OilandGasPeople.com Geoscience JobsPosted: 17 March 2014 at 12:06 Expires: 16 May 2014 at 12:06
Posted In: Geoscience
Location: United Kingdom > Oxford
URGENT: Working for a leading global supplier of software and solutions for earth exploration...you will be responsible for the development and delivery of internal and external training and related sales support activities within their Oil and Gas business sector across Europe/Africa/Middle East (EAME)...A dual role split between training and business support. Applicants invited with 2 years min oil and gas industry experience and a geoscience background...Great career prospects as the Company is operating globally and expanding...opportunity to travel widely across the EAME...Full training in all technologies, work practices etc. provided...
Key Requirements
The successful candidate will have:
• An Earth Science degree that has a strong focus on geophysics essential. A Geophysics degree highly desired.
• A minimum of two years’ experience in oil and gas exploration essential.
• Previous training experience highly advantageous. Full training provided.
• Understanding of oil and gas exploration techniques and workflows essential.
• Previous experience of using, supporting or/and training in geoscience software essential – e.g. GIS, Geospatial, geophysical interpretation/visualisation.
• Strong client facing skills essential – ability to engage and gain trust and respect. Previous experience highly desired.
• Strong technical focus – be proactive in keeping up-to-date with the Company’s technologies, third parties, competitors advancements and the industry’s trends and practices.
• Proactive in identifying additional business opportunities when dealing with Client accounts – ensure leads are passed to the sales team.
• Strong analytical abilities with a strong focus on accuracy and high quality standards - ability to read and interpret technical information, understand the technical challenges facing clients, engage and convey appropriate workflows, solutions etc.
• Experience with collaboration tools such as Sharepoint and wikis advantageous.
• Strong presentation skills - ability to clearly and concisely communicate technical presentations to diverse audiences.
• Collaborative, flexible and self-motivated to handle a variety of situations essential. You will work across regions with different time zones and with clients from different cultures.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize conflicting demands calmly and effectively under tight time constraints, with a proven record of completing assignments on schedule.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with proven ability to communicate at all levels, both internally and externally.
• Effective team-player, with demonstrated willingness to fully contribute to a positive work environment.
• Always prepared to go above and beyond to exceed Client expectations.
• Ability to converse in French highly advantageous.
• Willingness to travel across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Job Description
Reporting to the Managing Director, this role encompasses the following:
• Training (estimated 50% of your time) - Accountable for conducting training sessions for clients (on site and off site) covering Company and third partner products for all levels of users. Duties will include:
? Coordinate and complete high quality demonstrations and training in the EAME region, using existing training materials and tailoring sessions to meet the needs of the clients involved.
? Provide dynamic, real world examples of the relevant software features to clients, maximizing learning objectives and increasing their knowledge base.
? Communicate client feedback, progress and future opportunities to the Business team post-training in the form of reports, and forwarding these reports to appropriate team members via the CRM.
? Provide internal technical training on new releases/new products or enhancements as required.
• Business Support (estimated 50% of your time) – Support sales activities. Duties will include:
? Provide sales assistance to Account Executives in the form of software demonstrations, client visits and relationship building.
? Accompany Account Executives to client sites, providing technical expertise and support as required.
? Be proactive in helping to manage client relationships, understand and communicate the full business technical relationship to ensure client satisfaction.
Working in a quality work environment that is informal but professional, friendly and supportive, you will be supported in your role to take on more responsibilities as you progress in your career. The role offers a great deal of variety and immense scope to develop your career along a technical or commercial path. It is estimated that you will travel up to 50% of your time across EAME providing a great opportunity to visit new countries/cities.
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