Senior Reservoir Engineer - Global Projects & Growth Path

Dallas, United States | Posted on 06/20/2025

CSI Recruiting is working with a well-established and highly regarded upstream petroleum consulting firm in Dallas on their immediate need for an experienced and capable Reservoir Engineer. Our client is a stable, privately-owned firm that has grown since its inception into one of the top oil & gas consulting firms in the world.

The reservoir engineer role is a crucial role within this company's organization. The firm's clients place immense trust in their technical staff to provide the highest quality engineering services, on which their staff, boards of directors, and investors rely heavily. The Reservoir Engineer will join a Team, which typically consist of 2 to 4 engineers and 3 to 6 analysts. The firm's Teams maintain a talented pool of analysts to assist in data loading, data manipulation, and report preparation;

typically there is a ratio of at least one analyst per engineer in the firm. The Reservoir Engineer will also work closely with the geoscience teams as needed on specific projects. Initially, the Reservoir Engineer will be assigned existing clients and work with the other engineers on the team to learn our economics systems, work processes, philosophies, team dynamics, etc.

Eventually, the Engineer will cultivate their own jobs and will have the opportunity to work on job assignments that match their interests and skill sets. Travel requirements, both domestic and international, vary by team and by the types of clients each team cultivates. The Engineer's desire for travel will be strongly considered.

The firm's Reservoir Engineers thrive on learning new skills and working on diverse projects. Moreover, the candidate will learn and develop the "soft skills" that make for an effective consultant such as interpersonal skills, managing client relations and expectations, judgment on appropriate reserves categories and classifications, commercial awareness, and business savvy. They should be comfortable working with and presenting to all levels of professionals from technical and financial experts to senior executives and board members.

The primary projects and tasks under the responsibility of the reservoir engineer include:

Technical and economic evaluation of oil and gas assets using a variety of engineering and economic methods.

Reserves estimation using performance analysis, analogy, volumetric calculations, and material balance techniques, as appropriate.

Presentation of evaluations to all levels (from asset engineer to CEO) within client company, with a focus on the data used to support his/her estimates and opinions.

Preparation of reports ranging from simple letter reports to annual reports for SEC filings to complex Competent Persons Reports for international filings or IPOs. Requires adherence to internal company guidelines and industry standards.

Educating clients on requirements and limitations of specific reserves definitions (PRMS, SEC, COGEH, etc.), and making recommendations regarding additional data that could justify additional reserves volumes or categorization upgrades.

The successful Reservoir Engineer candidate will be an independent, entrepreneurially-driven, motivated engineer, who wants to build and run their own business within the firm's overall structure. They will have the opportunity to develop their career in a variety of challenging assignments and will develop at a much faster pace than is typical of most E&P companies. The candidate's career and responsibilities will develop towards a lucrative track as an officer and shareholder in the firm over time.

A career with the firm can be very rewarding, technically challenging, and financially superior to typical major E&P company career paths and compensation programs.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Candidates selected will have an undergraduate engineering degree from a recognized institution with a minimum of 5 years experience in upstream oil and gas exploration and production, ideally gained at a major oil and gas company or large independent. They should have at least 3 years of reservoir engineering experience with some time devoted to reservoir simulation and…