Chief Economist (ConocoPhillips)- career opportunity in Canada

Job title:Chief Economist - 00K9P
Job Function: Accounting, Finance, Auditing, and Tax
Job Level: Individual Contributor/Staff Level
Deadline: 29/08/ 2013, 3:02:09 PM
Location: NORTH AMERICA-CANADA-ALBERTA-CALGARY
Organization: FINANCE
Line of Business: Exploration & Production
Description
Company Overview:
ConocoPhillips is the world’s largest independent upstream energy company, based on proved reserves and production of liquids and natural gas. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company had operations in almost 30 countries and approximately 16,700 employees as of May 1, 2012, with 2011 average production of 1.62 million BOE per day and proved reserves of 8.4 billion BOE as of Dec. 31, 2011.

ConocoPhillips Canada (CPC) is one of the country's largest oil and natural gas production and exploration companies. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, we are a leading producer of natural gas and liquids, with a world-class portfolio of assets in Western Canada, the Arctic, Atlantic Canada and oil sands interests near Fort McMurray, Alberta. We are the largest leaseholder in the Athabasca region of the oil sands. With about one million net acres in holdings, CPC is well positioned to become a leading in-situ producer.

Our story in Canada began over 100 years ago and continues today with our team of over 2,100 full-time employees. We develop our projects in a way that is intended to enhance the economic and social benefit to communities while minimizing the environmental impact associated with development. Together we will continue our journey toward becoming Canada’s safest, most respected and most profitable gas and bitumen producer.

Description:
In order to further enhance functional excellence and collaboration in the areas of Investment Appraisal (IA), Decision Quality and planning processes, the Canada Strategy and Portfolio Management team is seeking a Chief Economist.  Working closely with the business unit IA teams, senior business unit and finance managers and the corporate IA function in Houston, the successful candidate will provide direct investment appraisal support, peer assistance, mentoring and functional QA/QC oversight for all business units within Canada.

Responsibilities:
Develop a process and framework for uniform and efficient application of economic analysis tools and approval processes across the region
Lead the advancement of economic and evaluation modeling capability and capacity in the Canada region
Coordinate with the business units and the Corporate Investment Appraisal group to ensure alignment, consistency, and application of best practices
Provide oversight to establish standards and ensure consistency between economic modeling inputs, strategy and long range planning
Provide oversight to establish and direct the use of regional price forecasts
Drive the understanding and application of modeling excellence standards across all projects to achieve efficient, uniform, and sustainable analytical tools
Champion, incorporate and apply decision & risk analysis capabilities in the region
Lead definition of probabilistic and economic risk assessments, that aid in informing the direction of future development programs, and to assess the relative merit of various strategic alternatives.

Qualifications
Basic/Required Qualifications:
Bachelor Degree in Engineering or Finance/Economics
Extensive knowledge of fiscal regimes and issues
10–15 years experience in economic assessments in the oil and gas industry
Experience in probabilistic and Monte Carlo analysis
Expert in Microsoft Excel
Proficiency in Visual Basic
Legally authorized to work in Canada on a full time basis without restrictions

Preferred Qualifications:
Advanced degree. MBA would be an asset
Business development experience
Strong facilitation skills
3 – 5 years in portfolio management and optimization
Expert in Visual Basic and Crystal Ball

In order to be considered for this position you must complete the entire application process, which includes answering all prescreening questions and providing your eSignature on or before the requisition closing date of August 29, 2013

For information on our Sustainable Development performance in Canada, visit www.cpcsustainability.ca
 
ConocoPhillips is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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