PJT Partners is a global advisory-focused investment bank. Our team of senior professionals delivers a wide array of strategic advisory, shareholder advisory, restructuring and special situations and private fund advisory and placement services to corporations, financial sponsors, institutional investors and governments around the world. We offer a unique portfolio of advisory services designed to help our clients achieve their strategic objectives. We also provide, through PJT Park Hill, private fund advisory and fundraising services for alternative investment managers, including private equity funds, real estate funds and hedge funds.

From the beginning, PJT Partners has firmly believed that having the best people is key to building an enduring franchise. Our perspective was, and remains, that a great team brings in both top tier clients and appeals to a wide-range of diverse, talented colleagues. Fostering an inclusive culture, which welcomes differing perspectives and beliefs, enables us to provide the best advice and insights to our clients.

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Responsibilities:

The Strategic Advisory group is one of the most experienced teams in the industry, and has been involved in some of the largest, most complex transactions in recent years.  Our global team focuses on a diverse set of industries, including technology, media & telecommunications, energy, power & utilities, industrials healthcare, financial institutions, and real estate.  The Oil & Gas Group advises clients on a wide array of energy Strategic Advisory, as well as partners with the Restructuring and Special Situations Group around distressed energy situations.

PJT Partners is seeking an Engineer who will be responsible for the technical evaluation of client oil & gas assets, assisting with the coordination of mandate execution, and the development of new business activities. Responsibilities include:

  • Prepare client materials to provide technical evaluation using both public and/or private data including evaluation of reserves, production, development, economics, etc
  • Generate technical and engineering presentation materials for pitches, pre-marketing documents, VDRs including preparation of maps, type curve analysis, inventory analysis, well economics etc.
  • Assist in execution of live mandates, including managing data room presentations, engaging on due diligence, etc.
  • Be able to present technical analysis in client meetings, board presentations, data rooms in a clear and concise manner
  • Other ad-hoc projects, including but not limited to, providing basin overviews, identifying new business opportunities, evaluating deal structures etc.

Qualifications:

PJT Partners seeks to hire individuals who are highly motivated, intelligent and have excellent academic, leadership and extracurricular records.  In addition, qualified candidates will possess the following:

  • 3 – 5+ years of prior related petroleum engineering experience with active exploration and production company, oil & gas reserves consulting, or energy investment banking A&D experience
  • Commercially oriented; understands the financial details of cash flow, economics and rate of return, while also assessing technical risk in economic valuations
  • Experience using necessary analytic tools, including Aries, PHdWin, Spotfire, Excel, etc. as well as the various oil & gas subscription services
  • Strong written and oral communication skills
  • Self-starter capable of working with little to no oversight; proactive in creating software tools to enhance process efficiencies
  • Ability to identify upside and apply uncertainty / risk for oil and gas assets
  • Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel
  • Python, R, or other experience with other coding language preferred
  • Strong organizational and time management skills and ability to set priorities

PJT is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of, and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, marital or partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity expression, disability, medical condition, genetic information or predisposition, veteran or military status, status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense or stalking, or any other category protected by law. PJT Partners also complies with all applicable laws with regard to providing reasonable accommodation of disabilities to applicants. For more information or to request an accommodation, please contact Human Resources.

California Applicants: PJT Partners will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records in a manner consistent with applicable law including, but not limited to, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and/or Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

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