Land Analyst- (Contract)

TOTAL Deutschland GmbH; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

TotalEnergies is seeking a Land Analyst to support onshore and offshore assets, maintain leasehold interests, monitor obligations, and coordinate with internal teams and external partners. The role emphasizes data integrity in land records, timely rental and expiration management, and participation in acquisitions, divestitures, and due diligence.

Candidates should have 5+ years in oil and gas land administration and a Bachelor's degree; proficiency with LandVantage or similar software is

Qualifications

• 5+ years of oil and gas land, land administration, or land analyst experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Energy Management, Petroleum Land Management, or a related discipline preferred.
• Experience with onshore shale/unconventional development; offshore Gulf of America experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of oil and gas leases, title documentation, ownership reporting, lease maintenance, and land administration practices.
• Experience supporting acquisitions, divestitures, due diligence projects, and other land-related transactions.
• Experience using LandVantage or similar land management software preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while managing multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and administer land records, lease inventories, ownership data, and contractual obligations.
• Monitor lease maintenance requirements, rental obligations, and expiration dates to preserve land rights.
• Prepare and manage calendars and coordinate with Land and Asset teams.
• Coordinate with Finance and Treasury for payments and invoicing.
• Review and maintain lease agreements, title documents, and related records.
• Assist in determining ownership, working, and revenue interests.
• Support regulatory filings with federal, state, and offshore agencies.
• Generate land reports and analyses for management and partners.
• Support acquisitions, divestitures, due diligence, and special land projects.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to resolve ownership and contractual issues.
• Maintain data integrity within land management systems.

Skills

Shale development

Offshore Gulf

Oil and gas leases

Title documentation

Ownership reporting

Lease maintenance

Land administration

Acquisitions

Divestitures

Due diligence

LandVantage

Excel

Microsoft Office

Analytical skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

LandVantage

Job description

The Land Analyst position provides analytical and administrative support for both onshore and offshore assets and plays a key role in maintaining leasehold interests, monitoring obligations, advancing development activities, and facilitating communication between internal stakeholders and external parties.

Activities:

• Maintain and administer land records, lease inventories, ownership data, and contractual obligations for assigned assets.
• Monitor lease maintenance requirements, rental obligations, continuous development provisions, drilling commitments, and expiration dates to ensure preservation of Company land rights.
• Prepare and manage rental, renewal, and expiration calendars and coordinate recommendations with Land and Asset teams.
• Coordinate with Finance and Treasury to facilitate timely payments, billing reconciliations, and partner invoicing.
• Review and maintain lease agreements, title documents, title opinions, division orders, joint operating agreements, and other land-related records.
• Assist in determining ownership interests, working interests, and revenue interests associated with drilling and development activities.
• Support regulatory filings and reporting requirements with applicable federal, state, and offshore regulatory agencies as required.
• Generate land reports and analyses for management, operations, business development, and joint venture partners.
• Support acquisition and divestiture projects, lease sales, due diligence activities, and special land projects.
• Coordinate with Land, Legal, Operations, and external stakeholders to resolve ownership, contractual, and administrative issues.
• Maintain data integrity within land management systems and associated databases.

The Land Analyst supports the administration, maintenance, reporting, and protection of the Company's land assets and contractual rights. Working closely with Land, Operations, Subsurface, Finance, Business Development, Legal, and joint venture partners, the individual will ensure accurate record keeping, lease maintenance, compliance monitoring, ownership reporting, and fulfillment of contractual obligations.

Education/Experience:

• 5+ years of oil and gas land, land administration, or land analyst experience
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Energy Management, Petroleum Land Management, or a related discipline preferred.

Skills:

• Experience supporting onshore shale/unconventional resource development; offshore Gulf of America experience preferred
• Strong knowledge of oil and gas leases, title documentation, ownership reporting, lease maintenance, and land administration practices.
• Experience supporting acquisitions, divestitures, due diligence projects, and other land-related transactions.
• Experience using LandVantage or similar land management software preferred
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

A bout TotalEnergies

TotalEnergies is a major energy company, which produces and markets fuels, natural gas and low-carbon electricity. Over 100,000 employees are committed to better energy that is safer, more affordable, cleaner and accessible to as many people as possible. Active in more than 120 countries, TotalEnergies ambition is to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 or sooner. The US Government is engineering a major transformation of the US economy with ambitious goals to cut GHG emissions in half by 2030 and reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

What We Provide

TotalEnergies values the partnership with our external recruitment providers. As a contractor assigned to TotalEnergies you will be eligible for benefits through your agency employer such as PTO, paid holidays, and transportation allowance.

International Consideration

TotalEnergies regrets that it is unable to sponsor employment Visas or consider individuals on time-limited visa status for this position.