Business Development Advisor
Top Benefits
About the role
Tundra Oil & Gas is a Manitoba-based oil and gas exploration and production company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Winnipeg-based James Richardson & Sons, Limited. Tundra’s head office is in Winnipeg, with additional offices in Virden, Estevan, and Calgary. At Tundra, we believe that our people are the foundation of our success, and we are dedicated to growing our company in a sustainable and disciplined way. This philosophy has served us well since our inception in 1980. Today, Tundra is a team 400-strong, and a leader in the Manitoba and southeast Saskatchewan oil industry. We take pride in supporting the communities in which we operate and stewarding the resources we manage for today and for the future. We are committed to working together and to getting everyone home safe every day.
THE OPPORTUNITY
Tundra is excited to announce an opportunity for a Business Development Advisor based out of our Calgary office.
This is a high-impact role at the center of Tundra's growth strategy. Reporting to the Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, the Business Development Advisor will help shape investment decisions through advanced financial modelling, technical evaluation, and strategic insight. This position provides direct exposure to senior leadership and plays a key role in supporting capital allocation, acquisitions, portfolio management, and long-term corporate planning.
Working across geology, finance, operations, planning, and business development, you will develop and maintain robust evaluation frameworks, assess strategic opportunities, and provide decision-ready recommendations that support Tundra's continued growth.
REPORTS TO: Vice President, Strategy and Business Development
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING
- Build, maintain, and enhance integrated corporate financial models used for planning, valuation, acquisition screening, and strategic decision-making
- Develop flexible modelling frameworks that incorporate production forecasts, reserves, capital programs, operating costs, commodity pricing, financing assumptions, taxes, and cash flow impacts
- Evaluate acquisition and investment opportunities through valuation analysis, scenario modelling, sensitivity testing, and strategic comparisons
- Lead technical, economic, and financial assessments of oil and gas assets and corporate opportunities
- Perform technical evaluations including production forecasting, reserves analysis, decline curve analysis, capital efficiency reviews, and operational diagnostics
- Integrate geological, operational, commercial, and financial information into comprehensive opportunity evaluations
- Prepare valuation analyses, investment recommendations, executive presentations, and decision-support materials for senior leadership
- Collaborate closely with geology, finance, operations, planning, and business development teams to support acquisition, portfolio, and long-term planning initiatives
- Maintain rigorous documentation, governance processes, and controls to ensure model integrity, transparency, and consistency
- Support the ongoing improvement of evaluation tools, analytical processes, and modelling methodologies
WHAT YOU NEED
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline
- 10+ years of oil and gas experience in business development, evaluations, reservoir exploitation, strategic planning, finance, or a related field
- Demonstrated expertise in financial modelling, valuation, and investment analysis
- Experience with reserves evaluations, acquisition assessments, corporate finance, transaction support, or investment banking is highly desirable
- CFA designation or progress toward completion is considered an asset
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation is considered an asset
- Strong understanding of reservoir engineering principles, reserves evaluation, production forecasting, and asset development planning
- Advanced Excel and financial modelling capabilities with the ability to develop and audit complex integrated models
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
- A strategic thinker who can connect technical, operational, commercial, and financial information into clear recommendations
- An analytical problem solver who excels at evaluating complex opportunities under uncertainty
- A strong communicator who can present sophisticated analysis in a concise and decision-ready format
- A collaborative partner who builds strong relationships across disciplines and levels of the organization
- Someone with strong commercial acumen who can identify value drivers and support complex transactions
- A continuous learner who is committed to improving analytical tools, processes, and personal capability
OTHER DETAILS
- Based in Calgary, Alberta
- Permanent, full-time position
- Hybrid work environment
- Occasional travel may be required
WHAT WE OFFER
- Be part of a proudly Canadian, privately owned energy company and grow your career with Manitoba’s largest oil producer
- Enjoy competitive total rewards, including salary, annual incentive pay, long‑term incentives for eligible roles, and employer‑matched RRSP contributions
- Comprehensive employer-paid benefits, including a $5,000 mental health benefit, Healthy Lifestyle Allowance, maternity top‑up, paid parental leave, and personal leave
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities, including training investments, leadership programs, professional designation reimbursement, engineer‑in‑training programs and company-wide learning opportunities
We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to innovation and excellence. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for our positions.
