Corporate Planning Engineer
- Calgary, AB, Canada
Full-time
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- Job type
- Full-time
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- Minimum of 3 years of applicable experience in the oil and gas industry.
- Posting language
- English
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Original job description
Why work at Parex Resources Inc.?
The Parex team is always looking to add top talent to our organization, who share our values and bring capabilities to deliver our business safely and with integrity, aligned with our Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) commitments in the areas where we operate. Parex is grounded in making the right decisions for all stakeholders, employees, the communities where we live and work, and our investors.
Parex Resources is a publicly-traded exploration and production company. With its headquarters in Calgary, Canada, and its operations in Colombia, the company has a 17-year history of delivering shareholder value. Highly profitable, the company possesses a strong balance sheet and is extremely well positioned to continue growing organically.
We offer a robust Total Rewards package for all of our employees, to ensure that we continue to attract and retain top talent. Be part of an exciting and growing team that is transformative, driven to exceed expectations, and keeps pace with the ever-changing global industry.
Learn more about our Company and culture at: https://parexresources.com
How do you fit in?
Our Capital Markets & Corporate Planning team is seeking an Engineer with Operations and Development Planning background, to report to the Team Lead Corporate Planning, in the capacity of Corporate Planning Engineer. This role contributes directly to building on Parex’s success by providing insights that drive optimal business decisions. Ongoing responsibilities include: production, capital and operating expense analysis, project economic evaluations for approvals and lookbacks, and building and tracking decision review meetings for in-year activity approvals.
What you will do:
- Complete project evaluations and economic analysis for project approvals and decision making.
- Monitor capital tracking and prepare performance analysis.
- Evaluate production and related expenses to respectfully challenge project inputs.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams between our Calgary and Bogota offices (Technical, Operations and Finance teams) to continuously improve project evaluation and approval processes, to assist senior leadership in making educated business decisions and provide stakeholders with more user-friendly and insightful information.
- Support the delivery and consolidation of the annual budgeting process.
- Support business change and system process improvements.
- Deliver ad hoc reports and analysis.
- Provide support on special project work as required.
What you must have/be:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
- Minimum of 3 years of applicable experience in the oil and gas industry.
- P.Eng. is considered an asset, but E.I.T.’s with applicable experience will be considered.
- Experience running oil and gas project economics.
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
- Strong organizational and analytical skills, attention to detail and a positive attitude.
- Comfortable working with cross-functional teams.
- Excellent communication and writing skills.
- Familiarity with industry tools such as ValNav and/or other economic evaluation tools considered an asset.
- Ability to work independently and cohesively in a team.
- A self-starter that works well under pressure to deliver timely and quality work.
- Spanish language skills are an asset, but not required.
Where you’ll be working:
This position is located in our Corporate Headquarters at 2700 Eighth Ave Place, West Tower in Calgary, Alberta T2P 1G1, Canada.
Parex has an in-office work schedule Monday to Thursday (in support of fostering team integration and cross-functional collaboration), with the option to work remotely from home on Friday.
Occasional business travel to our Bogota office will be required.
Posting Closes: November 18, 2026
Posting Number: PXT20261104-3
Please apply to the posting via LinkedIn.
We appreciate your interest in working with us, however, only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Conduct project evaluations and economic analyses for approvals, monitor capital spending, and analyze production and related expenses. Support annual budgeting, improve evaluation and approval processes with cross-functional teams, and provide decision-support reporting and analysis to leadership and stakeholders.
Requirements
A bachelor's degree in Engineering and at least three years of applicable oil and gas industry experience are required, including experience running project economics. Candidates should have advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, strong analytical and organizational abilities, and effective communication and teamwork skills; a P.Eng. designation and familiarity with ValNav are assets.
Skills
- Project Economics
- Economic Analysis
- Capital Tracking
- Production Analysis
- Operating Expense Analysis
- Budgeting
- Advanced Excel
- PowerPoint
- Financial Modeling
- Analytical Skills
- Attention To Detail
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Communication
- Organizational Skills
- ValNav
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Categories
- Engineering
- Energy
- Finance & Accounting
- Data & Analytics
Keywords
- Oil And Gas
- Engineering
- Project Economics
- Economic Evaluation
- Capital Planning
- Capital Tracking
- Production Analysis
- Operating Expense Analysis
- Project Approvals
- Performance Analysis
- Annual Budgeting
- Decision Review Meetings
- Advanced Excel
- PowerPoint
- ValNav
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Operations Planning
- Development Planning
- Business Analysis
- Process Improvement
- P.Eng.
- E.I.T.
- ESG