Development Geologist (BF0028)

23 days ago
Full time role
In-person · San Francisco, CA, US · Fort Lupton, CO, US · Alexandria, MN, US... more
About Charm

Our mission is to return the atmosphere to 280 ppm CO₂. We convert excess inedible biomass into carbon-rich bio-oil and inject it into underground storage for permanent carbon removal. At scale we can use bio-oil to make fossil-free iron.

Our carbon removal pathway took off in 2020 with initial purchases from customers like Stripe, Shopify & Microsoft. Since then we’ve scaled to thousands of tons of carbon removal, over a hundred employees, and now have three locations in San Francisco, Colorado, and Kansas. Come join us in 2024 as we aim to become one of the first companies to put 10,000 tons of carbon back underground!

We're looking to expand our team of ambitious creative and hands-on forward-thinking humans. We value psychological safety and collaboration. We take calculated risks and don't sweep mistakes under the rug; instead, we pin them to the wall and learn from them. We value that everyone’s unique backgrounds and perspectives shape their work. We encourage you to read our company values.

Come help us reverse climate change. Gigatons or bust!


About the Role

  • As Charm’s operations continue to grow, we’re looking for a Geologist to join the team to help identify prospective injection wells in new geographies. 
  • The person in this role will work with existing subsurface teammates to scour public and private data sources for abandoned or idled assets that could be converted for bio-oil injection.
  • This role reports to our Director of Land Strategy, sits on the operations team and is responsible for delivering permitted injection assets to our field operations teammates.

Your Responsibilities:

  • Work with teammates in operations and with local technical consultants to screen injection assets and estimate capacity, geologic suitability, safety and regulatory requirements. 
  • Set objectives, organize data collection, and evaluate success of baseline injectivity tests and data collection. Evaluate reservoir quality and prepare permit packages based on results.
  • Interpret and integrate a comprehensive suite of technical data and construct subsurface maps (structural,, thickness and other reservoir properties, pressure, etc.).
  • Compile and interpret geologic and geophysical data from well operations.

You Bring:

  • Deep experience in petroleum geology, geophysics and/or related disciplines in multiple basins.
  • Experience planning and implementing a secondary development or water disposal project from candidate selection through injection operations
  • Comfort navigating public data sources and working with regulatory agencies across multiple jurisdictions.
  • Experience building or interpreting geologic models to determine storage capacity and containment.
  • Experience with well testing, including test design and execution in order to translate results into actionable objectives.
  • Familiarity with aspects of drilling, completing and reworking well operations.
  • Demonstrated understanding of petrophysics and formation evaluation as they relate to fluid flow and reservoir confinement.

Bonus, if You Bring:

  • While not a requirement, a candidate with a strong network of subsurface experts and regulators could be advantageous.

What We Offer

· Stock options
· Health benefits (medical, dental, vision)
· Traditional and Roth 401(k) with a 50% match on contributions up to 6%
· Paid time off, including parental leave
· A yearly professional development stipend
· Healthy snacks and lunches for onsite employees
· A chance to pivot into a role in climate!

Visa Sponsorship Policy

Since we are a small startup, certain accommodations for visa sponsorship may not be within our capability. At this time, Charm Industrial is only sponsoring E3 and TN visas.

Our Commitment

Charm Industrial is an equal opportunity employer with a firm commitment to growing our team in an inclusive way, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, medical condition, age, or veteran status. The consequences of climate change inherently affect some more than others, and we need a diverse team to help us save our little planet most effectively & justly. We are excited about all of those who choose to apply, and for those who end up joining us, to see how you better us as a team and company. We are more than the sum of our parts.