Senior Geological Advisor, Business Development

Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Strathcona Resources Ltd. is one of North America’s fastest growing pure play heavy oil producers with operations focused on thermal oil and enhanced oil recovery near the Cold Lake and Lloydminster regions of Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Strathcona is committed to doing business the right way, guided by our core values: Integrity, Energy, and Intelligence. These values define who we are as a company, how we work together, and how we make decisions: We prioritize respect, accountability, and collaboration. That means everyone can shape and strengthen our culture and drive results in meaningful ways. Our people bring energy and curiosity to solve problems and deliver results. Be part of a team where performance, collaboration, and innovation come together to drive success.

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Geological Advisor – Business Development to join our team in Calgary. This role is ideal for an experienced geoscience professional who combines strong technical capability with industry insight and strategic thinking. The successful candidate will play a key role in evaluating business opportunities and helping drive value creation through acquisition, divestment, and other business development initiatives. The position requires a strong understanding of subsurface geology of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, and upstream business drivers, along with the ability to communicate technical findings clearly to multidisciplinary teams and senior leadership. The ideal candidate is technically strong, industry aware, highly collaborative, and applies strategic decision-making skills. They are comfortable moving between detailed geological interpretation and high-level business evaluation, and they bring sound judgment, curiosity, and a practical approach to opportunity assessment.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct regional to asset-level geological assessments, including play fairway analysis, reservoir characterization, mapping, and risk evaluation.

• Integrate geological, geophysical, and petrophysical interpretations with engineering, land, and economic data to support timely business decisions.

• Contribute to technical due diligence for acquisitions, divestments, farm-ins, and other strategic opportunities.

• Prepare clear, concise technical presentations and recommendations for senior leadership review.

• Work closely and collaboratively with our cross-functional business development team that also includes engineering, petrophysical, data management, land, reserve, and commercial disciplines.

• Support our operational groups to identify value enhancement opportunities within existing assets.

• Maintain awareness of industry trends, competitor activity, and emerging opportunities in core operating areas.

• Represent the company at external industry, technical, and stakeholder engagements as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Geology

• Professionally registered with APEGA

• 15+ years of industry experience, with a strong background in upstream oil and gas geology

• Prior experience in business development would be considered a strong asset.

• Sound knowledge of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin with good understanding of conventional and thermal plays would be considered an asset

• Demonstrated ability to assess and effectively articulate geological risk and uncertainty in evaluations

• Highly developed technical skills in mapping, integration of subsurface data, and interpretation.

• Strong communication and presentation skills, with ability to distill complex technical work into simple conclusions that aid in efficient decision making

• Proven track record of building trust with multidisciplinary teams and organizational groups

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to influence strategic growth and business direction

• Collaborative, multidisciplinary work environment

• Exposure to high-impact technical and commercial decisions

• Competitive compensation and benefits

Great things aren’t done by one person, they’re done by a team.

We believe meaningful results come from people with unwavering commitment to integrity, energy, and intelligence – how we show up matters just as much as what we deliver. We value our work, our communities, and our commitments – but most of all, we value the team of people who make what we do possible.

Apply to Strathcona

If you have what it takes to be a great Strathcona team member, we want to hear from you. We appreciate all interest in this opportunity but only those selected to advance through the process will be contacted.