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Texas Capital is built to help businesses and their leaders. Our depth of knowledge and expertise allows us to bring the best of the big firms at a scale that works for our clients, with highly experienced bankers who truly invest in people’s success — today and tomorrow.
While we are rooted in core financial products, we are differentiated by our approach. Our bankers are seasoned financial experts who possess deep experience across a multitude of industries. Equally important, they bring commitment — investing the time and resources to understand our clients’ immediate needs, identify market opportunities and meet long-term objectives. At Texas Capital, we do more than build business success. We build long-lasting relationships.
Texas Capital provides a variety of benefits to colleagues, including health insurance coverage, wellness program, fertility and family building aids, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans with a generous 401K match, paid leave programs, paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO).
Headquartered in Dallas with offices in Austin, Fort Worth, Houston, Richardson, Plano and San Antonio, Texas Capital was recently named Best Regional Bank in 2024 by Bankrate and was named to The Dallas Morning News’ Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex Top Workplaces 2023 and GoBankingRate’s 2023 list of Best Regional Banks.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Energy Corporate Banking – Analyst III (Upstream/E& P)
The Energy Corporate Banking Analyst III is a senior analytical contributor responsible for delivering high-quality financial modeling, underwriting support, and execution deliverables within the firm’s Upstream (E&P) coverage vertical. The Analyst III works closely with Associates, Vice Presidents, and Senior Coverage Bankers to support the origination, structuring, and execution of financing and strategic solutions for public and private E&P companies, including mineral and royalty, operated, and non-operated working interest clients.
This role requires strong technical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment. The Analyst III will gain increasing exposure to clients and play a key execution role across reserve-based lending (RBL) facilities, corporate credit transactions, advisory support, and capital markets activities.
We are seeking candidates who are committed to a long-term career in banking and demonstrate analytical rigor, intellectual curiosity, and a strong team-oriented mindset.
Key Responsibilities
Client Coverage & Sector Support
- Prepare presentation materials for client meetings, prospect discussions, internal committees, and capital markets interactions.
- Maintain working knowledge of covered clients’ operating strategies, reserve profiles, capex programs, breakeven economics, and key financial/credit metrics.
- Support senior bankers as they develop tailored financing and strategic ideas across RBLs, term loans, acquisition financings, hedging strategies, and capital markets alternatives.
- Assist in tracking sector-specific developments, commodity price trends, and comparable company/transaction data to support idea generation and business development.
Transaction Execution & Underwriting
- Serve as a core execution resource for active transactions, assisting in diligence coordination, financial modeling, internal/external materials, and documentation review.
- Build and maintain engineering-based cash-flow models, borrowing base models, corporate credit models, comparable benchmarking analyses, valuation tools, and portfolio monitoring models.
- Support the diligence of RBLs and upstream corporate credit facilities through preparation approval materials, financial analysis, sensitivity cases, covenant assessments, and general trend review and interpretation.
- Aid in the review of engineering evaluations (production forecasts, type curves, PDP/PUD distributions, sensitivity scenarios) and summarize key findings for Associates and senior bankers.
- Prepare diligence requests, manage data rooms, and support preparations for management presentations, lender meetings, and internal approval committees.
- Contribute to ongoing portfolio monitoring, including covenant tracking, borrowing base variance analysis, performance trends, and periodic internal reviews.
Internal Collaboration
- Work closely with risk, petroleum engineering, capital markets, syndications, treasury, and sales & trading teams to ensure coordinated and efficient transaction execution.
- Participate in internal workstreams such as market updates, model enhancements, and maintenance of internal databases and tools.
- Serve as a resource for junior analysts, providing informal guidance on modeling, analysis, and presentation best practices.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Energy Commerce, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 2.5–3.5 years of relevant experience in Corporate Banking, Energy Investment Banking, Leveraged Finance, or Private Credit.
- Solid understanding of upstream/E&P credit fundamentals—including cash flow forecasting, leverage metrics, covenant structures, and borrowing base mechanics.
- Strong proficiency in financial modeling (DCF, comparable analysis, borrowing base modeling, A&D analysis) and other Excel-based analytics.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to synthesize complex technical and financial information.
- Very strong communication, writing, and presentation skills with the ability to work effectively in a team-oriented, deadline-driven environment.
- Deep working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook; familiarity with Salesforce or similar CRM tools.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Prior experience supporting energy-sector transactions, including acquisition finance (particularly RBL underwriting), upstream credit analysis, and/or private credit.