If you are interested in joining our rapidly growing team, please visit the Careers section of our website at www.tundraoilandgas.com [http://www.tundraoilandgas.com] and apply online to submit your cover letter and resume by July 20, 2026.
We wish to thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those being considered for interviews will be contacted.
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About Tundra Oil & Gas
Tundra Oil & Gas is a wholly-owned business of Winnipeg-based James Richardson & Sons, Limited (JRSL), a private family company established in 1857. JRSL is a multidisciplined enterprise with operations in agriculture, food processing, financial services, property management, and energy.
Tundra commenced operations in 1980 and has since been on a growth trajectory by developing new assets and integrating strategic acquisitions. Tundra operates over 95% of its production, which is ~38,000 barrels of light crude oil per day.
The company's core properties are located within the Williston Basin in southwestern Manitoba and southeastern Saskatchewan. A focused approach to exploration and development applies to core areas.
Currently, the firm employs ~300 staff located across four offices (Winnipeg and Virden, Manitoba; Estevan, Saskatchewan; Calgary, Alberta) and at various field sites.
The Winnipeg head office provides accounting, communications, land administration, including well licensing support for all offices, human resources support and local information services.
Tundra’s Virden field office oversees our daily operations of over 5,000 wells and facilities. Staff provide technical expertise for all drilling, completions and well tie-in activity, engineering support for facilities optimization, surface leasing, supply chain management, environmental activities, production accounting, human resources, local information services, and coordination of the company’s safety program.
The Calgary technical office provides geological, geophysical, and reservoir engineering support and mineral leasing. Tundra uses the latest technology to explore for and develop assets, including 3D and 4D seismic, advanced coring and logging techniques, reservoir characterization and dynamic fluid simulation, and secondary and tertiary recovery mechanisms, such as waterflooding and CO2 injection.
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Business Development Advisor
Top Benefits
About the role
Tundra Oil & Gas is a Manitoba-based oil and gas exploration and production company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Winnipeg-based James Richardson & Sons, Limited. Tundra’s head office is in Winnipeg, with additional offices in Virden, Estevan, and Calgary. At Tundra, we believe that our people are the foundation of our success, and we are dedicated to growing our company in a sustainable and disciplined way. This philosophy has served us well since our inception in 1980. Today, Tundra is a team 400-strong, and a leader in the Manitoba and southeast Saskatchewan oil industry. We take pride in supporting the communities in which we operate and stewarding the resources we manage for today and for the future. We are committed to working together and to getting everyone home safe every day.
THE OPPORTUNITY
Tundra is excited to announce an opportunity for a Business Development Advisor based out of our Calgary office.
This is a high-impact role at the center of Tundra's growth strategy. Reporting to the Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, the Business Development Advisor will help shape investment decisions through advanced financial modelling, technical evaluation, and strategic insight. This position provides direct exposure to senior leadership and plays a key role in supporting capital allocation, acquisitions, portfolio management, and long-term corporate planning.
Working across geology, finance, operations, planning, and business development, you will develop and maintain robust evaluation frameworks, assess strategic opportunities, and provide decision-ready recommendations that support Tundra's continued growth.
