Natural Gas Cash Trader
On-site · Houston, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Commercial natural gas trader focusing on short-term physical trading and portfolio optimization. Execute physical natural gas purchases and sales in daily and monthly markets; identify and implement trading and optimization strategies to enhance portfolio value; support asset and position management across transportation and marketing activities; analyze market fundamentals, regional pricing dynamics, and pipeline conditions to guide trading decisions; monitor operational constraints, pipeline maintenance, and grid conditions impacting near-term market opportunities; coordinate with internal teams to ensure efficient gas flow from wellhead to market; build and maintain relationships with pipelines, counterparties, marketers, and end users; represent the company in communications with industry contacts and transportation providers; participate in rotating on-call coverage as needed.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree preferred (Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Energy Management, or related) or equivalent industry experience
- 2+ years of natural gas trading, marketing, scheduling, or related commercial activities
- Strong understanding of physical gas markets, midstream operations, and pipeline logistics
- Knowledge of Northeast and/or Midcontinent pipeline systems and regional market fundamentals preferred
- Familiarity with supply/demand analysis, asset optimization, and short-term trading strategies
- Experience reviewing and working with industry-standard commercial agreements and contracts
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills; proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint; Power BI/Snowflake/AI analytics is a plus
- Effective communicator with strong relationship management skills
- Ability to operate in a fast-paced team environment
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