Land Services Manager

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Repsol is hiring a Land Services Manager within the Land Business Unit to be based out of our office in The Woodlands TX. Alternately the role may be supported from a satellite office located in the Warrendale PA region.

Business Unit: Land Business Unit
Location: The Woodlands TX or Warrendale PA
Schedule: Hybrid 9/80 eligible
Reports To: Director Land Business Unit

Position Summary

The Land Services Manager leads land services functions supporting operated and nonoperated oil & gas assets across the United States. This role is accountable for the accuracy integrity and timely execution of land services activities including division order administration land records and lease management and land operations support.

In addition to operational excellence the Land Services Manager plays a critical role in driving standardization system optimization and continuous improvement across land services processes to support scalable compliant asset development. The role partners closely with Accounting Legal Asset teams and external stakeholders to safeguard revenue accuracy contractual compliance and operational readiness throughout the asset lifecycle.

The Land Services Manager supervises employees and contractors across Division Order Land Administration and Land Operations functions and serves as a key leader in developing a highperforming engaged land services organization.

Success in this role means building a highperforming land services organization that combines strong controls trusted data effective systems and engaged people enabling asset teams to move faster while protecting revenue compliance and relationships.

Role Focus

• Endtoend land services ownership across assets
• People leadership and talent development (employees and contractors)
• Assetlevel prioritization escalation and risk management
• Revenue compliance and audit risk accountability
• Crossfunctional partnership with Accounting Legal Operations and Asset teams
• Systems ownership and process optimization

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & People Management

• Lead mentor and develop land services professionals through clear accountability coaching and skills development.
• Provide functional leadership across:
  • Division Order administration
  • Lease records and land administration
  • Land operations and field support
• Foster a collaborative highperforming team culture aligned with company values safety expectations and continuous improvement.
• Assess resourcing needs identify skill gaps and proactively plan for current and future workload demands.

Division Order & Revenue Support

• Oversee the setup maintenance and reconciliation of division of interest (DOI) and revenue decks for operated and nonoperated assets.
• Ensure accurate interpretation of lease terms title opinions curative documents and ownership changes impacting royalty and working interest payments.
• Partner with Revenue / Royalty Accounting to resolve suspense ownership discrepancies and payment issues.
• Ensure division order processes support timely accurate and compliant revenue distribution.

Land Records & Lease Administration

• Maintain the integrity and accuracy of lease contract and ownership records within land systems.
• Ensure timely administration of lease obligations expirations extensions shutin payments and other contractual requirements.
• Support acquisitions divestitures and asset transitions by ensuring land data accuracy and documentation readiness.
• Establish controls audit practices and documentation standards to support data quality and regulatory compliance.

Land Operations & CrossFunctional Support

• Provide land services support to development activities including drilling completions and production operations.
• Coordinate with Land Operations Asset teams Legal Regulatory and external stakeholders.
• Align land deliverables with development timelines and operational priorities.
• Serve as the escalation point for complex land services issues impacting asset performance.
• Provide clear decisionready reporting and insights (e.g. acreage ownership land status) to support asset leadership and strategic decisionmaking.

SOX Compliance & Control Ownership

• Serve as a designated SOX control owner for land and division orderrelated controls.
• Ensure controls are appropriately designed documented executed and evidenced in accordance with SarbanesOxley (SOX) requirements.
• Upload maintain and manage SOX documentation and control evidence in Archer.
• Review and validate SOX control submissions certifications and supporting documentation.
• Oversee and certify Division Order Close activities including ownership changes DOI updates and suspense resolution.
• Review and approve landrelated payments (lease bonuses rentals shutins) in accordance with delegated authority and SOX requirements.
• Act as the primary liaison with Accounting Internal Audit and Compliance teams for SOX activities testing and remediation.

Systems Reporting & Process Improvement

• Provide functional ownership and continuous improvement of land and accounting systems (e.g. Quorum SAP PRA) including:
  • Workflow optimization
  • Data integrity and controls
  • User adoption and training
  • Support for system enhancements or future migrations
• Develop reporting and metrics to monitor workload performance risk and data quality.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency accuracy and scalability.
• Support internal audits and compliance reviews related to land services operations.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelors degree in Land Management Business Energy Management or related field (experience and/or professional certifications considered in lieu of degree).
• 15 years of progressive oil & gas land experience with emphasis on land services division orders and land administration.
• Prior people leadership experience supervising employees and/or contractors.
• Experience across multiple land services functions (DOI lease administration land operations support).
• Strong understanding of operated and nonoperated asset requirements.
• Proficiency with Quorum land systems; working knowledge of SAP PRA.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with Accounting Legal and Asset teams.
• Experience with reporting or analytics tools (e.g. Power BI) preferred.
• Professional land certifications (e.g. CPL RPL) preferred.

Key Competencies

• People leadership and team development
• Attention to detail and data integrity
• Crossfunctional collaboration and stakeholder management
• Sound judgment and risk awareness
• Process improvement and systems thinking
• Clear professional written and verbal communication

Working Conditions

• Officebased / hybrid role with limited travel as needed.
• Standard office environment; sedentary work.

Repsol is an Equal Opportunity Employer Gender/Disability/Ethnicity/Veteran

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