Senior Contracts Landman

Harvest Operations Corp.; Calgary; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Strong compensation

Strong safety culture

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Harvest Operations Corp. in Calgary is seeking a Senior Contracts Landman to join our land team. The role focuses on drafting and updating formal agreements, maintaining land records, and monitoring contractual obligations across the portfolio.

You will interpret leases, identify royalty and working interests, and ensure proper linkage between wells and leases. Strong land expertise and negotiation experience are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Petroleum Land Certificate or equivalent experience is required.
• 10+ years of relevant land experience with at least 5 years in contract administration and/or negotiation.
• Preference for candidates with mineral administration experience.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and draft formal land contracts and related agreements.
• Update contract data in CS Land to maintain land records and monitor obligations (ROFRs, NOAs, penalties, payouts, AFE’s).
• Interpret contracts to confirm interests, royalties, and ensure wells are linked to leases and related contracts.
• Conduct title reviews of contract files and mineral leases to determine royalty/working interests.
• Identify curative actions to remedy contract and lease deficiencies and prepare required documentation.
• Track third-party assignments, NOAs, CHOPs, and revisions as needed.
• Coordinate with Land Staff and Finance to resolve discrepancies in interests and invoices.
• Maintain contract and mineral lease files.

Education

Petroleum Land Certificate or equivalent experience

10+ years land experience with at least 5 years of contract administration and/or negotiation

Job description

Harvest Operations Corp. is a diverse energy company, based out of Calgary, offering exposure to conventional upstream oil and natural gas production and SAGD operations. We are focused on identifying opportunities to create and deliver value with an active development program and a technical approach taken to maximize our assets. Harvest is committed to protecting the health and well-being of our people, the public and the environment through every decision and action taken each day.

Harvest Operations is currently recruiting a Senior Contracts Landman, reporting to the Team Lead, Land. This is a full-time permanent position based out of the Calgary Corporate Office.

What we can offer

At Harvest, we recognize the value of strong leadership and technical expertise. We are committed to supporting our employees with competitive compensation, meaningful work, and opportunities for growth.

• Strong compensation
• Strong safety culture and team-oriented environment

What you will do

• Analyze and draft formal agreements in all areas of the company while utilizing Harvest and Industry standard/precedent forms and/or practices.
• Update existing contracts and enter new contract data into CS Land to maintain the land records, identify earnings and monitor contractual obligations such as ROFR’s, ION’s, penalty & payout notices, abandonment notices, AFE’s etc. while tracking timelines to ensure deadlines are met.
• Interpret contracts to confirm interests, operating procedure and accounting rates and elections, royalties, etc. and ensure that contracts and associated wells are correctly linked/related to leases and related contracts.
• Conduct a title review of contract files and mineral leases to determine or confirm royalty interests or working interests for AFE’s as it pertains to new drills, recompletions, workovers, abandonments, etc.
• Review and identify curative actions required to remedy contract and mineral lease deficiencies and ensure the completion of the documentation required to remedy deficiencies.
• Review and track third party A&N’s, NOA’s, Assignments, CHOP’s, requesting revisions as required
• Work with Land Staff and Finance to resolve discrepancies in working interests, royalty interests, royalty terms, invoices, etc. as they relate to mineral lease administration
• Responsible for the setup and maintenance of contract and mineral lease files

What are we looking for

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum qualifications:

• Petroleum Land Certificate or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of relevant land experience with at least 5 years of contract administration and/or negotiation.
• Preference will be given to candidates with previous mineral administration experience

Additional Information

We recognize the value of transferable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of education and experience, even if you do not meet every listed requirement.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Harvest is committed to providing a respectful, inclusive workplace where all individuals have merit-based opportunities to grow and succeed. We value diverse perspectives and believe they strengthen our teams, enhance decision-making, and drive innovation.

All qualified applicants will be considered based on skills, experience, and abilities. Position requirements may be adjusted to meet business needs. Title and compensation will be determined based on the successful candidate’s qualifications and experience.

For more information about careers at Harvest, please visit harvestoperations.com/careers.

We sincerely thank those who apply, however, only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.