Associate Director - Reservoir Engineering, GBM CIB, GIB-Energy (Houston)

Scotiabank•Houston, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Global Banking and Markets (GBM) is a leading Capital Markets and Investment Banking platform with a competitive presence across the Americas. Scotiabank’s strong US presence provides our clients an important bridge to this key global market for trade and investment flows across the Americas and the world. Global Banking & Markets provides a full range of investment banking, credit and risk management products and services relevant to the financing and strategic development needs of our clients. We work together to drive ambition to every future! This role will drive the execution of primarily international oil and gas-related projects from the Houston office, providing technical and strategic advice to public and private corporations, national oil companies, financial sponsors and other private capital providers. The Associate Director – Reservoir Engineering, is responsible for technical evaluations of clients’ oil & gas assets, leading the execution of mandates and the development of new business activities.

Requirements

University graduate, preferably with a petroleum specialty, or equivalent combination with work experience
>15 years of Reservoir Engineering and Reserves-level experience in the oil and gas industry preferably in both international and domestic regions
Broad technical of oil and gas experience (reservoir types, recovery techniques and technological advances)
Strong understanding of the energy industry including both offshore and onshore assets, conventional/unconventional reservoirs, contracts, agreements, economic evaluations and fiscal regimes
Strong communication and cross-cultural skills
FINRA securities license (SIE, Series 79, and 63)

Nice To Haves

Preference for candidates with prior A&D evaluation experience

Responsibilities

Responsible for and leads reservoir engineering evaluation of oil and gas assets for primarily international assignments, including but not limited to reserve estimation, type curve creation, base and upside evaluation, risk assessment, facility constraints and requirements, creating plan of development, developing economic assumptions, and running single-well and project level economics – as well as review of marketing materials including confidential information memorandum, management presentations, data rooms, pitch books.
Lead the reservoir engineering and associated technical execution of both buyside and sell side pitches / mandates. Review any data room materials for completeness and accuracy, contribute to data room preparation as needed.
Marketing of oil and gas assets to potential buyers as required, including presentation of technical materials to clients, including RFPs, pitches, and management presentations.
Attending internal and external project kick-off meetings while supporting the generation of new business ideas for clients.
Technical-level relationship management for transaction structuring and execution, as well as general technical and corporate finance activities (e.g., technical analysis, financial modeling analysis and review, valuations, advisory).
Support business development and idea generation activities alongside senior team members, including playing an active role in A&D screening activities.
Leads and drives a customer focused culture throughout the team to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
Creates an environment in which his/her team pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.
Champions a high-performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment.
Builds a high-performance environment and implements a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops and motivates their team by fostering an inclusive work environment and using a coaching mindset and behaviours; communicating vison/values/business strategy; and, managing succession and development planning for the team.
Liaise with Data Systems Manager to ensure execution of internal support functions including Graphics, IT and vendor / third party service.
Oversees engineering execution process alongside peers and juniors, including full review of technical analyses, marketing materials, maintain timelines and ensures completion of mandates.
Work alongside Corporate Finance counterparts to ensure seamless delivery of technical work product for oil and gas valuation exercises.
Generating strategic and technical ideas for key clients, overseeing and contributing in the writing in pitch materials to originate new mandates.
Responsible for maintaining compliance, regulatory and risk management on target.