Senior Planning Engineer
Position Summary
Chord Energy is seeking a Senior Planning Engineer to join our Corporate Planning group. This position is located in downtown Houston, TX. Hybrid work schedule is an option for remote work on Mondays and Fridays. Level and salary commensurate with experience.
Essential Job Functions
- Maintain and update the corporate Net Asset Value model using Aries, ensuring technical accuracy and alignment with current business assumptions.
- Support the annual budget process and the subsequent monthly forecasting process.
- Help identify and evaluate risks, opportunities, and sensitivities to better inform decision-making.
- Collaborate with teams across the company—including Operations, Finance, Development, and Land—to deliver high-quality insights and recommendations.
- Serve as a key technical and economic advisor, offering strategic input on development planning, capital allocation, and asset optimization.
This job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the position. Incumbents will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and duties outside of their normal responsibilities as assigned by their supervisor.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering or a related field
- 5 years of experience in upstream oil and gas, with a focus on Reservoir Engineering or Corporate Reserves Evaluation
- Strong proficiency in Aries (required)
- Familiarity with unconventional resource development, preferably in the Bakken or similar basins
- Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and fluid environment; flexible with the demands of a growing company
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: Must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting and to use standard office equipment, including a computer, stamina to maintain attention to detail despite interruptions, strength to lift and carry files weighing up to 10 pounds; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen, and hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Preferred Qualifications
- 8 years of experience in upstream oil and gas, with a focus on Reservoir Engineering or Corporate Reserves Evaluation
EEO Statement:
Chord Energy does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.
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What We Do
Chord Energy is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, development, production, and acquisition of crude oil, NGLs, and natural gas, with top-tier, sustainable assets located in the Bakken and Three Forks plays in North Dakota and Montana. We prioritize safe and responsible operations to develop our unconventional onshore resources, and we maintain a unique position with a best-in-class balance sheet, a rigorous focus on capital discipline, and a continuous improvement approach leading to innovation and efficiency that generates cash flow. The company trades publicly as NASDAQ: CHRD.
