Land Acquisition Manager

The Land Acquisition Manager responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead a team to ensure all wells on EQT's operations schedule and non-operated schedule are drill ready prior to scheduled spud date
• Prepare, negotiate and acquire agreements for oil and gas leasehold interests, mineral interests and other related contracts
• Manage in-house landmen and land technicians who prepare, negotiate and acquire agreements for oil and gas leasehold interests, mineral interests and other related contracts
• Review and evaluate title defects. Procure required curative as needed
• Approve / waive procured curative items
• Review and make recommendations and approvals of monthly lease extension payments and other obligations
• Analyze data to confirm leasehold HBP status, including but not limited to map analysis, DEP and other governmental agency website data as well as production data.
• Work closely with and provide information to various other sub-departments including Permitting, Title, Land Administration, Unit Development, Business Development, and Community Relations
• Provide assistance to EQT's legal department to resolve claims and other civil matters
• Lead teams to timely and efficient completion of complex land projects as needed.
• Mentor Landmen I, II, III, and IVs and Ax Land Technicians.
• Coordinate and distribute work assignments to Landmen and Land Technicians.

Required Experience and Skills:

• 12+ years of land related experience.
• Bachelor's degree in related field.
• Ability to build strong relationships.
• Ability to persuade, negotiate, and close deals.
• Ability to analyze, interpret, prepare, negotiate, and acquire oil and gas leases and other related contracts.
• Ability to prepare, analyze and read landman title. Ability to read and interpret Certified Title Opinions and heirship reports.
• Self-motivated.
• Ability to adapt and work under pressure.
• Professional demeanor and proven ability to work in a team environment across cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Excellent mapping skills.
• Excellent computer skills including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and cloud based CRM applications.
• Ability to prioritize work-flow based on specific deadlines.
• Ability to manage stressful situations to a positive outcome.
• Demonstrated ability to positively influence peers via actions and directives to accomplish organizational goals.
• Possess excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Post Graduate Degree.
• AAPL/MLBC Memberships preferred with CPL.
• Proficiency Creating Salesforce Reports and Dashboards.
• Proficiency working in Arc GIS, specifically creating and working with shapefiles.
• Proficiency analyzing and manipulating large data sets in Microsoft Excel.
• Proficiency in conceptualizing and drafting workflow processes.
• Proficiency drafting Knowledge Articles. (Standard Operating Procedures, How To's and 101s)

Remote work is being considered for this role excluding the following states: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, and Tennessee unless willing to relocate.