Joint Venture Representative

Joint Venture Representative
Location:	Calgary, Alberta
Division:	Corporate
Job:	Accounting and Finance
THE OPPORTUNITY: The Joint Venture Representative will use an in-depth understanding of Joint Venture concepts to provide assistance in making technical recommendations in response to Joint Venture proposals. The role will provide an opportunity to utilize and strengthen skills in economics, negotiation, business policy and corporate procedure. HOW WILL YOU MAKE YOUR MARK? • Act as the Canadian Natural chairman for the Operating Committee for operated properties within a defined area and representative of the Operating Committee for non-operated properties • Utilize knowledge of Joint Venture concepts:    o fee structures    o service agreements    o construction, ownership and operation agreements    o unit agreements to provide informed technical recommendations on Joint Venture proposals • Oversee joint ventures in the assigned area including operating/processing/disposal agreements which produce approximately 60,000 BOED (Barrels of Oil Equivalent per Day) • Complete purchase/sale documents and finalize transactions on the sale or acquisition of facilities • Coordinate and negotiate tie ins for Canadian Natural and for third party tie ins to Canadian Natural facilities • Respond to Associate queries and resolve any disputes • Resolve audit queries as they arise • Responsible for developing and coaching the Agreement Analyst for the assigned area; • Act as a liaison between Operations and Accounting:    o ensure that budgeting is properly set up, completed in a timely fashion, communicated for approval as required    o stewardship reports provided quarterly to the field    o ensure that production accounting and cost allocations are set up properly so as to minimize audit exceptions • Review all pending acquisitions/divestments to ensure all joint venture agreements and facility interests are identified correctly and assigned QUALIFICATIONS: • Typically 10+ years of related industry experience with post secondary training (ideally in Engineering, Accounting or Land) • Familiarity with and understanding of:    o applying Joint Venture concepts to routine business situations and problems    o negotiation and contract development    o word-processing and spreadsheet applications    o QByte HEALTH AND SAFETY: At Canadian Natural, safety is a core value. We conduct all of our operations in a way that identifies, minimizes and mitigates harm to the health and safety of employees, contractors, the public and the environment. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Canadian Natural Resources Limited - CNRL - is a publicly traded company on the TSX and NYSE as CNQ.