25-628.B - Landman

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Assists Land Manager with delegated tasks.
• Negotiates, writes, reviews, and amends agreements (farm out, joint-operating, and participation, surface), conveyances, and other contracts, subject to Vice President, Land approval.
• Manages various issues with landowners, partners, and third parties.
• Advises and coordinates with other departments as to development and daily operations of potential producing properties.
• Investigates and approves title for operation of company assets.
• Reviews, evaluates, and assimilates newly acquired properties for future operations.
• Prepares and submits Federal and State drilling permits.
• Manages archaeological, biological, and surface surveying in furtherance of State and Federal permitting.
• Supports company's relationship with Tribal, State, and Federal agencies.
• Coordinates with subsurface, construction and operations in well site selection.
• Supervises contract Landmen in the acquisition of leases and agreements from landowners.
• Reviews and monitors non-operated properties for the company's assets.
• Adheres to the company's values - integrity, ownership, urgency, alignment and innovation.
• Supports company vision and mission.
• Adheres to established work schedule, attendance standards and is punctual to work and meetings.

Other Job Responsibilities:

• Other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications:

• Five (5) to seven (7) years of progressively responsible in-house 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.
• 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 in Business 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:

• CPL Preferred.