SUMMARY:

Under the direction of the Land Manager, this role performs senior-level land work across the company’s acreage position and supports property acquisitions, integration, and related exploration and production land efforts.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsible to the Land Manager for the following:

• Applies an exploration driven mindset to land efforts supporting unconventional deep gas drilling in the Western Haynesville of East Texas.
• Responds, interacts and professionally represents Mitsui with industry co-owners, private landowners, consultants, etc.
• Analyzes, negotiates, and prepares a variety of oil and gas agreements, including leases, farmouts, term assignments, operating agreements, and pooled unit designations.
• Interfaces effectively with Operations, Engineering, Geoscience, Accounting, Legal, and Marketing, with a strong understanding of industry financial drivers.
• Supports development of lease acquisition strategy, tactics, and BATNA analysis.
• Communicates timely on issues that may include operations decisions and potential acquisition targets.
• Ensures timely preparation and submission of oil and gas proposals and offers to industry co owners, and clearly communicates timelines and elections with Land and other internal departments.
• Maintains awareness of the company’s acreage position and leasehold obligations, coordinating with Land Administration to ensure term and producing leasehold is preserved.
• Coordinates due diligence efforts for the acquisition and divestiture of oil and gas properties.
• Contributes to special initiatives involving planning of unconventional wells and pooled units in Texas.

REQUIRED SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Able to work independently, with little or no supervision, in a fast-paced environment with multiple and sometimes changing priorities.
• Outstanding team player with strong interpersonal skills to effectively work within a multi-disciplinary group to achieve project related goals.
• Must be able to negotiate oil and gas leases, coordinate with counsel on lease language, and manage lease brokers for timely execution.
• Prior experience in operated oil and gas assets including familiarity with planning, staking and permitting wells, and drill clearance (Land) including but not limited to operations in the State of Texas.
• Strong PC skills including MS Office Suite, ArcGIS and Quorum.
• Good verbal/written communication, organization and time management skills.
• Knowledge of applicable county, state and federal regulatory rules and procedures.
• Prior due diligence experience related to sale/purchases of oil and gas interests.
• Must have project management skills.
• Ability to review, make recommendations, and implement workflow processes.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in 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 Texas unconventional reservoir operations preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Fluent verbal and written skills in English.

LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, REGISTRATIONS:

• Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL) and/or local Landman Association membership.
• Certified Professional Landman (CPL) designation 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