- Exposure to petroleum engineering concepts, reserves analysis, and direct interactions with engineering staff.
- Familiarity with commodity hedging strategies, derivatives, and commodity price market fundamentals.
- Formal Excel / financial modeling coursework or equivalent practical experience.
- FINRA SIE, Series 79, and Series 63.
The duties listed above are the essential functions, or fundamental duties within the job classification. The essential functions of individual positions within the classification may differ. Texas Capital Bank may assign reasonably related additional duties to individual employees consistent with standard departmental policy.
Texas Capital is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
INTRODUCTION
Texas Capital is built to help businesses and their leaders. Our depth of knowledge and expertise allows us to bring the best of the big firms at a scale that works for our clients, with highly experienced bankers who truly invest in people’s success — today and tomorrow.
While we are rooted in core financial products, we are differentiated by our approach. Our bankers are seasoned financial experts who possess deep experience across a multitude of industries. Equally important, they bring commitment — investing the time and resources to understand our clients’ immediate needs, identify market opportunities and meet long-term objectives. At Texas Capital, we do more than build business success. We build long-lasting relationships.
Texas Capital provides a variety of benefits to colleagues, including health insurance coverage, wellness program, fertility and family building aids, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans with a generous 401K match, paid leave programs, paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO).
Headquartered in Dallas with offices in Austin, Fort Worth, Houston, Richardson, Plano and San Antonio, Texas Capital was recently named Best Regional Bank in 2024 by Bankrate and was named to The Dallas Morning News’ Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex Top Workplaces 2023 and GoBankingRate’s 2023 list of Best Regional Banks.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Energy Corporate Banking – Analyst III (Upstream/E& P)
The Energy Corporate Banking Analyst III is a senior analytical contributor responsible for delivering high-quality financial modeling, underwriting support, and execution deliverables within the firm’s Upstream (E&P) coverage vertical. The Analyst III works closely with Associates, Vice Presidents, and Senior Coverage Bankers to support the origination, structuring, and execution of financing and strategic solutions for public and private E&P companies, including mineral and royalty, operated, and non-operated working interest clients.
This role requires strong technical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment. The Analyst III will gain increasing exposure to clients and play a key execution role across reserve-based lending (RBL) facilities, corporate credit transactions, advisory support, and capital markets activities.
We are seeking candidates who are committed to a long-term career in banking and demonstrate analytical rigor, intellectual curiosity, and a strong team-oriented mindset.
Key Responsibilities
Client Coverage & Sector Support
- Prepare presentation materials for client meetings, prospect discussions, internal committees, and capital markets interactions.
- Maintain working knowledge of covered clients’ operating strategies, reserve profiles, capex programs, breakeven economics, and key financial/credit metrics.
- Support senior bankers as they develop tailored financing and strategic ideas across RBLs, term loans, acquisition financings, hedging strategies, and capital markets alternatives.
- Assist in tracking sector-specific developments, commodity price trends, and comparable company/transaction data to support idea generation and business development.
Transaction Execution & Underwriting
- Serve as a core execution resource for active transactions, assisting in diligence coordination, financial modeling, internal/external materials, and documentation review.
- Build and maintain engineering-based cash-flow models, borrowing base models, corporate credit models, comparable benchmarking analyses, valuation tools, and portfolio monitoring models.
- Support the diligence of RBLs and upstream corporate credit facilities through preparation approval materials, financial analysis, sensitivity cases, covenant assessments, and general trend review and interpretation.
- Aid in the review of engineering evaluations (production forecasts, type curves, PDP/PUD distributions, sensitivity scenarios) and summarize key findings for Associates and senior bankers.
- Prepare diligence requests, manage data rooms, and support preparations for management presentations, lender meetings, and internal approval committees.
- Contribute to ongoing portfolio monitoring, including covenant tracking, borrowing base variance analysis, performance trends, and periodic internal reviews.
Internal Collaboration
- Work closely with risk, petroleum engineering, capital markets, syndications, treasury, and sales & trading teams to ensure coordinated and efficient transaction execution.
- Participate in internal workstreams such as market updates, model enhancements, and maintenance of internal databases and tools.
- Serve as a resource for junior analysts, providing informal guidance on modeling, analysis, and presentation best practices.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Energy Commerce, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 2.5–3.5 years of relevant experience in Corporate Banking, Energy Investment Banking, Leveraged Finance, or Private Credit.
- Solid understanding of upstream/E&P credit fundamentals—including cash flow forecasting, leverage metrics, covenant structures, and borrowing base mechanics.
