Job SummaryEagle Ford Overview
The liquids-rich Eagle Ford tight oil trend, located in the Western Gulf Coast Basin of south Texas, represents the company's second-most prolific unconventional resource development. ConocoPhillips was one of the first companies into the liquids play, resulting in a low-cost entry into this acreage. In 2009, the company began exploring the development potential of this play and by year-end 2023 held approximately 199,000 net unconventional leasehold and mineral acres, primarily in DeWitt, Karnes and Live Oak counties.
We hold approximately 484,000 unconventional net acres in the Eagle Ford, located in south Texas. The current focus is on full-field development, using customized well spacing and stacking patterns adapted through reservoir analysis. We operated seven rigs and two frac crews on average during 2024, resulting in 182 operated wells drilled and 154operated wells brought online.
During 2024, net production in 2024 averaged 244 MBOED.
Position OverviewThe Production Engineering Lead serves as a senior technical and strategic resource within the Production Engineering organization. The PE Lead strengthens organizational performance by mentoring team members, aligning engineering priorities to asset needs, and ensuring consistent, high-quality execution across the production engineering discipline.
This position is based in Houston, TX
Your Responsibilities may include:- Drive technical alignment and consistency across Production Engineering teams.
- Support production strategy and rig loading to deliver plan and manage inventory.
- Advise on optimization, artificial lift, and well work decisions.
- Lead forecasting, cost tracking, and variance analysis with asset and finance teams.
- Translate business unit objectives into team priorities.
- Guide engineers on opportunity framing and complex issue resolution.
- Advance data, analytics, automation, and AI to improve decisions and reliability.
- Mentor engineers and promote best practices across the organization.
- Align cross-functional teams on execution priorities.
Success Profile To thrive in this role, you'll demonstrate the following leadership competencies:
- Drives Performance: Delivers positive results through realistic planning to accomplish goals
- Partners Collaboratively: Builds positive relationships based on trust and seeks collaboration across organizational boundaries to achieve goals
- Leads Change: Drives thoughtful and pragmatic change, inspires innovative thinking and continuous improvement, and models adaptability through resourcefulness, flexibility, and positivity
- Takes Accountability: Takes ownership of actions and follows through on commitments by holding others accountable and standing up for what is right
Required Qualifications:- Legally authorized to work in the United States
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Petroleum Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, other related Engineering field, or foreign equivalent
- 5 or more years of experience in production engineering
- 10 or more years of experience in oil and gas industry
- Advanced level of knowledge in production engineering with capabilities to mentor team members
- Willing and able to with or without accommodation to travel 10% on an annual basis
Preferred Qualifications:- Intermediate level of proficiency in financial planning and budget management
- Advanced level of proficiency using production engineering tools (e.g., WellView, IMPACT, DSO)
- Intermediate data analytics capabilities (e.g., Spotfire, Snowflake, SQL)
- Strong time-management skills with the ability to balance short-term needs and long-range planning
- High attention to detail and exceptional organizational discipline
- Intermediate level of knowledge designing, documenting, and maintaining complex engineering and business workflows
- Strong interpersonal communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Comfortable presenting updates and recommendations to various levels of leadership
Apply By: Jul 9, 2026
Sponsorship: ConocoPhillips' sponsorship for employment authorization in the U.S. is NOT available for this position.
Benefits OverviewConocoPhillips offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being and career growth:
- Taking Care of Your Health & Wellness: Medical, dental, vision, mental health support, and wellness programs.
- Supporting and Building Financial Security: Competitive base pay, annual performance bonuses, and retirement savings plans.
- Promoting Work-Life Balance: Paid time off, paid parental leave, and family support resources.
- Offering Career Development: Access to training, mentoring, and internal career mobility tools.
- Guiding Recognition & Inclusion: Peer-nominated awards, inclusive culture, and employee resource groups.
