Senior Conventional Reservoir Engineer

Position: Senior Staff Conventional Reservoir Engineer
The Senior Staff Conventional Reservoir Engineer will be assigned to the Corporate Development group and will use the combination of strong reservoir engineering skills with a business aptitude to evaluate acquisition opportunities including exploration, asset, multi-field, and corporate acquisitions within the framework of Talos Energy's policies and procedures and in compliance of applicable regulations.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Senior Staff Conventional Reservoir Engineer is responsible for reserves determination and discounted cash flow analysis of conventional domestic and international opportunities. Duties include but are not limited to:

* Screen multiple opportunities and quickly identify the pros and cons of the opportunity

* Participate in management presentations, data rooms and technical discussions

* Communicate and assess subsurface risks, uncertainties and value drivers to drive work plans, analysis and approvals

* Perform technical evaluation for each opportunity including reservoir performance analysis and reserves estimation using a variety of modeling and analysis techniques

* Identify and utilize analogs to support reserve estimation and modeling work

* Guidance of multidisciplinary team members, as necessary, during evaluation and due diligence.

* Facilitate approval of an opportunity by coordinating the collection of support data, including reserves, production forecasts, costs, capital, and economics.

* Develop and/or support development of economic models for oil and gas assets and projects (exploration, development, and production).

* Establish and maintain a network of industry peers to assure exposure to acquisition opportunities.

* Support other technical and financial disciplines within the corporation with ad hoc requests and projects.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

* Bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering or related engineering field.

* 15+ years' experience as a conventional reservoir engineer.

* Experience working Deepwater assets.

* M&A experience is desired.

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:

* Proficient in reservoir engineering skills including decline curve, volumetric, material balance, nodal, and pressure transient analyses. Experience in reservoir simulation desired.

* Exposure to and understanding of geophysical/seismic concepts.

* Strong understanding of deepwater exploration, development, and production economics.

* Ability to identify potential production and reserve upside early in an evaluation.

* Comfortable navigating technical complexity in offshore developments.

* Experience evaluating and developing GoA Wilcox reservoirs is a plus

* Strategic thinker with sharp commercial judgment.

* Comfortable navigating technical complexity in offshore developments.

* Highly collaborative, with ability to influence senior leaders and technical experts.

* Resilient, detail-oriented, and able to manage high-stakes projects under tight deadlines.

* Have a strong sense of integrity

CERTIFICATES & LICENSES:

* There are no certificates, licenses or registrations required for this position

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

* Employee must be able to sit for extended periods of time and have use of arms and hands in repetitive motion. A fair amount of standing and walking is also required for the position