Reserves Engineer

Caturus; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Caturus, a Houston-based energy platform, seeks a Reserves Engineer to support reserves evaluation, corporate planning, and A&D analyses. You will manage ARIES databases, interface with engineering, accounting, IT, GIS, finance, and operations to ensure data integrity.

Based in Houston, you will report to the VP, Corporate Reserves. Responsibilities include building reserves models in ARIES and Excel, leading reporting, and supporting acquisitions and budgeting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering or related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years in reservoir engineering, reserves, investment banking, data analysis, or a related oil & gas role.
• Oil and gas industry experience required.
• Strong ARIES database skills and experience with relational databases.
• Proficiency in Excel and data visualization tools (Power BI, Spotfire, Tableau).

Responsibilities

• Maintain and administer the corporate SQL/Access databases, ensuring accurate and up-to-date information.
• Prepare reserves estimates, production forecasts, and economic models using ARIES and Excel.
• Lead reserves reporting & reconciliation and help drive internal budgeting and planning processes.
• Support acquisitions, divestitures, and corporate strategy through reserves and valuation analysis.
• Develop and manage data models and relationships to support cross-functional analysis and reporting.
• Work closely with asset engineers to input, validate, and manage production forecasts, reserves, and economic evaluations.
• Communicate key insights and risks to senior management through clear reporting and presentations, using tools such as SQL, Excel, Spotfire, Power BI, PowerPoint, etc.
• Collaborate with accounting, GIS, IT, finance, geoscience, and operations teams to ensure consistent and integrated data flows.
• Perform quality control checks and troubleshoot data discrepancies across systems. Automate repetitive data tasks and develop scripts or tools to improve data accessibility and integrity.
• Support process improvements and automation across reserves and planning workflows, including data integration and reporting efficiency.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering or related engineering

Tools

ARIES

SQL/Access databases

Excel

Power BI

Spotfire

Tableau

Job description

Location: US TX Houston - Corporate Office

Department: Finance

Location: US TX Houston - Corporate Office

Description

About Us: The Caturus platform founded by Kimmeridge – an alternative asset manager focused on the energy sector – supports Kimmeridge’s overarching goal of providing low-cost energy on demand with the lowest carbon footprint.

Kimmeridge’s vision in creating Caturus is to build the only independent, fully integrated natural gas and LNG export platform in the U.S. through a combination of its upstream operations and via Commonwealth LNG, a 9.5 million tonnes per annum liquefied natural gas export terminal in southwestern Louisiana on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The combined entities are committed to delivering responsibly sourced, low-emission fuel to domestic and international markets.

Caturus is a Houston-based, private exploration and production company seeking to materially grow production through development of deep, high pressure, dry gas windows of the Eagle Ford and Austin Chalk, as well as Haynesville formations located in Texas and Louisiana while maintaining a relentless focus on safety.

Commonwealth LNG was founded by industry veterans who decided to re-engineer the LNG construction model. Using proven best practices, Commonwealth is committed to building a world-class LNG export facility while focusing on safety, managing risk and achieving best-in-class environmental standards.

Job Description

Position Summary:

| We are seeking a highly motivated Reserves Engineer to support our team with reserves evaluation and analysis. This role is responsible for maintaining the corporate ARIES database, supporting corporate financial planning and analysis functions, and helping with corporate economic evaluations including A&D. This position will serve as a key liaison between engineering, accounting, IT, GIS, finance, operations, land, and other teams to drive consistent and accurate data across the organization. The position is based in Houston, TX and reports to our VP, Corporate Reserves.

Key Accountabilities:

• Maintain and administer the corporate SQL/Access databases, ensuring accurate and up-to-date information.
• Prepare reserves estimates, production forecasts, and economic models using ARIES and Excel.
• Lead reserves reporting & reconciliation and help drive internal budgeting and planning processes.
• Support acquisitions, divestitures, and corporate strategy through reserves and valuation analysis.
• Develop and manage data models and relationships to support cross-functional analysis and reporting.
• Work closely with asset engineers to input, validate, and manage production forecasts, reserves, and economic evaluations.
• Communicate key insights and risks to senior management through clear reporting and presentations, using tools such as SQL, Excel, Spotfire, Power BI, PowerPoint, etc.
• Collaborate with accounting, GIS, IT, finance, geoscience, and operations teams to ensure consistent and integrated data flows.
• Perform quality control checks and troubleshoot data discrepancies across systems. Automate repetitive data tasks and develop scripts or tools to improve data accessibility and integrity.
• Support process improvements and automation across reserves and planning workflows, including data integration and reporting efficiency.

Qualifications

Education, Certificates, and Licenses:

• Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering or related engineering discipline.

Experience:

• 5+ years in reservoir engineering, reserves, investment banking, data analysis, or a related oil & gas role.
• Oil and gas industry experience required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong ARIES database skills and experience working with relational databases and large data models.
• Solid understanding of SEC Reserves guidelines and workflows, reserves and asset evaluations, A&D processes, and reservoir engineering principles.
• Expert proficiency in Microsoft Office products and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Spotfire, Tableau).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Team player attitude to work within a small team that interacts across the entire company.