Land Negotiator – Permian Basin

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Job Summary

Job Description

Permian Basin Overview

ConocoPhillips and its heritage companies have operated in the Permian Basin for almost 100 years. Across New Mexico and Texas, the company holds conventional positions in the Northwest Shelf and Central Basin Platform, and an unconventional position in the Delaware Basin. Permian saw significant growth in 2021 with the acquisition of Concho Resources Inc. in January 2021 and the addition of Shell’s Permian acreage in December 2021. At year-end, the company held approximately 1.5 million net acres in the Permian Basin.

Net production for the Permian in 2022 was 461 MBOED.

Description

If you are selected for the Land Negotiator position, your role will work closely with an Asset Team of Engineering, Geology, Finance, Surface Land, Regulatory, HSE, Supply Chain, and Legal professionals, making Land decisions and influencing the development of ConocoPhillips’ assets in your geographic area of responsibility.

Your position will be expected to communicate effectively and partner collaboratively in a team environment including frequent interaction with private landowners, attorneys, other operators, co-owners, and local, state and federal agencies.

Responsibilities may include:

• Negotiate strategic transactions to acquire, trade, and/or divest undeveloped and developed leasehold
• Draft and review complex oil and gas agreements affecting undeveloped and developed leasehold
• Work with legal counsel and Land brokers in the field to clear title for drilling and division order purposes
• Manage and maintain oil and gas contracts that ensure compliance with terms as well as compliance with corporate guidelines, legal requirements, ethics and industry standards
• Writing, negotiating and review of contracts and the management of contractual matters, that ensure accuracy as well as compliance with corporate guidelines, legal requirements, ethics and industry standards
• Preparing and submitting various state and federal filings, including Communitization Agreements, annual plans of development, commercial well filings, location exceptions, commingling applications, etc., and company representation at state hearings
• Represent ConocoPhillips in dealing with outside operators, co-owners, private landowners, and local, state and Federal Government entities, as applicable

Basic/Required:

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, related business field, other related technical field, or foreign equivalent
• 5+ years Land Negotiator experience in oil and gas Industry
• 1+ years of in-house Land Negotiator experience
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft O365 applications: Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams, and Word

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher Energy Management or Energy Commerce, or other related discipline or foreign equivalent
• 1+ years of experience with various types of software packages used for Land functions (e.g., Quorum, ArcGIS, Enverus, etc.)
• 1+ years of experience in project planning, project and acquisition economics, commercial evaluation, and various commercial deal structures
• Solves difficult problems independently
• Effectively communicates and partners collaboratively
• Proven knowledge sharing skills, including mentorship
• Ability to effectively communicate accurate Land recommendations to management and anticipates problems and questions
• Strong written/oral communication skills
• Initiative to drive positive performance and achieve results
• Effectively responds to challenges and demands
• Innovative and proactively seeks opportunities for improvement
• Strong social skills required with the ability to establish/maintain relationships with internal and external collaborators
• Takes ownership of actions and follows through on commitments by holding others accountable and standing up for what is right
• Delivers positive results through realistic planning to accomplish goals
• Builds effective solutions based on available information and makes timely decisions that are safe and ethical

Apply Before: July 8, 2024

Sponsorship:

ConocoPhillips’ sponsorship for employment authorization in the U.S. is NOT available for this position.

EEO:

In the US, ConocoPhillips is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.