Sr. Surface Land Coordinator

Meet Vermilion

We responsibly produce essential energy to support local and global needs while delivering long-term value to our people, shareholders, customers, partners and communities. Our people are fundamental to our success.  As a global organization, Excellence, Trust, Respect and Responsibility are at the core of our vision and central to how we do business. Together, these core values create the foundation for our strong and collaborative culture.  

We prioritize health and safety, the environment, and profitability, in that order. Nothing is more important to us than the safety of the public and those who work with us, and the protection of our natural surroundings.

The Opportunity

Vermilion is seeking a Sr. Surface Land Coordinator to join our Canadian Business Unit as a key partner to our asset teams, brokers, landowners, regulators and other stakeholders, ensuring surface land programs move efficiently and responsibly. This is an opportunity for an experienced land professional to take ownership of a diverse portfolio of surface land activities, from acquisitions and regulatory compliance to capital program coordination and A&D support.

Reporting to the Manager, Surface Land and Indigenous Relations in Calgary, the successful candidate work alongside multidisciplinary teams and trusted external partners to help deliver safe, responsible, and efficient energy development.

What you will do

• Area coordination with external brokers for all Freehold and Crown acquisitions of surface leases, easements / pipelines, and facilities, with a majority of the development plans located on Crown land.

• Receive, audit, and clear land acquisition packages; including the completion of third-party documentation and request road use cheques where required

• May require data input, updates, and maintaining surface acquisitions in CS Explorer

• Close communications with asset team manager, facility engineers, drilling engineers and field construction representatives. This includes visibility and attendance to asset team meetings, scout and survey meetings.

• Maintenance of internal tracking systems for capital programs

• Communicate compliancy and address surface related audits

• Coordinate rental reviews, tribunal notices and / or freehold challenges that arise

• Request cheques where applicable and code / approve third party invoices

• Approval and communications of larger road use files and users

• Responsible for cost accruals and related cost controls (i.e. Survey, Environmental and Land)

• Act as the point of contact for A&D deals as it relates to surface land

• Occasional travel to field locations will be required

What you will bring

• A diploma or certification in a land program, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• 15 years of combined experience within oil and gas surface land administration and coordination, with Alberta Crown being primary area of expertise
• Land broker experience considered valuable
• Interim or permanent land agent license
• Proficiency with CS Explorer and related processes
• Experience with Stackdx, Abadata, SAP, Open Invoice, Optix and Energylink
• Exposure to Indigenous relations and consultations
• Experience handling pre-and-post-close surface acquisition & divestiture work
• Strong communication skills with a collaborative approach, working across multi-disciplinary teams.

What we offer

• Industry-competitive time off including vacation, flex days and office closures such as Friday afternoons during the summer
• Casual yet professional office environment with a relaxed dress code
• Opportunities to connect with others, including weekly company-provided breakfast
• Competitive short-term and long-term incentive programs aimed to recognize and reward
• Top-tier benefits program, including a generous flexible health spending account and savings plan program
• Onsite childcare available (fee-based)
• Company-sponsored volunteer opportunities and volunteer grants

Why you’ll love working with us

• We care for each other, the environment and the company, and aim to enrich the communities in which we live and work
• We embrace new solutions across the business, allow space for creativity, and invest in innovation and technology
• We operate with honesty, transparency and fairness, and can be counted on to do what we say we will
• We invest in our employees, providing meaningful work and opportunities for training and professional development
• We have been focused on sustainability for more than a decade
• We are focused on the future: responsibly producing the natural gas and oil that is essential to energy security while exploring alternative energy options

Vermilion is committed to diversity and inclusion, and aims to create a healthy, accessible and rewarding work environment that highlights our employees’ unique contributions to our company’s success. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome all applications to help us build a diverse workforce that reflects the communities in which we live and work.   

Outstanding People. Outstanding Opportunities.