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Upstream Investment Banking GIS Specialist

Pickering Energy Partners (PEP) is a premier energy-focused financial services platform headquartered in Houston. With decades of experience across the energy value chain, PEP integrates Investments, Research, Capital Markets, and Investment Banking to provide world-class strategic advice and long-term value for our clients.

We are seeking a dedicated Investment Banking GIS Specialist to support our Upstream practice, with additional involvement in midstream and oilfield services. In this role, you will manage workstreams across a diverse range of transactions including corporate mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, initial public offerings, equity capital markets, and private capital raises.

We trade the rigid hierarchy of traditional banks for a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment. You will earn substantial responsibility early on, working directly alongside senior leadership and managing a dedicated team to navigate the complex issues facing the global energy businesses today.

• Build maps and geospatial visuals for client-facing materials including pitch books, executive summaries, and management presentations


• Run spatial analyses covering acreage positions, well and lease inventories, unit configurations, permit activity, well spacing, and offset operator positioning across active US basins


• Source, integrate, and QC geospatial data from public registries (RRC, BOEM, FERC, EIA, USGS, and state agency portals) and commercial platforms (Enverus/PRISM, Novi Labs, FactSet) into clean, reliable, and working datasets


• Review and validate client and third-party shapefiles as part of technical due diligence, reconciling spatial data against information provided in the deal process


• Translate geospatial outputs into deal-relevant context – inventory upside, development spacing, acreage contiguity, basin positioning – in close collaboration with engineers and bankers to ensure deliverables support the commercial narrative.


• Automate repeatable GIS workflows and reduce turnaround time across concurrent transactions


• Own the firm's internal GIS data library: layer standards, templates, and version control that allow the team to move quickly without sacrificing accuracy


• Field ad hoc mapping and data requests from bankers and technical staff, often under tight deal-driven deadlines

• Bachelor's degree in Geographic Information Science, Geography, or closely related discipline; advanced degree is a plus


• 4–8+ years of professional GIS experience with demonstrated work product supporting upstream oil and gas transactions, A&D advisory, or energy investment banking


• Command of ArcGIS Pro as the primary working tool; familiarity with ArcGIS Online, QGIS, and Python-based geospatial libraries (arpy, geopandas) is a plus


• Preferably direct experience working with Enverus, Novi Labs, and business analytics software in a professional context


• Working familiarity with US Lower 48 basin and Gulf of America geology, play areas, and upstream asset structures able to contextualize geospatial data in a deal environment


• Proven track record of delivering accurate, polished client-ready maps and exhibits in deal environments


• Strong organizational skills and the discipline to manage several active workstreams simultaneously without sacrificing data integrity


• Strong work ethic, clear communicator, and collaborative team player

• Location: This is an in-person position based in our Houston office.


• Eligibility: Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring sponsorship.


• Equal Opportunity: PEP is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We encourage a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Pickering Energy Partners is an SEC Registered Investment Advisor headquartered in Houston, Texas. PEP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.