Senior Account Director - Natural Gas (Texas Markets)

About the role

This role is responsible for managing and optimizing a natural gas portfolio within West Texas (Permian) and/or North Texas markets. The position requires deep regional market knowledge, strong commercial instincts, and the ability to identify and execute opportunities based on market fundamentals, transportation dynamics, and customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Actively manage and optimize natural gas positions and transactions to enhance portfolio performance while maintaining appropriate risk discipline
• Identify and execute commercial opportunities across West Texas (Permian) and/or North Texas markets based on supply/demand fundamentals and evolving market conditions
• Maintain a strong understanding of regional pricing dynamics and demonstrate a fundamental grasp of basis relationships and market drivers
• Structure and negotiate gas supply, purchase, transportation, and related agreements with producers, marketers, and end-users
• Monitor and interpret key market fundamentals, including production trends, pipeline constraints, storage levels, and weather-driven demand
• Optimize the use of transportation, storage, and other commercial tools to support portfolio objectives
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with producers, marketers, pipelines, and customers to identify and capture commercial opportunities
• Partner cross-functionally with scheduling, operations, engineering, legal, and contract administration to ensure accurate execution and alignment
• Support development of strategic business initiatives, including new market entry, infrastructure opportunities, and optimization projects
• Prepare and evaluate economic models and analyses to support commercial decision-making and investment opportunities
• Evaluate existing contracts and structures to identify opportunities for optimization and risk mitigation

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in finance, accounting, engineering, business management, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Direct experience in natural gas trading, marketing, or commercial activities within West Texas (Permian Basin) and/or North Texas markets strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of natural gas supply, transportation, storage, and sales activities
• Demonstrated experience negotiating and structuring commercial agreements
• Experience developing and using economic models and market analysis tools
• Prominent ability to analyze data and apply strong business acumen to decision-making
• Experience researching and interpreting contracts, agreements, and market information
• Proven ability to communicate and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders

Skills and Abilities

• Apply math, algebraic formulas, statistics, and economic models
• Communicate and exchange information or instruction
• Understand strategic dynamics across multiple business categories
• Knowledge of the energy industry, market trends, and competitors

Strength Factors

• Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
• Standing: Remaining on one's feet in an upright position at a work station without moving about (Occasionally)
• Walking: Moving about on foot (Frequently)
• Sitting: Remaining in a seated position (Constantly)
• Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling) (Occasionally)
• Carrying: Transporting an object, usually holding it in the hands or arms, or on the shoulder (Occasionally)
• Pushing: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves away from the force (Occasionally)
• Pulling: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves toward the force (includes jerking) (Occasionally)
• Climbing: Ladders, Stairs (Occasionally)
• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling (Occasionally)
• Stooping: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist (Occasionally)
• Kneeling: Bending the legs at the knees to come to rest on the knee or knees (Occasionally)
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the legs and spine (Occasionally)
• Crawling: Moving about on the hands and arms in any direction (Occasionally)
• Reaching: Extending hands and arms in any direction (Constantly)
• Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with the hand or hands (Manual Dexterity) (Constantly)
• Fingering: Picking, pinching or otherwise working with the fingers primarily (Finger Dexterity) (Constantly)
• Feeling: Perceiving such attributes of objects/materials as size, shape, temperature, texture, movement or pulsation by receptors in the skin, particularly those of the finger tips (Constantly)
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas/information by means of the spoken word (Frequently)
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sound by the ear (Frequently)
• Tasting/Smelling: (Occasionally)
• Near Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less (Constantly)
• Far Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 feet for more (Frequently)
• Depth Perception: Three-dimensional vision; ability to judge distances and spatial relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are (Frequently)
• Vision: Color - The ability to identify and distinguish colors (Constantly)
• Working Conditions/Environment: Employee is subject to inside environmental conditions Working Conditions Well lighted, climate controlled areas (Constantly)
• Frequent repetitive motion (Constantly)
• CRT (Computer Monitor(s)) (Constantly)
• Travel: Travel to office facilities and other company locations required
• Driving: Based on assigned tasks, employee may be assigned a company vehicle requiring the applicable driver's license

Pay

$132,000.00 - $198,000.00

Schedule

Not specified