Intern, Land Negotiator 2027

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Job Summary

As a Land Negotiator Intern you will be assigned to an asset team within the Land Organization. You will be exposed to many phases of mineral and surface land work including deal negotiation contract drafting due diligence and decision support for Land and business unit management. You will be responsible for lease contract and ownership addition you will receive cross-functional training through on-the-job assignments using the technical skills you have acquired in college or through your work experiences.

The work will develop you technically and professionally. Youll have a Land Negotiator mentor and a buddy to help you adjust to ConocoPhillips corporate environment.

Assignments will typically be at our sites located in Houston Texas or Midland Texas.

Typical length of our internships varies from 10 to 12 weeks based on the project and your availability.

Position Overview

Responsibilities may include:

• Completing projects targeted to experience level working with mentor and other land staff and presenting the results to Lower 48 Land Management
• Exposure to surface or subsurface agreement negotiations contract drafting and due diligence
• Assisting with acquiring trading or divesting surface or subsurface rights
• Working with legal counsel on various issues including clearing title for drilling and division order purposes
• Collaborating with numerous internal functions such as engineering geology finance and accounting
• Representing ConocoPhillips in dealing with co-owners mineral owners surface owners and local state and federal government entities

Basic/Required:

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer and/or education institution
• Pursuing a Bachelors degree or higher (MBA or JD/LL.M.) in Business Administration with a focus in Energy Commerce Energy Management Energy Law Petroleum Land Management other related field or foreign equivalent
• Current level in college: Freshman through Senior or Graduate Student
• Expected graduation date: Fall 2027 through Spring/Fall 2030
• Available for internship start mid-late May 2027
• A minimum of ten (10) continuous weeks availability for internship

Preferred:

• Willing to work in either of these locations: Houston TX or Midland TX
• A minimum cumulative and major GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Listens actively and invites new ideas for exchanged opinions then influences and acts to drive positive performance and achieve results
• Understands how key financial and quantitative indicators impact the business
• Takes ownership of actions and follows through on commitments by holding others accountable and standing up for whats right

All interested candidates must complete an online application at the ConocoPhillips Careers website to be considered for an interview. ConocoPhillips will conduct on-campus interviews at various U.S. universities during the Fall of 2026. If your application progresses to the interview stage your interview will be scheduled either on campusif we are conducting interviews at your schoolor directly with a recruiter if we are not visiting your campus. To find out if and when we will be visiting your campus please check with your universitys career services office.

To be considered for this position you must complete the entire application process which includes answering all prescreening questions attaching your resume with transcripts and providing your eSignature on or before the requisition closing date of October 31 2026.

Apply By:

Oct 31 2026

Sponsorship:

ConocoPhillips sponsorship for employment authorization in the U.S. is NOT available for this position.

EEO:

In the US ConocoPhillips is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation national origin age disability veteran status gender identity or expression genetic information or any other legally protected status.