REPORTS TO: Vice President, Strategy and Business Development
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING
- Build, maintain, and enhance integrated corporate financial models used for planning, valuation, acquisition screening, and strategic decision-making
- Develop flexible modelling frameworks that incorporate production forecasts, reserves, capital programs, operating costs, commodity pricing, financing assumptions, taxes, and cash flow impacts
- Evaluate acquisition and investment opportunities through valuation analysis, scenario modelling, sensitivity testing, and strategic comparisons
- Lead technical, economic, and financial assessments of oil and gas assets and corporate opportunities
- Perform technical evaluations including production forecasting, reserves analysis, decline curve analysis, capital efficiency reviews, and operational diagnostics
- Integrate geological, operational, commercial, and financial information into comprehensive opportunity evaluations
- Prepare valuation analyses, investment recommendations, executive presentations, and decision-support materials for senior leadership
- Collaborate closely with geology, finance, operations, planning, and business development teams to support acquisition, portfolio, and long-term planning initiatives
- Maintain rigorous documentation, governance processes, and controls to ensure model integrity, transparency, and consistency
- Support the ongoing improvement of evaluation tools, analytical processes, and modelling methodologies
WHAT YOU NEED
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline
- 10+ years of oil and gas experience in business development, evaluations, reservoir exploitation, strategic planning, finance, or a related field
- Demonstrated expertise in financial modelling, valuation, and investment analysis
- Experience with reserves evaluations, acquisition assessments, corporate finance, transaction support, or investment banking is highly desirable
- CFA designation or progress toward completion is considered an asset
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation is considered an asset
- Strong understanding of reservoir engineering principles, reserves evaluation, production forecasting, and asset development planning
- Advanced Excel and financial modelling capabilities with the ability to develop and audit complex integrated models
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
- A strategic thinker who can connect technical, operational, commercial, and financial information into clear recommendations
- An analytical problem solver who excels at evaluating complex opportunities under uncertainty
- A strong communicator who can present sophisticated analysis in a concise and decision-ready format
- A collaborative partner who builds strong relationships across disciplines and levels of the organization
- Someone with strong commercial acumen who can identify value drivers and support complex transactions
- A continuous learner who is committed to improving analytical tools, processes, and personal capability
OTHER DETAILS
- Based in Calgary, Alberta
- Permanent, full-time position
- Hybrid work environment
- Occasional travel may be required
WHAT WE OFFER
- Be part of a proudly Canadian, privately owned energy company and grow your career with Manitoba’s largest oil producer
- Enjoy competitive total rewards, including salary, annual incentive pay, long‑term incentives for eligible roles, and employer‑matched RRSP contributions
- Comprehensive employer-paid benefits, including a $5,000 mental health benefit, Healthy Lifestyle Allowance, maternity top‑up, paid parental leave, and personal leave
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities, including training investments, leadership programs, professional designation reimbursement, engineer‑in‑training programs and company-wide learning opportunities
We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to innovation and excellence. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for our positions.
If you are interested in joining our rapidly growing team, please visit the Careers section of our website at www.tundraoilandgas.com [http://www.tundraoilandgas.com] and apply online to submit your cover letter and resume by July 20, 2026.
We wish to thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those being considered for interviews will be contacted.
Not the right fit? Search for Business Development Advisor jobs in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
About Tundra Oil & Gas
Tundra Oil & Gas is a wholly-owned business of Winnipeg-based James Richardson & Sons, Limited (JRSL), a private family company established in 1857. JRSL is a multidisciplined enterprise with operations in agriculture, food processing, financial services, property management, and energy.
Tundra commenced operations in 1980 and has since been on a growth trajectory by developing new assets and integrating strategic acquisitions. Tundra operates over 95% of its production, which is ~38,000 barrels of light crude oil per day.
The company's core properties are located within the Williston Basin in southwestern Manitoba and southeastern Saskatchewan. A focused approach to exploration and development applies to core areas.
Currently, the firm employs ~300 staff located across four offices (Winnipeg and Virden, Manitoba; Estevan, Saskatchewan; Calgary, Alberta) and at various field sites.
The Winnipeg head office provides accounting, communications, land administration, including well licensing support for all offices, human resources support and local information services.
Tundra’s Virden field office oversees our daily operations of over 5,000 wells and facilities. Staff provide technical expertise for all drilling, completions and well tie-in activity, engineering support for facilities optimization, surface leasing, supply chain management, environmental activities, production accounting, human resources, local information services, and coordination of the company’s safety program.
The Calgary technical office provides geological, geophysical, and reservoir engineering support and mineral leasing. Tundra uses the latest technology to explore for and develop assets, including 3D and 4D seismic, advanced coring and logging techniques, reservoir characterization and dynamic fluid simulation, and secondary and tertiary recovery mechanisms, such as waterflooding and CO2 injection.