Commercial Optimization III/Sr/Lead

Responsibilities

• Identifies market interest and enhances revenue for transportation and storage opportunities
• Identifies market needs and crafts short-term services to address the needs of customers
• Supports, develops and implements controls to better predict customer imbalances and utilization of services
• Captures and disseminates market intelligence information to the commercial team, fostering collaboration and team development
• Supports other teams as the need arises
• Coordinates with internal business partners on tariff changes and expansion project implementation as well as coordination of facility abandonments
• Safeguards and optimizes Short-Term Firm and Park-and-Loan revenue, including identifying and implementing new revenue services
• Collaborates with Pipeline Control, System Planning, Operations, and Commercial reps on maintenance and optimization related activities
• Analyzes location/constraint utilization and measured versus scheduled volumes to identify trends and patterns
• Assists in the development and enhancement of risk management tools
• Maintains and monitors imbalances and customer activity to provide system recommendations
• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Demonstrates outstanding organizational and interpersonal skills and safety as the utmost priority
• Proficiency in Microsoft Applications and PC skills
• Experience in drafting and negotiating commercial documents and agreements
• Strong analytic skills to identify process improvements, trends and predictive behavior
• Proprietary understanding of how Natural Gas challenges and complements alternative sources of Energy
• Experience leading cross-functional project teams focused on commercial operations
• Extensive knowledge of the specific business needs and challenges of our customers and in-depth understanding of most aspects of commercial systems

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or related field; a minimum of ten (10) years of experience in the energy industry
• Preferred: MBA; experience in Commercial roles and familiarity with contracts and tariff provisions