Job SummaryThis senior supervisory position leads a team of Landmen and provides strategic direction and leadership within the Exploration Team.
Job Duties & Responsibilities- Develop and implement exploration leasing and acquisition strategies across multiple states and basins
- Supervise negotiations, acquisition of oil and gas leases, and contract preparation
- Review and approve purchase and sale agreements, joint development agreements, and joint ventures needed to ensure execution of the company's oil and gas exploration plans
- Notify management of the company's ownership position, competitor activity, potential legal issues, or other matters via reports, emails, and meetings
- Coordinate and communicate with representatives from internal departments such as geology, engineering, and operations to ensure that the appropriate steps are taken to meet the company drilling goals and deadlines
- Supervise the activities of all in-house and field landmen assigned to exploration projects
- Provides direct and indirect supervision of personnel: participates in decisions involving hiring, promotion, compensation, and termination of employment
Job Specific Skills- Advanced knowledge of and ability to apply land management principles including negotiations and leasing
- Advanced knowledge of and ability to apply laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders and agency rules across multiple states
- Advanced knowledge of and ability to apply oil, gas and mineral laws in various states and affiliated oil and gas leases, deeds, and title curative documents
- Able to manage large amounts of sensitive information with accuracy and critical attention to detail
- Knowledge of administrative procedures in order to prepare and maintain reports, budgets, and administrative records as required
- Ability to provide on-the-job training, performance assessment, coaching, motivation, and counseling to employees to encourage optimum performance and continued skill development
- Ability to ensure all employees are operating within all Expand, state, and federal guidelines, policies, and regulations
EducationMinimum: Bachelor's degree - from accredited university
Preferred: Bachelor's degree - from accredited university - Energy Management OR
Preferred: Doctoral degree - from accredited university - Juris Doctorate
Preferred: Other - CPL
ExperiencePreferred: 5 years related work experience
Expand Energy Corporation's operations are focused on discovering and developing its large and geographically diverse resource base of unconventional oil and natural gas assets onshore in the United States.