Vice President of Lithium Development Manager

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

The Vice President of Lithium Development provides senior-level technical and operational leadership for lithium development projects performed in support of Southwest Operating’s clients. The position oversees drilling, completions, artificial lift, testing, project execution, multimillion-dollar budgets, and client communication.

This role serves as a key technical advisor and client-facing representative of Southwest Operating, providing recommendations and project oversight while recognizing that final project decisions may remain with the client.

Essential Duties and 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, Oil Based Mud (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 material operational or financial risks.


• Monitor project performance to improve efficiency, reduce nonproductive time, manage risk, control costs, and support compliance with applicable regulations, client requirements, industry standards, and H2S safety requirements.


• Prepare and deliver technical presentations, project updates, budget information, risks, and recommendations to clients, executive leadership, investors, partners, and other stakeholders.


• Recruit and lead engineering and technical personnel as needed and perform other duties assigned in support of Southwest Operating’s lithium development objectives.

Education and Experience

Required

• 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 the Cotton Valley, Smackover, or comparable formations.


• 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, substantial budgets, and client relationships.

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering or Mechanical Engineering; other engineering disciplines will be considered.


• Experience with both vertical and horizontal drilling operations.


• Experience with drilling, completions, artificial lift, production well testing, and Oil Based Mud (OBM) systems.


• Experience with high-pressure/high-temperature wells, H2S environments, or senior engineering/operations leadership.

Physical and Travel Requirements

• Ability to travel frequently to drilling, project, vendor, and client locations and work in active oilfield environments while wearing required PPE and following applicable H2S and other safety requirements.