Job Description

• Coordinate contractor and consultant workforces to complete assigned activities.
• Manage and coordinate water transfers to frac spreads and water supply to drilling and completion locations.
• Identify and plan routes for water-transfer operations.
• Collaborate with PRRTC regarding water-use and land agreements.
• Communicate required temporary routes to right-of-way agents for upcoming projects.
• Support the acquisition of right-of-way for temporary frac lines and drilling water-supply lines.
• Coordinate operational and scheduling changes between office and field personnel.
• Use temporary water-line agreements to secure long-term routes for water transfers.
• Capture and document water volumes and footage of lines installed on landowners’ property.
• Determine the need for new frac pits and drilling water wells.
• Procure new off-lease frac pits and water wells.
• Perform quality-control oversight for frac-pit construction, installed water lines, and frac-pit maintenance.
• Review and coordinate documentation and proposed changes with landowners, attorneys, and water consultants.
• Conduct weekly scheduling and planning meetings.
• Review and schedule upcoming jobs requiring water-transfer operations.
• Evaluate schedules and resolve potential conflicts.
• Conduct monthly safety meetings.
• Communicate daily with project leads regarding job progress and safety.
• Obtain required permits for water use and water wells through applicable underground water districts.
• Obtain permits for state and county road crossings.
• Attend monthly meetings with applicable water districts.
• Submit monthly water-volume reports to the districts.
• Submit check requests to PRRTC for water used in operations.
• Compile invoice trackers and line sheets for each job.
• Coordinate with Procurement to resolve pricing issues.

• Typically 10–15 years of relevant experience in water management, oil and gas operations, completions support, water-transfer operations, or a closely related field.
• Experience coordinating water supply and transfer activities supporting drilling and hydraulic-fracturing operations.
• Experience overseeing contractors, consultants, professional employees, and/or lead personnel.
• Knowledge of temporary water lines, frac pits, drilling water wells, and water-transfer infrastructure.
• Experience coordinating land access, right-of-way requirements, and water-use agreements.
• Familiarity with water-well, water-use, and road-crossing permitting.
• Ability to oversee several technical or functional work areas simultaneously.
• Demonstrated ability to resolve complex operational, scheduling, regulatory, and land-access issues.
• Strong planning, scheduling, documentation, contractor-management, and field-coordination skills.
• Ability to conduct safety meetings and provide consistent oversight of field safety performance.
• Ability to track water volumes, installed line footage, invoices, and job-specific documentation.
• Ability to align operational plans with functional strategies and business objectives.

• Direct water-management experience supporting upstream oil and gas drilling and completions.
• Experience coordinating water transfers to multiple frac spreads.
• Bakken or Williston Basin operating experience.
• Established knowledge of North Dakota water districts, road-crossing permits, landowner agreements, and right-of-way processes.
• Experience performing quality-control oversight for frac-pit construction and temporary water-line installation.
• Experience working with landowners, attorneys, water consultants, procurement teams, and right-of-way agents.