Analyst, Lease

Venture Global LNG; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Venture Global LNG seeks an Analyst, Lease in Houston to extract critical clauses and financial terms from rights‑of‑way and lease agreements. You will manage records, analyze title and ownership, and coordinate with multiple teams to ensure accurate pipeline asset data and compliance.

You will support lease renewals, CPI escalations, and payments, leveraging Quorum, SAP, and GIS tools while maintaining rigorous data integrity and timely reporting for management review.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of land management documents, surface leases, easements, and state oil and gas regs.
• Advanced skills in land management databases such as Quorum (QLS), BOLO, or SAP.
• Ability to calculate complex mathematical equations involving working interest, net revenue interest, and acreage prorations.
• High level of precision reviewing historical county records and asset boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Abstract and input data from rights-of-way, leases, contracts into land software.
• Maintain database integrity tracking holdings, pipeline ownership, and tracts.
• Review title records to verify ownership and chain of title along pipelines.
• Generate monthly payment calendars and process rentals, renewals, and claims on time.
• Review daily acquisition packages for contract accuracy and compensation.
• Reconcile landowner invoices, surface damage fees, and CPI rent escalations.

Skills

Contract literacy

Data proficiency

Analytical thinking

Detail orientation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Land Management/Business/Finance/Accounting

Tools

Quorum

BOLO

SAP

MS Excel

GIS mapping tools

Job description

Venture Global LNG ("Venture Global") is a long-term, low-cost provider of American-produced liquefied natural gas. The company's Louisiana-based export projects service the global demand for North American natural gas and support the long-term development of clean and reliable North American energy supplies. Using reliable, proven technology in an innovative plant design configuration, Venture Global's modular, mid-scale plant design will replace traditional designs as it allows for the same efficiency and operational reliability at significantly lower capital cost.

We Are Seeking Qualified Applicants For The Position

Analyst, Lease

Located

Houston

General Description Duties & Responsibilities

• Abstract and input data: Extract critical clauses, financial terms, and obligations from rights-of-way, surface leases, interconnect contracts, and purchase agreements into land software.
• Maintain database integrity: Oversee records systems to ensure accurate tracking of company holdings, pipeline ownership percentages, and operational tracts.
• Review title records: Analyze title opinions, deeds, assignments, and curative documentation to verify current ownership and proper chain of title along pipeline corridors.
• Manage payment schedules: Generate monthly payment calendars to process rentals, right-of-way renewals, damage claims, and special option payments on time.
• Daily payment approvals: Review daily acquisition packages to ensure contract accuracy and completeness, verify title, and approve the associated compensation.
• Review expense claims: Reconcile landowner invoices, surface damage fees, and consumer price index (CPI) rent escalations against contract stipulations.
• Monitor expirations: Track expiring easements and temporary workspace agreements to prevent operational disruptions or costly legal oversights.
• Execute payment cycles: Independently manage, verify, and process recurring rentals, lease renewals, CPI escalations, and damage claims within Quorum.
• Track contract expirations: Monitor critical dates, expiration timelines, and option windows to proactively notify landmen of necessary field actions.
• Resolve title discrepancies: Analyze complex title opinions, deeds, and corporate assignments to resolve ownership gaps along the pipeline corridor.
• Support cross-functional teams: Coordinate daily with the Land, Accounting, Legal, Records, and Commercial divisions to support infrastructure acquisitions and policy compliance.
• Create customized reports on pipeline asset status, active obligations, and regulatory compliance metrics for management review

Qualifications

Required experience

• Contract Literacy: Deep understanding of land management documents, surface leases, easements, and state-specific oil and gas regulations.
• Data Proficiency: Advanced skills in industry-standard land management databases such as Quorum (QLS), BOLO, or SAP.
• Analytical Thinking: Proven ability to calculate complex mathematical equations involving working interest, net revenue interest, and acreage prorations.
• Detail Orientation: High level of precision required to review historical county records and verify multi-million-dollar asset boundaries

Preferred Experience

• 3 to 5+ years of direct experience in midstream land administration or oil and gas lease analysis.
• Technical Skills: Intermediate to advanced knowledge of MS Excel (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables) and GIS mapping tools.

Required Education

• Bachelor's degree in Land Management, Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.

Licensing & Certifications

• Certifications (Plus): Active RL, RPL, or CPL designation through the AAPL, or RWP/SRWA certification through the IRWA

Venture Global LNG is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.