Investment Banking - Technical Transaction Team, Energy - Associate Engineer

J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world. 

As an Associate Engineer, you will be a key player in our business strategy and execution. You will participate in the "full cycle" of transactional execution including preparing marketing pitches, reviewing, and formulating financial analysis through engineering software, preparing, and presenting internal committee memoranda and client presentations. You will play a role in implementing the execution function including working with analysts and associates, as well as assisting more senior bankers. You will develop strong function skills in the major areas of investment banking and will demonstrate the ability to become a senior officer who can generate and execute their own transactions. Working with a broader team in the region, you will be provided opportunities to be involved real-time in transactions that may include travel. 

Job Responsibilities: 

• Advise oil & gas clients on a variety of projects including M&A, A&D, and capital markets transactions
• Perform technical analysis and resource / valuation assessment for oil & gas assets across North America
• Perform economic modelling including production forecasting, type curve creation, inventory assessment, LOS analysis, review of commercial assumptions, etc.
• Be able to independently construct and maintain economic modeling software such as ARIES or PHDwin
• Perform a variety of technical analyses on completion trends, rig activity, depletion risk, well decline analysis, etc.
• Conduct market research from various platforms including Enverus, Woomdac, and Factset
• Maintain and update petroleum economics and reserves softwares and databases

Required capabilities, and skills

• Experience in technical evaluations of oil and gas assets across lower 48 conventional and unconventional play types
• Perform full field economic analysis leveraging prior experiences with cash flow analysis software (ARIES) 
• Strong understanding of commonly used software programs such as Spotfire, Tableau, Excel, ArcGIS, QGIS and Microsoft Access 
• Experience with fundamental reservoir engineering analysis such as decline curve analysis, LOE & commercial marketing analysis, type curve creation and competitor analysis 
• Ability to generate and manage economic evaluation databases 
• Perform technical data reviews unassisted (e.g. PDP forecasting, inventory assessment, type curves, LOS evaluations, geologic assessments)
• Working knowledge of sub-surface geologic characteristics and showcase the ability to perform geologic assessments alongside the A&D team’s geologists 
• Assist and guide the development of key marketing materials and execution of mandates
• Design, prepare and administer data room presentations and exhibit the ability to manage virtual data rooms
• Consistently be a team player and can work alongside motivated colleagues that express a willingness to be successful and are driven to win 

Required qualifications

• 3-7 years of Petroleum Engineering experience conducting A&D evaluations
• Lower 48 unconventional reservoir evaluation experience is preferred
• Petroleum Engineering undergraduate degree is required
• Deep level of economic understanding of development field economics:
  • Type Curve & production forecasting, commercial LOS analysis, economic inputs and resulting outputs
• ARIES experience required, working understanding of PHDwin welcomed
• Spotfire experience required, working understanding of Tableau welcomed

Investment Banking (GIB) 

Within Investment Banking, the firm works with a broad range of issuer clients, including corporations, institutions and governments, to provide comprehensive strategic advice, capital raising and risk management expertise. In-depth, industry-specific expertise and regional market acumen enable our industry coverage teams to serve the evolving needs of clients around the world. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients motivates everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term relationships by taking a holistic and forward-looking view on our relationships, and identifying ways to help clients achieve their most important business objectives.