Engineering Technician

Introduction: For more than 40 years, East West Bank has served as a pathway to success. With over 130 locations across the U.S. and Greater China, we are the premier financial bridge between the East and West. Our teams of experienced, multi - cultural professionals help guide businesses and community members on both sides of the Pacific looking to explore new markets and create new opportunities, and our sustained growth and expertise in industries like real estate, entertainment and media, private equity and venture capital, high-tech and aviation help build sustainable businesses and expand our employees' potential for career advancement.
Headquartered in California, East West Bank (Nasdaq: EWBC) is a top performing commercial bank with an exclusive focus on the U.S. and Greater China markets. With assets of $41 billion, we've ranked among the 30 largest banks in the United States. And since 2010, we have been recognized by Forbes as one of the top 15 best banks in America. With a strong foundation, and enterprising spirit and a commitment to absolute integrity, East West Bank gives people the confidence to reach further.Overview:

East West Bank is seeking an Engineering Technician for the National Energy Finance group. The successful candidate will work closely with the Petroleum Engineers to support the energy lending team on the execution of the banks growth strategy. As an East West Bank employee, you will be part of a growing and stable organization that provides career path development opportunities while serving a growing and profitable market.

This role is responsible for helping the engineering team evaluate, analyze, and document clients and prospective client data. The position will work closely with the energy team management, lenders, portfolio managers, petroleum engineer, and energy clients. Primary performance responsibilities include analyzing technical information, reviewing LOS data, and help review and adjust client reserve databases.

Responsibilities:

• Help the engineering team analyze 3rd party reserve databases, prepare cash flow models, and create engineering memos summarizing findings to help the energy lenders analyze collateral value, cash flow metrics and credit risks.
• Support in the technical evaluation of oil & gas assets, including: economic analysis (Differential reviews, Pricing adjustments, OpEx analysis) as well as production data updates and analysis;
• Help manage, update and maintain, client databases containing production and reservoir data and assist engineers with the analysis of the data;
• Manage and maintain, procedures and tools for accurately and efficiently tracking data such as LOE, shrinkage, pricing and other critical information necessary for reserve reporting;
• Assist the engineering team in reviewing and documenting clients assets and operations;
• Assist in compiling, analyzing and transferring data in conjunction with client reporting. This includes internal activities and interaction with the external contacts;
• Provide data, and support, to portfolio managers or other departments where engineering or technical data is required
• Assist the engineering team with addressing engineering questions from internal partners, external regulators and participant banks (when East West Bank is agent) as needed.
• Partner with the Petroleum Engineers as the technical point of a contact for the client, and attend internal and external client meetings as needed.
• Assist with miscellaneous technical project related duties as required.
• Performs periodic reviews/testing of portfolio metrics.

Qualifications:

• Must have a minimum of 5 years working within an upstream energy finance or E&P group as an engineering technician or analyst with an emphasis on supporting asset evaluations.
• Must be familiar and proficient Microsoft Access, Excel, PHDWin, ARIES, DrillingInfo, and aggregating and analyzing data from several resources;
• Strong communication, presentation and interpersonal skills, with the ability to positively effect a collaborative team environment;
• Strong understanding of upstream oil and gas assets, and the energy industry as a whole;
• Strong organizational and time management skills and ability to set priorities;
• The right candidate must be comfortable with database manipulation, financial and data analysis;
• Experience working in a high-energy environment is key, as is a confident approach to problem solving.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, math, science or computer sciences / information technology is highly preferred