Business Development Engineer
Fort Worth Oil & Gas company seeks an experienced Business Development Engineer to join its Corporate Development and A&D team.
About the Role:
Located in Fort Worth, Texas, J MAR’s client is a privately held oil & gas exploration and production company with over four decades of experience developing onshore North American energy projects.
Reporting to the Vice President of Corporate Development, the Business Development Engineer will identify, evaluate, and advance acquisition, divestiture, joint venture, and other strategic opportunities across multiple U.S. basins. The role combines petroleum engineering expertise with commercial analysis and market intelligence to evaluate upstream assets and support investment and transaction decisions.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Identify, screen, and evaluate acquisition, development, joint venture, divestiture, and trade opportunities across multiple U.S. basins.
- Perform technical and economic evaluations, including well performance, reservoir characteristics, development assumptions, operating costs, differentials, and other key value drivers.
- Analyze basin activity, competitor development strategies, industry trends, recent transactions, and valuations to identify opportunities and areas of interest.
- Track and prioritize deal flow using technical, economic, and strategic criteria.
- Conduct technical scoping of potential acquisition targets utilizing proprietary and public data.
- Collaborate with Corporate Development and A&D teams throughout the evaluation and execution of transactions, including potential divestiture opportunities.
- Develop technical and commercial analyses and recommendations for executive leadership and other stakeholders.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering.
- At least 5 years of engineering experience with an upstream oil & gas company.
- Strong reservoir, development, planning, and/or asset evaluation experience.
- Meaningful experience evaluating upstream A&D opportunities, investments, and/or asset transactions.
- Strong understanding of upstream development and the technical, economic, and commercial factors that drive asset value.
- Experience evaluating well performance, production forecasts, development assumptions, operating costs, and project economics.
- Experience with reserves and economic evaluation software such as ARIES, PHDWin, ComboCurve, or similar platforms.
- Delaware Basin and/or multi-basin experience preferred.
- Experience with Enverus/Prism and other industry data and analytics tools preferred.
ABOUT J MAR:
J MAR & Associates is a respected recruiting leader. For over 30 years, we have successfully placed talented professionals within the energy, manufacturing, distribution, and professional services industries.