Company & Culture
Ensign Natural Resources is a growth orientated independent E&P company scaling through strategic asset acquisitions and disciplined development. The company is entering its second iteration following the successful divestiture of its prior assets in late 2022. Ensign's operating philosophy centers on capital discipline, data-driven decision making, and continuous improvement. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company is led by a management team with over 20 years of experience in the acquisition, development, and exploration of unconventional resources.
At Ensign, attitudes and behaviors that support our culture matter. Employees are expected to foster a culture of personal responsibility, courage and good judgement while pursuing excellence in all efforts through passion, determination, and continuous improvement.
At Ensign, attitudes and behaviors that support our culture matter. Employees are expected to foster a culture of personal responsibility, courage and good judgement while pursuing excellence in all efforts through passion, determination, and continuous improvement.
Major Responsibilities
• Provide project controls and reporting to enable predictive and disciplined cost management
• Responsible for oversight, review, and analysis and of daily, weekly or monthly cost and progress reports
• Track field cost estimates relative to budget, commitments and actuals to include invoice reconciliation
• Interface with scheduling and procurement to ensure all critical items are reflected in cost report
• Stay up to date on project budgets and project spending forecasts and assist with any revisions to commitments and AFE
• Manage reporting for engineering and management to review project cost tracking and cost forecasts
• Supports business planning and finance activities including regular updates to forecasts, accruals and cashflow management
• Recommend and direct changes in operating procedures to improve efficiencies in payment and procurement process
• Provide suggestions for cost reduction opportunities in project
• Contribute in developing yearly operation plans, budgets, and estimating new product costs, including economic analysis
• Oversee process that tracks the status for every individual AFE generated through approval to the appropriate DOA level
Education, Experience & Skills
• Bachelor's Degree in related field is desired; high school diploma or equivalent combined with work experience may be substituted
• 3 – 5 years of cost analysis, project controls, accounting, finance, or operations analysis experience
• Experience in upstream oil and gas required or strongly preferred
• Experience supporting capital projects, drilling and completions, facilities, production operations, LOE, or asset development preferred
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, accruals, variance analysis, cost tracking, and management reporting
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills with the ability to communicate effectively across all functions in the organization
• Aptitude to succeed in a stressful and deadline-oriented environment.
• Solid understanding of Information Systems and MS Excel, Spotfire and Data integration
Required Competencies
• A hands-on individual who can also see the big picture and translate into action
• The energy and ability to work collaboratively across the entire organization
• Confidence to challenge norms and openly share thoughts and data across the entire organization
• Excellent analytical, strategic, business judgment, and problem-solving skills
• An entrepreneurial mindset with a strong track record of agility and flexibility to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Track record of successful outcomes with a commitment to team success
• Strong interpersonal skills coupled with excellent verbal and written communication
• Systems aptitude and process orientation with ability to manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously
• Driven individual with a focus on continuous improvement
• Strong work ethic and high level of personal integrity
Physical Requirements
We Offer
Ensign offers competitive salary, cash bonus and equity plans. The Company also offers a comprehensive benefit package, paid vacation, sick time, and much more.