Manages the land responsibilities within an assigned geographic area with the limited supervision and mentoring of a Land Manager.
Essential Job Responsibilities:
- Assists Vice President of Land and Land Manager with delegated tasks.
- Negotiates, writes, reviews, and amends agreements (farmout, joint-operating, and participation, surface), conveyances, and other contracts, subject to Vice President, Land approval.
- Interacts with and manages various problems with landowners, partners, and third parties.
- Verifies and routes Authorization for Expenditure’s (“AFE’s”) to partners for all well activities.
- Advises and coordinates with other departments to develop and operate potential and producing properties.
- Investigates and approves title for operation of company assets.
- Reviews and approves working interests and net revenue interests for expense and revenue decks.
- Reviews, evaluates, and assimilates newly acquired properties for future operations.
- Prepares prospect summary report for divestment purposes.
- Supervises outside Landmen on acquisition of leases and agreements from landowners. Reviews and monitors non-operated properties for the company’s assets.
- Supports company vision and mission.
- Adheres to established work schedule, attendance standards and is punctual to work and meetings.
- Adheres to the company’s values – integrity, ownership, urgency, alignment and innovation.
Other Job Responsibilities:
- Other duties as assigned by management.
Qualifications:
- Seven (7) to ten (10) years of progressively in-house responsible landman experience with an established oil and gas company.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to complete multiple, diverse tasks of differing priorities without close supervision.
- Outstanding organizational skills.
- Working knowledge of oil and gas laws, rules, and regulations of the respective state.
- Working knowledge of geology, engineering, accounting, and regulatory responsibilities as they apply to the oil and gas industry.
- Excellent negotiation skills with intra/inter-company personnel.
- Preferred: Permian Basin experience.
- Proficiency in the use and application of the following software:
Required: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
Preferred: Microsoft Office PowerPoint and oil and gas related land software system.
Education Requirements:
- Required: Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year university or college.
Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree in Petroleum Land/Energy Management from an accredited four-year university, or Law degree.
Certifications, Licenses, Registrations: