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Geoscientist (Centre of Excellence)

Baseload Capital

Baseload Capital

Capital Region, Iceland · Sweden
Posted on Feb 7, 2025
Center of Excellence · Baseload Capital Sweden · Hybrid

Geoscientist (Centre of Excellence)

At Baseload Capital, our mission is to be a catalyst for renewable energy by developing geothermal power plants worldwide. By doing this, we hope to bring about our vision of resilient societies and a planet in balance. The values we share, and look for in others, are resilience, innovation, and that pioneering spirit you find among visionaries everywhere.

Baseload Capital is a specialized investment entity that funds the deployment of heat power worldwide. Our portfolio of companies in Iceland, Japan, Taiwan and the U.S. work with local communities and power companies to permit, build and commission heat power plants.

Our Core Values: The Foundation of Our Work

  • Resilient: We adapt to ever-changing environments, take responsibility for our actions, and work hard to bring about a balanced planet.
  • Impactful: We stay clear on our goals, making thoughtful decisions, and ensuring every effort drives real change. Through teamwork and strong partnerships, we hold ourselves accountable and always get things done—making a difference where it counts.
  • Pioneers: We dive into new markets and income streams, never letting the risks of being first deter us from doing what we believe is right.

Overview of position:

As the cornerstone of Baseload Capital’s sustainable development and utilization of geothermal resources, you will provide guidance on best practices in the geoscience efforts across the organization and its subsidiaries. In this role, you will use your leadership skills to enable and facilitate the Power Company’s geoscience teams, and track the progress of exploration, resource monitoring, reservoir management, and field development.

You’ll be part of Centre of Excellence and will provide strategic leadership for the global geoscience team, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and fostering a culture of innovation and technical excellence.

Responsibilities:

  • Define and implement a company-wide geoscience strategy that aligns with organizational goals.
  • Develop, enforce, and monitor geoscience standards, protocols, and best practices to ensure technical excellence and compliance with regulatory requirements.
  • Drive the adoption of innovative technologies and methodologies to improve exploration accuracy and resource utilization efficiency.
  • Provide mentorship and guidance to subsidiary geoscience teams, to further build technical expertise, develop exploration strategy, reservoir development and management strategy.

And described through our values, this is how you will contribute in this role:

  • Resilience: Through your results-oriented attitude and systematic approach, you’ll ensure projects move towards the targets. With the help of your project management and interpersonal skills, you will ensure alignment and the progress of exploration, resource monitoring, reservoir management, and field development.
  • Impactful: Thanks to your entrpreurial mindset, you’ll actively weigh in both business and scientific aspects in reasearch and exploration. This will help ensure Baseload Capital’s geoscience efforts are not only technically robust but also aligned with its mission to drive sustainable geothermal energy development globally.
  • Pioneers: Your passion about geothermal power and help create a more sustainable future, shines through in your inspired leadership. Through collaboration and positive reinforcement, you drive the adoption of innovative technologies and methodologies to improve exploration accuracy and resource utilization efficiency, throughout Baseload’s projects.

Requirements

  • A university degree in Geoscience or related discipline.
  • Proven experience as a geoscientist with at least 5+ years of hands-on experience in geothermal exploitation or relevant area.
  • Strong proficiency and experience utilizing data analysis, research and interpretation.
  • Comprehensive understanding of and experience working with laws, regulations and standards related to geothermal exploration, exploitation and drilling in at least two different markets.
  • Experience using geology/geophysical software and other data and modelling tools.
  • Business level English is essential.
  • Excellent interpersonal communication skills, and proven experience successfully leading, managing and coaching diverse teams.
  • Superb project management skills and proven track record as a project manager.
  • Excellent organisational and planning skills with a strong sense of urgency and problem-solving skills.
  • Thrives in a high energy environment and at times uncertainty and changing priorities.

The role will require travel, approximately 20-30 days per year.

As we will be reviewing applications continuously, please submit your application as soon as possible, in English.

Department
Center of Excellence
Remote status
Hybrid

Baseload Capital Sweden

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About Baseload Capital

Baseload Capital is a specialized investment entity that funds the deployment of heat power worldwide.
Our portfolio of companies in Iceland, Japan, Taiwan and the U.S. work with local communities and power companies to permit, build and commission heat power plants.

Founded in 2018
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Center of Excellence · Baseload Capital Sweden · Hybrid

Geoscientist (Centre of Excellence)