Analyst, Americas LNG

What’s the role?

The Analyst, Americas LNG is a multi-dimensional position within Shell Energy Integration and Fundamentals (SEIF) Global Gas Fundamentals team in support of Shell’s LNG Marketing and Trading (SLMT) businesses. The SEIF team is charged with delivery of best-in-class decision support to SLMT and Shell Energy, centered on LNG and global gas market fundamentals. SEIF has global accountabilities and a globally dispersed structure, across the major trading hubs. The Analyst, Americas LNG will be based in Houston, USA and work collaboratively across a dynamic global team to drive commercial value through fundamental insights and analysis.

What You’ll Be Doing

The Analyst, Americas LNG will have two primary accountabilities:

- Americas LNG Exports

The Analyst will be accountable for developing, executing and delivering America LNG export monitoring and forecasting. This aspect of the role will focus on the short-term market horizon that covers operating and under construction projects. The analyst will be expected to leverage and operationalize existing tools as well as develop new monitoring products to analyze the performance of export facilities within the Americas. Heightened focus will be on US Gulf LNG export plants given expected capacity additions. The role will require a deep understanding of regulatory filings, shipping trends, LNG plant technology, feed gas sourcing and contracting. Interpreting the data and communicating the key messages to relevant trading desks and analytical communities in a clear and timely fashion is essential.

- Americas LNG import forecasting

The Analyst, Americas LNG will also be responsible for delivering bottom up, sectoral forecast of supply and demand for LNG importing countries in the Americas (Central and South America, the Caribbean). The emphasis of this work will be maintaining, improving and developing robust and transparent sectoral forecasts for major LNG import markets through the short-to-long term time horizon. This will involve building out/upgrading existing demand models and data monitoring dashboards. A key focus will be to establish an industry-leading view on domestic market policy, infrastructure developments, contractual dynamics and a sharp structure for analyzing upstream development and pipeline imports (including cost competition).

Additional accountabilities:

- Develop alternative market outcomes and scenarios for testing and challenging within SEIF Global Gas Fundamentals’ global market modelling process

- Regular engagement with external forecast vendors

- Actively participate in SEIF’s global team connects & commercial stakeholder engagements.

- Provide backup supply coverage within our SEIF team.

- Support for delivery of the Shell LNG Outlook

- Develop material for engagement with external parties when requested

- This role may require travel within the Americas and other Shell internal offices to engage with stakeholders and SEIF colleagues

What We Need From You

Working in SEIF Fundamentals requires a deep passion for energy market analysis with a strong focus on delivery, the ability to work within tight time windows, sharp communications skills, a global perspective, a willingness to hold firm on a view but admit when it is wrong. The trading floor working environment requires a resilient temperament that embraces the speed and pressure of fast-paced markets with the awareness of the role’s financial impact.

The successful candidate should have the following skills, experience and disposition:

- The candidate must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis

- Advanced degrees in econometrics, energy economics, international economics or energy policy are preferred or with 5 or more years of relevant experience

- Proven experience in energy market fundamentals, preferably in North America gas or global LNG markets

- Excellent numeracy skills: familiarity with statistical concepts and programing packages is an advantage

- Excellent skills in strategic storytelling and narrative development, with the ability to deliver narrative in both written and verbal form

- Comfortable with forecasting while dealing with uncertainty, and able to adapt to new information.

- Spanish language skills are an advantage

What We Offer

The base salary range for this position is $122,000 - $182,000 per year. Individual pay will be based on various factors such as relevant work experience, education, certifications, skill level, seniority, and internal equity.

For regular full-time or regular part-time employees of the Company (participating companies as listed in the Summary Plan Description), insurance coverage options include medical, dental, vision coverage, life Insurance, Business Travel Accident Insurance, and Occupational Accidental Death Benefit programs. Employees also participate in a company pension plan and a 401(k) plan. Paid leave includes up to 6 weeks of paid vacation time, up to 11 paid holidays, and parental leave offering 16 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents, and 8 weeks of paid leave for non-birthing parents.

Additionally, employees are eligible for short-term disability leave for up to 26 weeks at 100% or 50% of base pay as well as Long-Term Disability insurance. Shell also offers other compensation such financial reimbursement for adoption, wellness, education, and personal learning expenses, and some roles are eligible for discretionary long-term incentives. For interns, eligible benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, life insurance, Business Travel Accident Insurance, and Occupational Accidental Death Benefit programs; participation in a 401(k) plan; and paid leave for up to 11 paid holidays. Additional information on Shell’s US benefit programs can be found at https://www.shell.us/careers/about-careers-at-shell/rewards-and-benefits.html.

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

- Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.

- Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.

- Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.

- Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.

- Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.

- Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working.

- Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.

- Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents.

- Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.

- Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams.

- Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.

We'd like you to know that Shell has a bold goal: to become one of the world’s most diverse and inclusive companies. You can get to know more about how we're working towards that goal,

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