- Strong proficiency in financial modeling (DCF, comparable analysis, borrowing base modeling, A&D analysis) and other Excel-based analytics.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to synthesize complex technical and financial information.
- Very strong communication, writing, and presentation skills with the ability to work effectively in a team-oriented, deadline-driven environment.
- Deep working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook; familiarity with Salesforce or similar CRM tools.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Prior experience supporting energy-sector transactions, including acquisition finance (particularly RBL underwriting), upstream credit analysis, and/or private credit.
- Exposure to petroleum engineering concepts, reserves analysis, and direct interactions with engineering staff.
- Familiarity with commodity hedging strategies, derivatives, and commodity price market fundamentals.
- Formal Excel / financial modeling coursework or equivalent practical experience.
- FINRA SIE, Series 79, and Series 63.
The duties listed above are the essential functions, or fundamental duties within the job classification. The essential functions of individual positions within the classification may differ. Texas Capital Bank may assign reasonably related additional duties to individual employees consistent with standard departmental policy.
Texas Capital is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Energy
Align your credentials with PERM requirements
PERM labor certification requires the employer to define minimum qualifications before posting the role. Make sure your degree, licensure, and years of experience match what a U.S. employer can legally require, not just what they prefer.
Target utilities and IPPs with active PERM history
Independent power producers, investor-owned utilities, and large engineering and procurement contractors routinely sponsor foreign energy professionals. Search DOL PERM disclosure data to confirm a company has filed for roles matching yours before applying.
Clarify your EB-2 or EB-3 category early
Energy engineers with master's degrees or equivalent experience typically qualify for EB-2, which can skip PERM via National Interest Waiver for grid-critical roles. EB-3 covers technicians and associate-degree holders but follows a longer PERM track.
Use Migrate Mate to find sponsoring energy employers
Filtering by sponsorship history saves time when targeting energy companies. Migrate Mate surfaces employers who have filed PERM applications for energy roles, so you're applying where sponsorship is an established practice, not a first-time ask.
Confirm prevailing wage tier before negotiating your offer
The DOL's OFLC Wage Search shows the four wage levels for your occupation and work location. Your offered salary must meet at least Level I, and falling below it during PERM review will derail the entire petition.
File I-485 concurrently if your priority date is current
Once your employer's I-140 is approvable and a visa number is available, you can file for adjustment of status at the same time. Concurrent filing lets you get an Employment Authorization Document while USCIS adjudicates your permanent residency case.
Green Card Energy: Frequently Asked Questions
Do energy jobs typically qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most licensed engineering roles in power, renewables, and oil and gas qualify for EB-2 because they require at least a bachelor's degree in a specific technical field plus progressive experience. Technician and operator roles that require a two-year degree or equivalent training generally fall under EB-3. Your employer determines the category based on the actual minimum requirements of the position, which DOL then certifies through PERM.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for energy professionals?
H-1B visa is a temporary nonimmigrant status subject to an annual lottery and a six-year cap before extensions require specific triggers. Green card sponsorship through EB-2 or EB-3 leads to permanent residency with no time limit, no lottery, and no cap at the petition level. The PERM process takes longer upfront, often 18 to 36 months from labor certification to approval, but the outcome is lawful permanent residency rather than status you must renew.
How can I find energy employers who will sponsor a green card?
Migrate Mate lets you search specifically for energy companies with PERM filing history, so you can focus applications on employers where sponsorship is an established practice. This matters because many energy firms that hire internationally default to H-1B and have never sponsored a PERM case, making the ask much harder without demonstrated precedent.
What is the role of prevailing wage in a PERM-based energy job offer?
DOL requires the sponsoring employer to pay at least the prevailing wage for your specific occupation, experience level, and work location before certifying the PERM application. The OFLC Wage Search tool shows the applicable wage levels for your role. If the offered salary falls below the certified prevailing wage at any point before your I-485 is approved, your employer must increase it or risk jeopardizing the petition.
Can energy professionals self-petition for an EB-2 National Interest Waiver?
Yes. Engineers and specialists working on grid reliability, clean energy infrastructure, or domestic energy security have successfully self-petitioned under the EB-2 National Interest Waiver, which bypasses PERM and does not require an employer sponsor. USCIS evaluates whether your work has substantial merit and national importance and whether your continued contribution serves U.S. interests. Strong documentation of your project impact and any government or regulatory recognition significantly strengthens an NIW case.