Location: Houston,TX, USA
Contract Analyst, Land Department
Long term contract and possibility to go full time. 2025 calendar year. Worldwide oil and gas corporation.
Roles and Responsibilities:
• Analyses and inputs lease data to ensure completeness, accuracy and consistency.
• Prepares full and partial releases, assignments and Exhibit A's for producing properties.
• Assists with working monthly calendars for leases.
• Assists Land Operations as requested.
• Conducts lease/unit reviews for shut-in wells and processes payments, subject to review and approval.
• Identifies and tracks contractual obligations associated with lease acquisitions, trades and divestitures.
• Assists within department with special projects including Acquisition & Divestitures.
• Ensures continuous development of leases is accurately tracked.
• Responsible for an area of operation.
• Interprets contracts and leases for all properties, identifying and resolving technical, data-related and process/procedural issues.
• Identifies and offers alternative solutions to effectively resolve issues and deliver improvements to processes and systems.
• Processes and tracks partner offerings and make necessary updates to records.
• Responsible for preparing agreement exhibits, and lease/acreage reports for business units and upper management.
• May serve as primary point of contact for landowners and other stakeholders, resolving issues about property status and land administration procedure.
• Maintains affiliations with local/national associations and is an active participant through attending meetings and networking events on a frequent basis.
Qualifications
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and willing to learn other computer applications.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills – both written and verbal.
• Knowledge of Quorum Land System/SAP experience a plus.
• Ability to work under deadlines and sometimes on multiple projects.
• Handle confidential and proprietary company data and information.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment.
• Knowledge of basic land principles and their application with the ability to analyze land data for the entry into the land data management system.
• General understanding of land terminology, contracts, and their uses with the ability to work on projects of increased complexity under general direction.
• 5+ years of relevant experience with Bachelor's degree.