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Land GIS Principal Analyst


Job Location:

Houston, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 8 October 2026 (3 days ago)
Application Deadline: 5 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Crescent is a differentiated U.S. energy company committed to delivering value through a disciplined returns-driven growth through acquisition strategy and consistent return of capital. Our long-life balanced portfolio combines significant cash flow from stable production with a deep high-quality development inventory. Crescent is a top three producer in the Eagle Ford basin and a scaled operator in each of the Permian and Uinta basins. Crescents leadership is an experienced team of investment financial and industry professionals that combines proven investment and operating expertise. For more than a decade Crescent and our predecessors have executed on a consistent strategy focused on cash flow risk management and returns. Through disciplined and accretive investments we have successfully tripled the size of our company since going public in December 2021 while maintaining a strong balance sheet.


The Land GIS Principal Analyst leads the design maintenance analysis and quality assurance of the geospatial needs of the Land Department. This role supports the Land function and all department workflows that rely on land-footprint data by turning complex ownership lease contract and regulatory information into reliable GIS products and decision-ready insights. GIS Professional (GISP) certification is preferred. This role will report to the Land Technology & Analytics Supervisor and will collaborate closely with Crescents Enterprise GIS team.


Key Responsibilities


  • Lead the creation maintenance and governance of the land GIS database feature services maps and spatial-analysis workflows.
  • Integrate land records leases rights-of-way contracts ownership information plats legal descriptions survey data and regulatory datasets into accurate GIS layers.
  • Lead all assignments to the Land GIS group related to polygon drafting cartography requests data management and other tasks necessary to meet business needs.
  • Perform advanced spatial analysis to support acquisition divestiture leasing title development permitting and operational decisions.
  • Establish and enforce data standards documentation quality-control procedures versioning practices and metadata requirements.
  • Review and validate GIS work products including lease polygons tract boundaries legal-description interpretations and map deliverables.
  • Develop automation and repeatable workflows using GIS tools scripting and appropriate AI-enabled technologies.
  • Partner with Land and all departments whose workflows depend on land-footprint data including Legal Engineering Development Operations and external vendors to define requirements and deliver clear geospatial solutions.
  • Produce executive-ready maps dashboards reports and presentations.
  • Mentor Land GIS staff and serve as the subject-matter expert for land data and geospatial best practices.
  • Monitor emerging GIS data-management and AI capabilities and recommend practical improvements.
  • Lead strategic initiatives involving third-party resources and external partners.

Required Qualifications


  • Bachelors degree in Geography Geographic Information Systems Geospatial Science or a related field required; OR a minimum of 10 years of progressive hands-on GIS experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
  • 7 years of progressive GIS experience including substantial land lease title right-of-way parcel mineral or energy-related GIS work.
  • 7 years with upstream O&G operations
  • Demonstrated expertise with Esri ArcGIS Pro ArcGIS Online or Enterprise geodatabases spatial analysis and cartographic production.
  • Experience with Python SQL Arcade ModelBuilder FME or related GIS automation tools.
  • Strong experience interpreting legal descriptions plats surveys parcel or tract data and land-record documentation particularly relating to subsurface mineral legal descriptions
  • Experience with data QA and QC spatial data modeling and GIS governance.
  • Strong written communication judgment organization and stakeholder-management skills.

Preferred Qualifications


  • GISP certification.
  • Experience with land-management systems title data regulatory GIS data or energy and mineral assets.
  • Experience applying AI tools responsibly to GIS data extraction document review workflow automation or quality assurance.

Crescent Energy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race color religion gender/pregnancy gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age veteran status or any other legally protected status. Crescent Energy is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status. If you require accommodation to complete the application process please let us know by contacting .


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