E&P / Upstream Engineer

About the position

At Piper Sandler, we connect capital with opportunity to build a better future. We believe that diverse teams with unique backgrounds, skills and experiences yield more innovative solutions. This is reflected in our commitment to engage, hire, and retain bright, committed people to work in partnership within an inclusive environment that allows each person to achieve personal success and add value to our teams and communities. We are currently looking for a full-time E&P / Upstream Engineer in Houston, TX.

Responsibilities

• Technical liaison and complement to the E&P / Upstream investment banking team on all production and engineering matters
• Extrapolate technical trends and future market conditions and their impact on covered companies
• Prepare recommendations and documentation in support of development and production engineering
• Provide technical expertise on emerging areas/plays within the E&P / Upstream space
• Assist in determining if costs and estimates of production capacities are accurate
• Well performance analysis, diagnosis and well surveillance
• Production, injection data management for daily data reporting and analysis
• Identify risks and risk mitigation strategies/actions
• Interface with the Midstream investment banking team on all production and engineering matters

Requirements

• B.S. in an Engineering Discipline
• Petroleum/Reservoir Engineer with three or more years of experience, operational experience a plus
• Third Party Reserve negotiation experience
• Drill well assessment experience
• US / Domestic Onshore experience. International experience not necessary
• Strategic planning experience
• Exceptional technical analysis skills
• Critical thinking and trend analysis
• Proficient in written communications
• Proficient in Excel, Access and PowerPoint
• Travel on a limited basis
• Comfortable working with a multi-disciplinary team
• Good communicator and listener
• Significant experience with ARIES, ComboCurve, and Spotfire

Benefits

• Annual incentive compensation
• Competitive total compensation