Surface Land Negotiator- Kenedy, TX

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Job Summary

Eagle Ford Overview

The liquids-rich Eagle Ford tight oil trend, located in the Western Gulf Coast Basin of south Texas, represents the company's second most prolific unconventional resource development. ConocoPhillips was one of the first companies into the liquids play, resulting in a low-cost entry into this acreage. In 2009, the company began exploring the development potential of this play and by year-end 2023 held approximately 199,000 net unconventional leasehold and mineral acres, primarily in DeWitt, Karnes, and Live Oak counties.

We hold approximately 484,000 unconventional net acres in the Eagle Ford, located in south Texas. The current focus is on full-field development, using customized well spacing and stacking patterns adapted through reservoir analysis. We operated seven rigs and two frac crews on average during 2024, resulting in 182 operated wells drilled and 154 operated wells brought online.

During 2024, net production in 2024 averaged 244 MBOED.

Position Overview

If you are selected for the Surface Land Negotiator position, your role will work closely with an Asset Team of Engineering, Geology, Financial, Mineral Land, HSE, Supply Chain, and Legal professionals, making Land decisions and influencing the development of ConocoPhillips' assets in your geographic area of responsibility.

Your position will be expected to communicate effectively and partner collaboratively in a team environment including frequent interaction with private landowners, attorneys, other operators, co-owners, and local, state and federal agencies.

Your responsibilities may include:

• Negotiate strategic transactions to acquire, trade, and/or divest, surface real estate, and rights of way, including document drafting, negotiations, title review and closing
• Prepare financial and market analysis of properties for purchase or lease
• Lead survey crews to plat road and pad locations for permitting
• Ensure contractual compliance with surface provisions in oil and gas leases
• Acquire rights to build facilities and infrastructure for oil and gas offtake
• Acquire water rights to supply drilling and completion operations
• Obtain road and driveway permits from local, state, and federal authorities
• Assess ambitious market rates and negotiate surface damages with landowners
• Title review and curative for acquisition of surface rights
• Utilize software such as Quorum, SAP, Generwell, OnBase, Wellview, and ArcGIS
• Represent ConocoPhillips in dealing with outside operators, co-owners, private landowners, and local, state and Federal Government entities

Basic/Required:

• Legally authorized to work in the United States
• 1 or more years of Land negotiation or related experience in the oil and gas industry
• Basic level proficiency with Microsoft O365 applications: Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams and Word

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Business, or other technical related discipline or foreign equivalent
• 4 or more years of Land negotiation or related experience in the oil and gas industry
• 1 or more years of experience with various types of software packages used for Land functions (e.g., Quorum, SAP, Generwell, OnBase, Wellview, ArcGIS, etc.)
• 1 or more years of experience in project planning, project and acquisition economics, commercial evaluation, and various commercial deal structures
• 1 or more years of experience negotiating, drafting, and understanding of surface right agreements
• Solves difficult problems independently
• Effectively communicates and partners collaboratively
• Proven knowledge sharing skills, including mentorship
• Ability to effectively communicate accurate Land recommendations to management and anticipates problems and questions
• Strong written/oral communication skills
• Innovative and proactively seeks opportunities for improvement
• Strong interpersonal skills required with the ability to establish/manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Displays integrity and follows through on dedications by holding others accountable and standing up for what's right
• Initiative to drive positive performance and achieve results
• Effectively responds to challenges and demands
• Delivers positive results through realistic planning to accomplish goals

Apply By:

Feb 12, 2026

Sponsorship:

ConocoPhillips' sponsorship for employment authorization in the U.S. is NOT available for this position.

EEO:

In the US, ConocoPhillips is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.