Land GIS Principal Analyst

Crescent Energy Management LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal opportunity employer

Accommodation available

Job summary

Crescent Energy is seeking a Land GIS Principal Analyst in Houston to lead the design, maintenance, and governance of the land GIS database and related workflows. You will integrate leases, rights-of-way, contracts, and regulatory data into reliable GIS products and decision-ready insights, mentoring staff and partnering with Legal, Engineering, and Operations.

Qualifications include a bachelor’s degree or 10+ years GIS experience, 7+ years in upstream O&G GIS, and expertise with ArcGIS

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 10+ years GIS experience.
• 7+ years GIS experience in land, lease, title, ROW, parcel, mineral, or energy-related GIS work.
• 7+ years with upstream O&G operations.
• Proficiency with Esri ArcGIS Pro/ArcGIS Online/Enterprise and GIS automation.
• Strong data QA/QC, governance, and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, maintenance, and governance of the land GIS database, feature services, maps, and workflows.
• Integrate land records, leases, rights-of-way, contracts, ownership, plats, and regulatory data into GIS layers.
• Produce executive-ready maps, dashboards, reports, and presentations.
• Mentor Land GIS staff and serve as SME for land data and GIS best practices.
• Collaborate with Legal, Engineering, Development, Operations, and vendors to meet business needs.

Skills

GIS

Python

SQL

ArcGIS Pro

ArcGIS Online

Geodatabases

Spatial Analysis

Cartography

Data QA/QC

Stakeholder Management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Geography

10+ years GIS experience

Tools

ArcGIS Pro

ArcGIS Online

Geodatabases

Python

SQL

Arcade

ModelBuilder

FME

Job description

Crescent is a differentiated U.S. energy company committed to delivering value through a disciplined, returns-driven growth through acquisition strategy and consistent return of capital. Our long-life, balanced portfolio combines significant cash flow from stable production with a deep, high-quality development inventory. Crescent is a top three producer in the Eagle Ford basin and a scaled operator in each of the Permian and Uinta basins. Crescent’s leadership is an experienced team of investment, financial and industry professionals that combines proven investment and operating expertise. For more than a decade, Crescent and our predecessors have executed on a consistent strategy focused on cash flow, risk management and returns. Through disciplined and accretive investments, we have successfully tripled the size of our company since going public in December 2021 while maintaining a strong balance sheet.

The Land GIS Principal Analyst leads the design, maintenance, analysis, and quality assurance of the geospatial needs of the Land Department. This role supports the Land function and all department workflows that rely on land-footprint data by turning complex ownership, lease, contract, and regulatory information into reliable GIS products and decision-ready insights. GIS Professional (GISP) certification is preferred. This role will report to the Land Technology & Analytics Supervisor and will collaborate closely with Crescent’s Enterprise GIS team. Key Responsibilities Lead the creation, maintenance, and governance of the land GIS database, feature services, maps, and spatial-analysis workflows. Integrate land records, leases, rights-of-way, contracts, ownership information, plats, legal descriptions, survey data, and regulatory datasets into accurate GIS layers. Lead all assignments to the Land GIS group related to polygon drafting, cartography requests, data management, and other tasks necessary to meet business needs. Perform advanced spatial analysis to support acquisition, divestiture, leasing, title, development, permitting, and operational decisions. Establish and enforce data standards, documentation, quality-control procedures, versioning practices, and metadata requirements. Review and validate GIS work products, including lease polygons, tract boundaries, legal-description interpretations, and map deliverables. Develop automation and repeatable workflows using GIS tools, scripting, and appropriate AI-enabled technologies. Partner with Land and all departments whose workflows depend on land-footprint data, including Legal, Engineering, Development, Operations, and external vendors, to define requirements and deliver clear geospatial solutions. Produce executive-ready maps, dashboards, reports, and presentations. Mentor Land GIS staff and serve as the subject-matter expert for land data and geospatial best practices. Monitor emerging GIS, data-management, and AI capabilities and recommend practical improvements. Lead strategic initiatives involving third-party resources and external partners.

Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Geography, Geographic Information Systems, Geospatial Science, or a related field required; OR a minimum of 10 years of progressive, hands-on GIS experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree. 7+ years of progressive GIS experience, including substantial land, lease, title, right-of-way, parcel, mineral, or energy-related GIS work. 7+ years with upstream O&G operations Demonstrated expertise with Esri ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online or Enterprise, geodatabases, spatial analysis, and cartographic production. Experience with Python, SQL, Arcade, ModelBuilder, FME, or related GIS automation tools. Strong experience interpreting legal descriptions, plats, surveys, parcel or tract data, and land-record documentation, particularly relating to subsurface mineral legal descriptions Experience with data QA and QC, spatial data modeling, and GIS governance. Strong written communication, judgment, organization, and stakeholder-management skills.

Preferred Qualifications GISP certification. Experience with land-management systems, title data, regulatory GIS data, or energy and mineral assets. Experience applying AI tools responsibly to GIS data extraction, document review, workflow automation, or quality assurance.

Crescent Energy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender/pregnancy, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Crescent Energy is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status. If you require accommodation to complete the application process, please let us know by contacting [e-mail].

Crescent is a differentiated U.S. energy company committed to delivering value through a disciplined, returns-driven growth through acquisition strategy and consistent return of capital. Our long-life, balanced portfolio combines significant cash flow from stable production with a deep, high-quality development inventory. Crescent is a top three producer in the Eagle Ford basin and a scaled operator in each of the Permian and Uinta basins. Crescent’s leadership is an experienced team of investment, financial and industry professionals that combines proven investment and operating expertise. For more than a decade, Crescent and our predecessors have executed on a consistent strategy focused on cash flow, risk management and returns. Through disciplined and accretive investments, we have successfully tripled the size of our company since going public in December 2021 while maintaining a strong balance sheet.