Reservoir Engineering Manager

CSI Recruiting • Fort Worth, TX

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About The Position

CSI Recruiting is working with a Fort Worth-based, well-established E&P company seeking an experienced Reservoir Engineering Manager. This is a newly created growth role, not a backfill, supporting development planning and acquisition evaluation as the company pursues drilling, development, and significant bolt-on acquisitions. The company has a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and prefers candidates with experience in a similar company and role.

This is primarily a technical position. The successful candidate will contribute to strategic decisions, vendor selection, and project management initiatives, while serving as a leader in the organization. The role calls for a development-focused reservoir engineer who can implement and complete projects, lead technical discussions, develop and defend recommendations, and drive projects through execution. Substantial unconventional experience is required, with Permian experience strongly preferred. The candidate must apply sound decision-making methods to complex projects, including economic analysis.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of experience working as a reservoir engineer for an independent E&P company focused on unconventional assets in the Lower 48 in the United States.
• Extensive exposure to unconventional resources; ideally, experience in multiple resource plays with a focus on the Permian.
• Bachelor's degree required; Petroleum Engineering preferred.
• Proficiency with economic modelling software such as ARIES and ComboCurve.
• Experience using information from multiple public data sources.
• Strong knowledge of economic evaluation and financial metrics.

Nice To Haves

• Permian experience.
• Experience in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial company and in a similar role.
• Experience across multiple unconventional resource plays.
• Petroleum Engineering degree.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate the ability to solve complex problems.
• Evaluate and monitor well performance.
• Generate production well forecasts.
• Work closely with other departments.
• Apply strong knowledge of economic evaluation and financial metrics.
• Improve efficiency in data analysis.
• Support reserve estimates and forecast updates, and coordinate with independent reserve engineers.
• Contribute to strategic decisions, vendor selection, and project management initiatives.
• Develop, communicate, and defend technical recommendations and drive projects through execution.

What This Job Offers

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