Business Development Engineer

J MAR & Associates; Texas; On-site; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Comprehensive benefits

Long-term incentives

Job summary

J MAR’s upstream oil & gas client is seeking a commercially minded Business Development Engineer to identify, originate, and advance upstream investment opportunities across multiple U.S. basins.

This role blends reservoir engineering expertise with business development, working with the VP of Corporate Development to build industry relationships and evaluate assets. You will help advance discussions with potential sellers and collaborate on detailed technical and economic evaluations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Petroleum Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience with an upstream operating company in reservoir engineering, development engineering, asset planning, or similar.
• Solid understanding of upstream operations, development economics, and asset valuation.
• Delaware Basin and/or multi-basin experience.
• Ability to perform preliminary technical and economic evaluations of upstream assets.
• Experience in upstream A&D, business development, or technical asset evaluation is preferred.
• Proficiency with ARIES, PHDWin, ComboCurve, or similar software.

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify and originate unsolicited acquisition, joint venture, trade, and other strategic opportunities.
• Build and maintain relationships with operators, asset owners, and industry professionals to uncover off-market opportunities.
• Monitor basin activity, competitor plans, industry trends, and transactions to identify targets.
• Conduct high-level technical and economic evaluations of prospective assets and assess key value drivers.
• Identify risks and opportunities to determine alignment with the investment strategy.
• Collaborate with the VP of Corporate Development to engage potential sellers and advance opportunities.
• Work with the A&D team on detailed technical, economic, and commercial evaluations.

Skills

Business development

Reservoir engineering

Investment evaluation

Relationship building

Independent working

Education

Bachelor's degree in Petroleum Engineering

Tools

ARIES

PHDWin

ComboCurve

Job description

Fort Worth, Texas | Relocation Assistance Available

Competitive Base Salary + Bonus + Long-Term Incentives (LTI) + Comprehensive Benefits

J MAR’s upstream oil & gas client is seeking a commercially minded Business Development Engineer to identify, originate, and advance upstream investment opportunities across multiple U.S. basins.

This is an opportunity for an experienced reservoir engineer to leverage their technical background in a broader, commercially focused business development role. Working closely with the Vice President of Corporate Development, this individual will build industry relationships, uncover unsolicited and off-market opportunities, and conduct preliminary technical and economic evaluations to determine their strategic fit.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with commercial instincts, intellectual curiosity, and an entrepreneurial approach to identifying new opportunities.

After an attractive opportunity has been identified and initially screened, the Business Development Engineer will help advance discussions with potential sellers and collaborate with the internal A&D team on more detailed technical and economic evaluations.

Key Responsibilities

• Proactively identify and originate unsolicited acquisition, joint venture, trade, and other strategic opportunities.
• Build and maintain relationships with operators, asset owners, and other industry professionals to uncover off-market opportunities.
• Monitor basin activity, competitor development plans, industry trends, and transactions to identify potential acquisition targets.
• Conduct high-level technical and economic evaluations of prospective assets, assessing production performance, development potential, operating costs, and key value drivers.
• Identify potential risks and opportunities to determine whether an asset aligns with the company's investment strategy.
• Work closely with the Vice President of Corporate Development to engage potential sellers and advance qualified opportunities.
• Collaborate with the internal A&D team on detailed technical, economic, and commercial evaluations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Petroleum Engineering.
• Experience with an upstream operating company in reservoir engineering, development engineering, asset planning, or a comparable technical role.
• Strong understanding of upstream operations, development economics, and asset valuation.
• Delaware Basin and/or multi-basin experience.
• Ability to independently perform preliminary technical and economic evaluations of upstream assets.
• Experience in upstream A&D, business development, or technical asset evaluation, preferred.
• Proficiency with ARIES, PHDWin, ComboCurve, or similar software.
• Strong commercial instincts, initiative, and an interest in originating new investment opportunities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with an interest in developing external industry relationships.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and comfortable working independently.
• Established industry relationships or experience developing new business opportunities, a plus.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

This role is ideal for a petroleum engineer who enjoys the commercial side of the business and wants to take a more active role in originating deals. You'll have the opportunity to build industry relationships, identify off-market opportunities, and help shape the company's acquisition pipeline while leveraging your technical engineering background.

ABOUT J MAR

Celebrating over 30 years of excellence in energy recruiting, J MAR & Associates is a trusted leader in talent acquisition. With a deep network and decades of industry insight, we specialize in connecting top professionals with outstanding opportunities. Learn more at jmarassociates.com/about.

Keywords: Business Development, A&D, Opportunity Origination, Relationship Development, Technical and Economic Evaluation, Deal Advancement.