Requisition ID: 200307

 Salary Range: 175,000.00 - 225,000.00 

Please note that the Salary Range shown is a guideline only. Salary offered may vary based on factors, including, but not limited to, the successful candidate’s relevant knowledge, skills, and experience.

 

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

 

Title: Associate, Geology - Global Investment Banking / Energy (Houston)

 

Global Banking and Markets 

Global Banking and Markets (GBM) is a leading Canadian Capital Markets and Investment Banking business with a growing platform in the US and Latin America, operating globally for over 100 years. Scotiabank’s strong U.S. presence provides our clients an important bridge to this key global market for trade and investment flows across the Americas and the world. 

Global Banking & Markets provides a full range of investment banking, credit and risk management products and services relevant to the financing and strategic development needs of our clients. Our products include debt and equity financing, mergers & acquisitions, corporate banking, institutional equity sales, trading and research, fixed income products, derivatives, energy, foreign exchange and precious & metals. We also cross-sell the full range of wholesale products and services offered by the Scotiabank Group.  

Be part of an innovative, Global Capital Markets and Investment Banking business with a unique geographic footprint that puts capital to work for our clients across industries!  We work together to drive ambition for every future! 

 

Overview: Contributes to the overall success of the Domestic and International A&D team within the Global Investment Banking – Energy Division located in Houston, TX USA. Ensures specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives.  Ensures all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.

What You’ll Do 

Champions a customer-focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems, and knowledge. Responsible for the technical and financial evaluation of oil and gas assets (including but not limited to depositional environments, reservoir characteristics, base and upside evaluation, risk assessment, facility constraints and requirements, creating plan of development, developing economic assumptions) – with senior oversight Perform detailed review of evaluation inputs, ensure accuracy and reasonableness of any outputs and sensitivities Preparation and review of technical data room materials related to sell side and buy side mandates Contribute to portions of management presentations, including detailed slides with specific focus on geoscience aspects to both the base and upside cases in addition to overviews describing land and contracts, production, reserves, joint ventures, facilities, marketing, accounting, etc., and oversight of any related graphical drafting materials For business origination activities, help generate the technical geoscience portions of pitch books, and when required, attend client meetings Provide sound ad-hoc geological and geophysical analysis as required by senior bankers and clients Maintain working knowledge of industry activity and trends, commodity prices, and latest developments in technology Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions Actively pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk Champions a high-performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment

 

What You’ll Bring 

Masters degree in Geosciences, preferably with a petroleum specialty, or equivalent combination with work experience Highly motivated individual with 5 to 10 years of oil and gas industry experience at an upstream operator Exposure to a combination of both conventional and unconventional (U.S. and international) projects preferred Broad technical oil and gas geoscience experience (geology, geophysics, petrophysics, development / operations, reservoir, characterization, drilling inventory, recovery techniques, technological advances, risking etc.) Beneficial to have exposure to oil and gas acquisitions and divestiture activity in a prior role Proven ability to work concurrently across multiple tasks / activities primarily related to oil and gas asset / corporate evaluations Clear demonstration of concise written and verbal communication skills Strong knowledge of third-party support products (e.g. Enverus Prism, Wood Mackenzie Welligence), as well as to technical analysis and interpretation platforms (e.g. Petrel, ArcGIS etc.); some knowledge of ARIES, PHDwin beneficial Strong computer skills including analytical tools offered in MS Excel, Spotfire and/or other data analytics programs Interest in learning about Corporate Finance and Corporate Banking functions within the energy space FINRA licensed (or will be expected to obtain SIE, Series 79 and 63 licensing shortly upon hire)

Interested? 

At Scotiabank, every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are and, embraced for their differences. That’s why we work to grow and diversify talent and engage employees in a performance-oriented culture. 

 

What's in it for you? 

Scotiabank wants you to be able to bring your best self to work – and life, every day. With a focus on holistic well-being, our many flexible benefit programs are designed to help support your unique family, financial, physical, mental, and social health needs. 

Location(s):  United States : Texas : Houston

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.  

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