Trader - Natural Gas (Texas Markets)

Responsible for driving commercial value through active management of natural gas transactions and market positions, with a focus on Texas markets. This role provides strategic insight, market expertise, and leadership to support business growth, optimize portfolio performance, and maintain strong client relationships.

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
• Proven ability to analyze data and apply strong business acumen to decision-making
• Experience researching and interpreting contracts, agreements, and market information
• Strong communication and relationship management skills with internal and external stakeholders

Skills

• Ability to apply math, algebraic formulas, statistics, and economic models
• Ability to communicate and/or exchange information or instruction
• Knowledge of strategic dynamics across multiple business categories
• Knowledge of energy industry, market trends, and competitors

Physical Demands

• 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
• Sitting: Remaining in a seated position (Constantly)
• Standing: Remaining on one's feet in an upright position at a work station without moving about (Occasionally)
• Walking: Moving about on foot (Frequently)
• Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (Occasionally)
• Carrying: Transporting an object (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 (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 (Constantly)
• Fingering: Picking, pinching or otherwise working with the fingers primarily (Constantly)
• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects such as size, shape, temperature, or texture (Constantly)
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas/information by means of the spoken word (Frequently)
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sound by the ear (Frequently)
• Near Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less (Constantly)
• Far Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 feet or more (Frequently)
• Depth Perception: Three-dimensional vision; ability to judge distances and spatial relationships (Frequently)
• Color Vision: Ability to identify and distinguish colors (Constantly)

Working Conditions

• Subject to inside environmental 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. Based on assigned tasks, employee may be assigned a company vehicle requiring the applicable driver's license.

Pay

Expected salary range: $132,000.00 - $198,000.00