Landman

Talos Energy Careers • Houston, TX

13d • Onsite

About The Position

The Landman is responsible for all assigned onshore and offshore land and commercial activities within the framework of Talos Energy’s policies and procedures and in compliance with applicable regulations.

Requirements

• 1-3 years of oil and gas land and commercial experience (internships included)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Petroleum Land Management, Energy Commerce, or a closely related field required
• Demonstrated aptitude to apply a set of rules to a fact set (such as lease obligations or regulations and field rules to an oil and gas property)
• Experience administering oil and gas leases, including lessor royalties and rentals, AFEs, surface use agreements, and other contracts
• Mineral and surface owner relationship management, including administering surface use agreements and interfacing with division order analysts and accounting internally
• Familiarity with site clearance, abandonment, restoration, and associated financial assurance
• Aptitude to learn, accept coaching, and expand responsibilities beyond a comfort zone
• Skilled and determined researcher
• Detail oriented, keeping an actionable outcome in mind
• Conversant in the concepts and terminology across the oil and gas asset lifecycle
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills as the job requires that he/she integrate with a high performing team of geoscientists, engineers, attorneys, finance/accounting/tax/treasury/risk, regulatory and government affairs specialists
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, Teams, SharePoint and data manipulation
• Able to organize and prioritize a diverse and heavy workload
• Creates strong work relationships with internal staff
• Demonstrates ability to self-start and balance multiple competing projects simultaneously and reach closure within the established time frame
• Strong interpersonal, communication and technical skills and the ability to work both independently and in a team-based environment
• Recognizes personal strengths and weaknesses and is proactive in self-development
• Has a strong sense of integrity and the ability to deal effectively with ethical situations

Nice To Haves

• Offshore a plus
• Experience acquiring leases a plus
• Familiarity with land management software, Sonris, or BLM/MMA databases a plus
• Registered Landman and other affiliations with AAPL a plus

Responsibilities

• Administer contracts and leases to ensure timely compliance with all rights and obligations
• Fast and accurate research on specific questions for a wide range of oil and gas agreements, including leases, surface use agreements, participation agreements, farmouts/farmins, operating agreements, production handling agreements, and confidentiality agreements
• Collaborate with Exploration, Development, and Operations stakeholders to optimize development and asset retirement obligations of existing assets
• Participate actively on asset teams to support opportunity identification and execution within assigned geographic regions
• Build and maintain strong external relationships to gather market intelligence and generate new opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level