Internal Counsel

FLEXIBLE LOCATION / WORKPLACE:

Candidates may be based in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Houston, or Midland, Texas. The position may be onsite or hybrid depending on the candidate’s location, with occasional travel to Midland and Dallas as required.

Aureus Energy Services is an integrated water infrastructure company focused on supporting oil and gas development across the Permian Basin. Originally established as a water services provider, Aureus has evolved into a midstream-focused platform with a growing portfolio of owned and controlled water infrastructure, including pipelines, recycling facilities, disposal assets, water storage, and strategic landholdings and right-of-way positions. Aureus is focused on developing long-term infrastructure solutions that provide reliable water sourcing, produced water takeaway, recycling, and disposal services to leading operators while continuing to expand its asset base through organic development and strategic acquisitions.

The Aureus Internal Counsel will serve as a cross-functional legal and commercial resource supporting Aureus’ Land, Commercial, Corporate Development, Operations, Finance, Accounting, and executive teams. The ideal candidate will be a practical, commercially minded attorney who understands the business deal, manages legal risk, drives agreements to execution, and reduces reliance on outside counsel for routine commercial and land matters.

• Draft, review, revise, and negotiate agreements supporting Aureus’ water and infrastructure business, including water sourcing, supply, produced water takeaway, transportation, disposal, recycling, treatment, pipeline, interconnection, capacity, dedication, and related agreements.
• Draft, review, and negotiate broader company commercial agreements, including:

• Work orders and statements of work
• Confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements
• Lease Contracts
• Vendor and Supply Contracts
• Amendments, assignments, releases, and termination agreements
• Other commercial contracts required by the business
• Pricing exhibits, schedules, and attachments

• Work directly with business leaders to translate transaction economics and negotiated commercial terms into clear, practical contractual provisions.
• Lead negotiations with counter parties or provide support to business leaders, by making practical risk-based recommendations, and drive agreements toward timely execution.

• Draft, review, negotiate, and interpret easements, rights-of-way, surface use agreements, temporary workspace agreements, facility leases, access agreements, water agreements, and other land-related contracts.
• Partner with the Director of Land and land team on legal issues arising from pipeline, facility, disposal well, water infrastructure, and other land acquisition activities.
• Advise on contractual rights, obligations, remedies, assignments, term and renewal provisions, operational restrictions, and other material land agreement issues.
• Support resolution of landowner disputes, title and ownership issues, and contract interpretation matters, coordinating with outside counsel when specialized support is required.
• Provide practical legal support that allows Land, Commercial, and Operations teams to move projects forward while appropriately managing risk.

• Support water sourcing and takeaway/disposal transactions from initial term development through negotiation, execution, amendment, and interpretation.
• Advise Operations, Finance, and Accounting on contract interpretation, pricing, payment obligations, minimum commitments, indemnity, insurance, and other commercial matters.
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