Landman (Contract) bei MEMS USA

SUMMARY:

Under the direction of the Land Supervisor, this position will be responsible for land-related activities within the company�s acreage position. The position will have a heavy focus on title, well-planning and regulatory. Prior Texas experience is a requirement. The Landman should anticipate a request for availability during business hours as well as in-office work at our headquarters in Houston, Texas with remote flexibility.

This position is a contract role.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsible to the Land Director for the following:

• Responsible for land work to include evaluating title (i.e. review of title abstracts, title opinions, evaluation and prioritization of curative, etc.).
• Contribute to clearance to drill (Land) after analysis of title opinions, coordination and delivery of curative.
• Reviews planned locations for drilling, able to identify material agreements, contracts, regulations, and schedules to confirm wellsite locations and report to Land Supervisor and integrated asset team.
• Excellent working knowledge of the land function within an integrated asset team that includes Engineering, Geoscience, Legal, Regulatory, and Midstream.
• Communicate timely with Land, Operations, Engineering, Geoscience, Accounting, Legal and Midstream with issues that may include operations decisions and potential planned targets.
• Responds, interacts and professionally represents themselves and Mitsui with co-workers, working interest owners, private landowners, consultants, etc.
• May provide support in the areas of division of interest setup, including but not limited to, calculation and maintenance of company working and net revenue interest.
• Basic understanding of managing field brokers on all facets of Land work, including budgeting, and cost tracking
• Working knowledge of lease forms and negotiations with mineral owners

REQUIRED SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Outstanding team player with strong interpersonal skills to effectively work within a multi-disciplinary group to achieve project-related goals.
• Prior experience in operated oil and gas assets including expertise with planning, staking and permitting wells, drill clearance with prior experience (in-house) operations in the State of Texas.
• Knowledge of applicable county, state and federal regulatory rules and procedures.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment independently or with little supervision.
• Strong PC skills including MS Office Suite, ArcGIS and Quorum.
• Good verbal/written communication, organization and time management skills.
• Ability to review, make recommendations, and implement workflow processes

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor�s degree Petroleum Land Management, Energy Management, Business, or a related field is required.
• A minimum of ten (10) years of in-house, broad-based working experience in traditional landman/land negotiator roles, or other relevant experience
• Solid knowledge of land management principles required.
• Experience in unconventional reservoir development preferred.
• Must have strong project management skills.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Fluent verbal and written skills in English.

LICENCES, CERTIFICATES, REGISTRATIONS:

• Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL) and/or local Landman Association membership.
• AAPL designation (RPL, CPL) is preferred.

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• This job operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment.
• Eligible for Hybrid Telework Program