Analyst/Associate, Lead Geotechnical Specialist

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At CIBC, we embrace your strengths and your ambitions, so you are empowered at work. Our team members have what they need to make a meaningful impact and are truly valued for who they are and what they contribute.

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What You’ll Be Doing

Seeking an Analyst/Associate to support the Houston EIT (Energy, Infrastructure, and Transition) investment banking team focused on the upstream/E&P vertical. The role centers on producing presentation-quality maps, managing geospatial and subsurface data, and maintaining accurate, standardized technical databases for active M&A, A&D, and pitch processes.

Day-to-day responsibilities include, but are not limited to, map creation; georeferencing and digitizing spatial data; joining Excel-based datasets to shapefiles; creating drilling spacing unit (DSU) shapefiles; spotting drilling inventory; grid sampling to points and polygons; performing a multitude of other geospatial analyses; loading well headers, logs, directional surveys, formation tops, and core data into Petra; and creating and populating Spotfire projects with curated datasets.

You will be a critical and integrated member of our investment banking team contributing to advising clients on A&D and M&A transactions, capital raising, and C-suite/board-level presentations.

 

How You’ll Succeed

·       Mapping and Spatial Analysis: Develop accurate, consistent, and presentation-ready geospatial analyses and mapping products that support asset evaluation and transaction workflows.

·       Technical Data Management: Manage, standardize, quality-check, and integrate geospatial and subsurface data across ArcGIS Pro, Petra, and Spotfire to maintain reliable, deal-ready technical databases.

·       Data Quality and Standards: Apply sound judgment and critical thinking to identify data issues, reconcile inconsistencies, and maintain disciplined quality control and standardized mapping practices.

·       Transaction Support: Organize and integrate geospatial and technical data into pitch books, confidential information memorandums, virtual data rooms, and broader asset evaluation workflows under tight deadlines.

Who You Are

·       Education: Bachelor’s degree in Geographic Information Science (GIS) or a related discipline.

·       Experience: 5+ years of relevant professional experience, including work with an oil and gas operator and/or an investment bank or A&D advisory firm.

·       Technical Capability: Advanced proficiency in ArcGIS Pro, Petra, and Spotfire, with practical experience managing, quality-checking, and loading geospatial and subsurface data.

·       Judgment and Execution: Critical thinker with strong attention to detail, prudent data-quality judgment, and the ability to deliver accurate work under tight deadlines.

·       Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values – trust, teamwork, and accountability.

 

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At CIBC, we offer a competitive total rewards package. This role has an expected salary range of $115,000-$225,000 for the Houston, Texas market based on experience, qualifications, and location of the position. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit’s incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component. CIBC offers a full range of benefits and programs to meet our employee’s needs; including Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability, and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave, Parental Leave, and Vacation), Holidays, and 401(k), in addition to other special perks reserved for our team members.

Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location. Additional total compensation and benefits details will be provided during the hiring process.

What CIBC Offers

At CIBC, your goals are a priority. We start with your strengths and ambitions as an employee and strive to create opportunities to tap into your potential. We aspire to give you a career, rather than just a paycheck.

• We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive salary, incentive pay, banking benefits, a benefits program*, a vacation offering, wellbeing support, and MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program.

• Our spaces and technological toolkit will make it simple to bring together great minds to create innovative solutions that make a difference for our clients.

• We cultivate a culture where you can express your ambition through initiatives like Purpose Day; a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development.

*Subject to plan and program terms and conditions

What you need to know

• CIBC is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience. If you need accommodation, please contact [email protected]

• You need to be legally eligible to work at the location(s) specified above and, where applicable, must have a valid work or study permit.

• We may ask you to complete an attribute-based assessment and other skills tests (such as simulation, coding, MS Office). Our goal for the application process is to get to know more about you, all that you have to offer, and give you the opportunity to learn more about us.

Job Location

TX-Houston, 1001 Fannin St

Employment Type

Regular

Weekly Hours

40

Skills

Accountability, Advisory Services, Analytical Thinking, Business Development, Capital Markets, Customer Experience (CX), Data Management, Financial Modeling, Financial Research, High Net Worth Individuals, Investment Banking, Investment Management, Investment Valuation, Wealth Management