Chief Lithium Development Officer

Lone Star Hazmat Response, LLC; Tyler (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Southwest Operating is seeking a Vice President of Lithium Development to provide senior-level technical and operational leadership for lithium projects. You will oversee drilling, completions, artificial lift, testing, budgets, and client communications, guiding strategy and ensuring delivery in a fast-paced environment.

As the primary technical adviser and client-facing representative, you will coordinate with contractors and stakeholders, manage multimillion-dollar budgets, report on

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Significant experience in drilling, completions, production operations, artificial lift, or well development.
• Demonstrated experience drilling deep wellbores into formations such as Cotton Valley or Smackover.
• Strong knowledge of drilling engineering, well construction, well control, drilling fluids, completions, artificial lift, and well testing.
• Experience managing complex drilling or development projects, contractors, budgets, and client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee lithium development activities, including deep-well planning, vertical and horizontal drilling, completions, artificial lift, testing, and production-related activities.
• Provide technical guidance related to casing, cementing, directional drilling, OBM systems, drilling hydraulics, wellbore stability, pressure management, and well control.
• Evaluate drilling, reservoir, completion, testing, and production data and provide technical recommendations to clients and executive leadership.
• Serve as a primary technical point of contact for clients and coordinate with contractors, service companies, consultants, and other project stakeholders.
• Develop, manage, and report on multimillion-dollar project budgets, forecasts, AFEs, schedules, costs, and risks.
• Monitor project performance to improve efficiency, reduce nonproductive time, manage risk, control costs, and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Prepare and deliver technical presentations, project updates, budgets, risks, and recommendations to clients and stakeholders.
• Recruit and lead engineering and technical personnel as needed to support lithium development objectives.

Skills

Leadership

Engineering expertise

Project management

Client relations

Technical presentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Casing and cementing systems

OBM systems

Drilling hydraulics

Well control procedures

Job description

Southwest Operating is seeking a Vice President of Lithium Development to provide senior-level technical and operational leadership for lithium projects. You will oversee drilling, completions, artificial lift, testing, budgets, and client communications, guiding strategy and ensuring delivery in a fast-paced environment.

As the primary technical adviser and client-facing representative, you will coordinate with contractors and stakeholders, manage multimillion-dollar budgets, report on