Investment Associate | Energy

Investment Associate | Energy

Location: Houston, TX (in-office, full-time)

Arco is partnered with an established Houston energy private equity firm with significant assets under management and a long track record across upstream oil and gas and the broader energy value chain. The firm combines deep sector knowledge, technical depth, and a seasoned investment team.

About the role

The Investment Associate will join the team in Houston, supporting investment activity across the firm's energy portfolio, with a primary focus on upstream oil and gas.

Working alongside senior team members across coverage and execution, the Associate will analyze new investment opportunities, evaluate the economics of existing assets, and support portfolio management from asset-level analysis through transaction execution and value creation.

This seat suits someone with a strong energy-sector foundation looking to take on greater ownership across the full investment lifecycle, from asset-level analysis through execution and value creation.

Key responsibilities

• Support senior team members in identifying, screening, and reviewing potential investments
• Build, maintain, and refine detailed financial and asset-level models, including well economics, type curves, development scenarios, and full-cycle returns
• Conduct commercial, market, and technical due diligence
• Monitor portfolio assets through development, identifying value-creation opportunities through organic development, M&A, A&D, and other strategic alternatives
• Prepare investment memoranda, presentations, and analyses for the investment committee and limited partners
• Contribute to ongoing market and sector research

Skills and experience

• Undergraduate degree from a competitive university with a strong academic record
• 2 to 4 years of relevant experience, typically in energy investment banking with E&P or A&D coverage, energy-focused private equity, or a corporate development or finance role at an energy operator
• Strong financial modeling skills, with comfort across asset-level and corporate valuation
• Excellent writing and communication skills, with exceptional attention to detail
• Upstream oil and gas experience preferred. Familiarity with reservoir, drilling, or production engineering concepts, or a technical or petroleum engineering background, is an advantage

What's on offer

• Direct exposure to asset-level decision making
• Close collaboration with senior investment leadership
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package

All applications will be handled in confidence.