Associate - Investment Banking Reservoir Engineer, TD Securities

TD•Houston, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

TD Securities (USA) LLC is seeking an individual to work in its Houston based investment banking group as an oil & gas reservoir engineer. The candidate should have three to five years of relevant petroleum engineering experience with a focus on reservoir engineering. Experience in drilling, operations and completion is a plus. The candidate will work with a team of investment banking professionals covering a broad set of products including: Acquisitions & Divestitures, Strategic Advisory, Debt Capital Markets, Equity Capital Markets, and other such product groups, with a focus on the upstream and midstream sectors. The candidate will work with a team consisting of other technical specialists with engineering, geology and other technical backgrounds. The coverage will be primarily over North America. The candidate will participate and help lead teams in winning sell-side and buy-side advisory mandates and execution of these mandates. The successful individual will help construct and present business development content in the form of studies, market updates, analyses and valuation of unconventional shale plays and other such upstream work.

Requirements

Three to five years of relevant petroleum engineering experience with a focus on reservoir engineering.
Petroleum engineering fundamentals including: reservoir, production, petrophyiscs, drilling/completions, facilities, and field development.
Strong geology background including basic mapping, log analysis, and other geology skills.
Extensive experience with engineering economics and a strong working knowledge of Aries and PHDwin.
Working knowledge of reservoir simulation, RTA, material balance, and DCA.
Extensive experience with US unconventional reservoirs a must.
Experience presenting to oil and gas professionals.
Exceptional skills with all Microsoft Office suite products.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering with a preference for Petroleum Engineering.
Series 7, 79 and 63.

Nice To Haves

Experience in drilling, operations and completion is a plus.
Experience with Petra a plus.
Experience with DrillingInfo or IHS Enerdeq; familiarity with Spotfire; and experience with ArcGIS a plus.
Exceptional skills with all Microsoft Office suite products and VBA a plus.
A Master’s degree is a plus.
An MBA or MS in Finance is beneficial but not a must.

Responsibilities

Works within a deal team under the overall direction of a senior officer
Researches and analyzes clients' financial situations, industry and market data, and mergers and acquisition opportunities
Values private and public companies
Performs complex financial and M&A modeling
Prepares external client proposals and internal underwriting memos
Prepares client presentations based upon the above
Assists with client negotiations and documentation
Researches and analyzes clients' financial situations, industry and market data, and M&A opportunities
Provides structure, transactional and marketing support at a professional and subject matter expert level to support senior team members as required
Recommends and implements solutions, as well as providing advanced analysis or specialized work requiring specialized/advanced knowledge for own area of responsibility
Develops and maintain contacts with market participants
Provides updates regarding institutional/retail demand and remaining TD liability for equity deals
Works closely with/oversees junior colleagues to ensure accuracy
Establishes an environment that promotes respect for the individual employee and adheres to the policies and guidelines of the Bank
Maintains confidentiality of client information
Keeps fully informed on market data, economic information and key industry developments as well as regulatory standards at all times to assist in maximizing profitability through sound and well informed decisions
Direct, train and develop staff to enable them to meet challenges, department objectives and achieve full potential
Demonstrate governance, control and risk management behaviors in alignment with TD policies and practices.