What are the responsibilities and job description for the Petroleum Engineer position at Citizens Bank?
Job Description
The Petroleum Engineer partners and interacts with the Senior Petroleum Engineer and the Energy Team's Relationship Managers (RMs), Portfolio Managers (PMs) and Credit Officers, and is responsible for the technical evaluation of oil and gas assets.
The successful incumbent has strong interpersonal, business skills, and excellent verbal and written communication skills, skilled in collecting and analyzing complex data and possesses excellent listening and problem-solving skills, work independently and collaboratively, while building strategic relations with colleagues and constituents.
Primary responsibilities include but will not be limited to:
Reserve Based Lending (RBL) Valuations:
Marketing and New Business:
Training and Collaboration:
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Education:
To thrive as a colleague at Citizens, candidates must demonstrate a strong customer-centric mindset, exhibit persistence and resilience in the face of challenges, and embrace continuous learning to adapt and grow in a dynamic environment.
Hours and Work Schedule: (4 days in office, 1 day remote)
Hours per Week: 40
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday
Work Location: Houston, TX
Pay Transparency
The salary range for this position is $121,720 - $236,280 per year, plus an opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus. Actual pay is based on various factors including but not limited to the budget, work location, and relevant skills and experience.
We offer competitive pay, comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, maternity/paternity leave, flexible work arrangements, education reimbursement, wellness programs and more. Note, Citizens' paid time off policy exceeds the mandatory, paid sick or paid time-away policy of every local and state jurisdiction in the United States. For an overview of our benefits, visit .
Citizens will not sponsor an applicant for a work visa, such as an H-1B, for this position.
About Us
Equal Employment Opportunity
Citizens, its parent, subsidiaries, and related companies (Citizens) provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, citizenship, physical or mental disability, perceived disability or history or record of a disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, genetic characteristic, marital or domestic partner status, victim of domestic violence, family statparenthood, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, pregnancy/childbirth/lactation, colleague's or a dependent's reproductive health decision making, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws. At Citizens, we are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that enables all colleagues to bring their best selves to work every day and everyone is expected to be treated with respect and professionalism. Employment decisions are based solely on merit, qualifications, performance and capability.
Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer
Job Applicant Data Privacy Policy
Background Check
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the candidate successfully passing a background check, which may include initial credit, motor vehicle record, public record, prior employment verification, and criminal background checks. Results of the background check are individually reviewed based upon legal requirements imposed by our regulators and with consideration of the nature and gravity of the background history and the job offered. Any offer of employment will include further information.
The Petroleum Engineer partners and interacts with the Senior Petroleum Engineer and the Energy Team's Relationship Managers (RMs), Portfolio Managers (PMs) and Credit Officers, and is responsible for the technical evaluation of oil and gas assets.
The successful incumbent has strong interpersonal, business skills, and excellent verbal and written communication skills, skilled in collecting and analyzing complex data and possesses excellent listening and problem-solving skills, work independently and collaboratively, while building strategic relations with colleagues and constituents.
Primary responsibilities include but will not be limited to:
Reserve Based Lending (RBL) Valuations:
- Conducting thorough due diligence activities with the client and Agent Bank technical teams to confirm the use of prudent assumptions in the projections including an assessment of past performance, industry trends, and in-basin peer performance.
- Obtaining data for engineering evaluation from customer's engineering and financial personnel, using engineering expertise to analyze data provided by customers to determine validity and accuracy of information, while using accepted petroleum engineering methods to arrive at oil and gas reserve estimates.
- Preparing memos that summarize the results of the evaluation including risk assessment, quality of customer's technical staff and grading of collateral characteristics.
- Communicating to the loan committee the RBL results and risk assessment of the engineering evaluation of oil and gas properties, to ensure all pertinent aspects of the collateral are known and understood.
- For Agented deals, assisting clients in preparing engineering information for syndication purposes and interfacing with prospective participating bank engineers and bankers to assist in their internal reserve analysis.
Marketing and New Business:
- Assisting in marketing efforts by making outside calls with Relationship Managers (RM's) with an emphasis on potential customers where technical knowledge will help generate new business.
- Screening potential new loans for viability.
Training and Collaboration:
- Collaborating with the Senior Petroleum Engineer, RM's, PM's and Credit Officers on the RBL valuation process, inherent risks and value determination methods and provide input to the periodic assessment of Bank commodity price assumptions used for the determination of loan values.
- Initiating recommendations to improve the efficiency of engineering software and hardware.
- Participating in presentations to leadership, Credit Officers and other bank groups as needed.
Minimum Qualification Requirements
- 5-7 years of relevant experience in reserve evaluation and risk assessment in the Energy Industry
- Proficient in Aries for Windows, PHDWin, Microsoft Office
- Evidence of strong business judgment, communication, leadership and integrity
- Financial Industry background is preferred
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university in Petroleum Engineering or related degree
To thrive as a colleague at Citizens, candidates must demonstrate a strong customer-centric mindset, exhibit persistence and resilience in the face of challenges, and embrace continuous learning to adapt and grow in a dynamic environment.
Hours and Work Schedule: (4 days in office, 1 day remote)
Hours per Week: 40
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday
Work Location: Houston, TX
Pay Transparency
The salary range for this position is $121,720 - $236,280 per year, plus an opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus. Actual pay is based on various factors including but not limited to the budget, work location, and relevant skills and experience.
We offer competitive pay, comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, maternity/paternity leave, flexible work arrangements, education reimbursement, wellness programs and more. Note, Citizens' paid time off policy exceeds the mandatory, paid sick or paid time-away policy of every local and state jurisdiction in the United States. For an overview of our benefits, visit .
Citizens will not sponsor an applicant for a work visa, such as an H-1B, for this position.
About Us
Equal Employment Opportunity
Citizens, its parent, subsidiaries, and related companies (Citizens) provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, citizenship, physical or mental disability, perceived disability or history or record of a disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, genetic characteristic, marital or domestic partner status, victim of domestic violence, family statparenthood, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, pregnancy/childbirth/lactation, colleague's or a dependent's reproductive health decision making, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws. At Citizens, we are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that enables all colleagues to bring their best selves to work every day and everyone is expected to be treated with respect and professionalism. Employment decisions are based solely on merit, qualifications, performance and capability.
Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer
Job Applicant Data Privacy Policy
Background Check
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the candidate successfully passing a background check, which may include initial credit, motor vehicle record, public record, prior employment verification, and criminal background checks. Results of the background check are individually reviewed based upon legal requirements imposed by our regulators and with consideration of the nature and gravity of the background history and the job offered. Any offer of employment will include further information.
Salary : $121,720 - $236,280