Commercial Operations Advisor

Title: Commercial Ops Advisor

Location:

The Woodlands, TX

Req ID:  2937

Our core assets provide services for customers in the Delaware Basin in West Texas and New Mexico, and the DJ Basin in northeastern Colorado, and the Powder River Basin in Northeast Wyoming. Additional assets and investments are located in South Texas, Utah, and Southwest Wyoming.

We’re engaged in the business of gathering, compressing, treating, processing, and transporting natural gas; gathering, stabilizing and transporting condensate, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and crude oil; and gathering, transporting, recycling, treating and disposing of produced water for our customers. In our capacity as a natural gas processor, we also buy and sell natural gas, NGLs, and condensate on our behalf and our customers under certain gas processing contracts.

Western Midstream (WES) is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol, WES. 

Job Summary:

This role is critical to ensuring uninterrupted water delivery to operators during completions operations. The primary objective is to maintain continuous water flow to frac sites, preventing any operational disruptions caused by supply constraints. This position requires a strong understanding of water sourcing systems, proactive problem-solving, and the ability to coordinate across multiple teams in a fast-paced environment. The role focuses on supporting efficient and reliable water sourcing operations across the footprint. This position is based out of The Woodlands, TX.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in operations, water management, oil & gas, or a related field
• Ability to travel as needed to support field operations
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work across multiple stakeholders
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and keep initiatives on track
• Comfortable working independently and as part of a team
• Strong problem-solving skills with a detail-oriented mindset
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint); familiarity with data or mapping tools is a plus

Core Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of water to operators to help ensure uninterrupted completions operations
• Assist in coordinating and securing necessary access and permissions to support sourcing activities
• Develop familiarity with brackish and produced water systems and the key stakeholders involved
• Support the development and maintenance of water balances for sourcing activities
• Evaluate system capacity and identify potential constraints, escalating or coordinating solutions when needed
• Help identify alternative water sources when primary systems are constrained
• Maintain working relationships with customers through regular communication and responsiveness
• Provide water-related data and updates to operators as requested
• Monitor changes in commercial plans and assess potential impacts to sourcing activities
• Collaborate with internal teams to align sourcing plans and operational requirements
• Support coordination of active sourcing activities to help ensure alignment with planned execution
• Monitor ongoing operations and help identify potential issues that could affect water delivery
• Coordinate with operations teams to support adjustments as needed in response to changing conditions

Data Tracking & Reporting:

• Support tracking and documentation of water volumes associated with sourcing activities
• Assist in preparing data for accounting and audit purposes
• Help maintain monthly water balances for billing
• Track third-party water purchases as needed
• Support verification of invoice volumes and pricing in coordination with commercial teams

* Secondary Responsibilities

• Assist with basic technical evaluations related to water transfer systems when needed
• Utilize available tools such as spreadsheets, data visualization, or mapping platforms to support analysis
• Contribute to identifying opportunities to improve workflows and operational efficiency

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree required in engineering, business, or a related field

Travel Requirements:

• The percentage of travel required for this position is 0 - 10%.

Work Schedule

• This position follows a hybrid schedule working in office Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and working remote Wednesday and Friday. Monday-Thursday are 9 hours and Fridays are 4 hours.

Western Midstream does not offer sponsorship of employment-based nonimmigrant visa petitions for this role.

Western Midstream is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in recruiting, hiring, developing, compensating and promoting applicants and employees.  All employment decisions are made without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected categories.  This includes providing reasonable accommodation for employee's and applicant's disabilities or religious beliefs and practices.