline logging, LWD/MWD operations, sample acquisition, data processing, and final deliverables.
• You ensure the proper acquisition, handling, management, and documentation of geological samples, data, and reports in accordance with company standards and industry best practices.
• You contribute to the preparation and quality assurance of End of Well Reports (EOWR) and support post-well evaluation activities.
• You support tendering, technical evaluations, contractor management, and budgeting for mudlogging and formation evaluation services.

Your profile

• You hold a university degree in Geosciences or a related discipline.
• You bring more than 10 years of onsite operational experience as a Wellsite Geologist or Operations Geologist in fluid mining or comparable drilling projects.
• You have proven experience performing operational QA/QC on well and formation evaluation tools as well as surveyed geological data.
• You are proficient in industry-standard software used for well log visualization, interpretation, and analysis.
• You demonstrate a strong commitment to Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) standards and ensure compliance in all operational activities.
• You are willing to travel regularly and work at well sites, including providing support outside standard office hours when operational requirements demand it.
• You communicate effectively and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams, acting as a key interface between different functions, contractors, and stakeholders.
• You are a proactive team player with a hands-on approach, capable of supporting complex workflows in a dynamic operational environment.

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.

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