26-709.B - Evaluations Manager - Hilcorp International

Hilcorp Energy Company; United States; On-site; USD 190,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Hilcorp Energy Company is seeking a senior professional to lead the technical, commercial, and economic evaluation of international upstream opportunities. The role requires building integrated cash flow models that capture production forecasts, costs, pricing, and fiscal terms, and delivering clear investment recommendations to senior management.

The candidate will coordinate reservoir engineering, geology, operations, commercial, finance, legal, and External Affairs to ensure rigorous

Qualifications

• Ten (10) years minimum experience in oil and gas industry in technical positions of increasing responsibility
• Two (2) years minimum experience in upstream acquisitions and technical evaluations
• Preferred: Two (2) years minimum experience in evaluating international upstream opportunities and incorporating international fiscal and contractual structures into economic models
• Preferred: Two (2) years minimum experience in Investment Banking or Private Equity
• Preferred: Upper-intermediate proficiency in Spanish (B2 or equivalent)
• Preferred: Demonstrated ability to leverage AI and automation tools to improve evaluation, screening, and analytical workflows
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, including building and auditing complex economic models; strong working knowledge of Aries or other upstream economic evaluation software

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical, commercial, and economic evaluation of international upstream opportunities
• Develop and maintain integrated economic models incorporating subsurface, operational, commercial, fiscal, contractual, and financing assumptions
• Provide clear investment recommendations to senior management in coordination with Business Development and other multidisciplinary teams
• Lead integrated technical and economic valuation across all disciplines including reservoir engineering, geology, operations, commercial, finance, legal, and External Affairs
• Build and maintain detailed cash flow models incorporating production forecasts, capital and operating costs, commodity pricing, and fiscal terms
• Prepare and present evaluations and investment recommendations to senior management
• Lead the booking of reserves upon acquisition, including working with external auditors
• Support negotiation of transaction terms and alternative structures and their economic impact
• Travel internationally for data rooms, management meetings, site visits, and diligence

Job description

Job Objectives:

• Lead the technical, commercial, and economic evaluation of international upstream opportunities.
• Develop and maintain integrated economic models incorporating subsurface, operational, commercial, fiscal, contractual, and financing assumptions, including production sharing agreements, concessions, royalties, taxes, and other complex international structures.
• Provide clear investment recommendations to senior management in coordination with Business Development and other multidisciplinary teams.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Working Manager responsible for the evaluation and economic underwriting of potential international upstream acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and other investment opportunities
• Lead integrated technical and economic valuation across all disciplines: including coordination of reservoir engineering, geology, operations, commercial, finance, legal, and External Affairs
• Build and maintain detailed cash flow models incorporating production forecasts, capital and operating costs, commodity pricing, transportation and marketing assumptions, taxes, royalties, production sharing terms, cost recovery mechanisms, profit oil/gas splits, carried interests, and other applicable fiscal and contractual terms
• Identify and quantify upside, key sensitivities, and value drivers for potential investment opportunities
• Prepare and present evaluations and investment recommendations to senior management
• Leads booking of reserves upon acquisition, including working with external auditors
• Support Business Development and Legal in evaluating and negotiating transaction, joint venture, production sharing, concession, and other key commercial terms, including modeling alternative structures and their economic impact
• Support identification and screening of future targets and growth strategies with Business Development
• Lead the technical and economic evaluation of data room materials
• Travel internationally as required for data rooms, management meetings, site visits, diligence, and other transaction activities
• Maintains employee confidence and protects corporate assets, including intellectual property, by keeping information confidential.
• Maintains technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional associations.
• Adheres to the company’s values – integrity, ownership, urgency, alignment and innovation.
• Supports company vision and mission.
• Adheres to established work schedule, attendance standards and is punctual to work and meetings.

Other Job Responsibilities:

• Other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications:

• Ten (10) years minimum experience in oil and gas industry in technical positions of increasing responsibility
• Two (2) years minimum experience in upstream acquisitions and technical evaluations.
• Preferred: Two (2) years minimum experience in evaluating international upstream opportunities and incorporating international fiscal and contractual structures into economic models
• Preferred: Two (2) years minimum experience in Investment Banking or Private Equity
• Preferred: Upper-intermediate proficiency in Spanish (B2 or equivalent)
• Preferred: Demonstrated ability to leverage AI and automation tools to improve evaluation, screening, and analytical workflows
• Ability to accurately and quickly solve problems and make technical decisions
• Well-rounded upstream professional with working knowledge of reservoir engineering, operations, geology, geophysics, commercial, accounting, marketing, and fiscal structures
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across multidisciplinary internal teams and with external advisors and counterparties
• Ability to manage multiple complex workstreams with competing priorities and transaction deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical, fiscal, and commercial information into clear recommendations for senior leadership
• Strong organizational and project-management skills
• Ability to work through large volumes of technical, financial, and commercial data and synthesize findings into actionable conclusions
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, including the ability to build and audit complex economic models; strong working knowledge of Aries or other upstream economic evaluation software

Education Requirements:

• Required: Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year university or college with a degree in engineering.
• Preferred: MBA or Master's in Petroleum Engineering

Hilcorp, founded in 1989, is the largest privately-held oil and natural gas exploration and production companies in the United States and is the largest oil producer in Louisiana. Headquartered in Houston, TX, Hilcorp has over 2,800 employees in multiple operating areas including the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana, the Northeast United States, Wyoming, New Mexico and Alaska's Cook Inlet and North Slope. Our formula is to grow the company by leveraging our core competencies and operational expertise. Our proficiency in these key areas has resulted in significant growth over the last several years. Hilcorp is consistently acknowledged for its culture, values and ethics. In fact we have been recognized by multiple, local and national, publications as one of the best places to work in America. Hilcorp has also been commended for its unique programs that foster charitable giving by its employees and our emphasis on partnering with the communities in which we operate. We take great pride in our accomplishments and strive to maintain a culture that will allow for continued growth. Hilcorp Energy is an Aff… All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, and any other basis protected by law. Individuals with disabilities needing assistance in the recruitment process are encouraged to contact Human Resources directly.