Director, Interstate Commercial

At DT Midstream, we’ve got the energy to achieve great things! DT Midstream owns and operates a

diverse, integrated portfolio of midstream pipeline, storage and gathering assets, allowing us to provide a comprehensive set of midstream services to our customers across the Southern, Northeastern and Midwestern United States and into Canada. Our newly independent public company is an energy industry leader with more than 20 years of proven success. Our focus is to be safe, caring, dependable and efficient in all we do.

Job Summary

This leader is responsible for overseeing capacity sales, identification and integration of new business opportunities, creating value in structuring commercial transactions, and maximizing revenue of the area portfolio of assets. This highly visible role will require analytic, energetic, innovative, results-oriented individuals with quick and inquisitive minds. Must be able to demonstrate a proven track record of developing and closing multi-million-dollar transactions. Must possess a broad range of financial and commercial skills, be capable of managing the details of complex transactions, can work within a team-oriented environment in rapidly evolving markets, and be able to handle multiple assignments. Preferred experience with interstate natural gas pipeline and storage assets and/or natural gas marketing and trading.

Key Accountabilities

- Assists with market analysis and development of strategic initiatives

- Develops relationships within natural gas industry

- Leads/manages execution of commercial strategy for portfolio of assets

- Structures value-creating transactions and partnerships

- Leads negotiation of complex transactions with counterparties

- Coordinates with internal staff and external groups to create and capitalize on commercial opportunities

- Communicates strategic initiatives and ongoing management activities within the portfolio to senior management or customer representatives

- Integrates plan for ongoing commercial operations and new project development across a dynamic market environment

- Leads team and develops new team member capability

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements

- A Bachelor’s degree in an engineering, business or economics discipline

- At least ten (10) years of relevant work experience

Other Requirements:

- Experience with an energy company, consulting firm, trading company, or investment bank focused on natural gas sector

- Strong analytical, planning, organization, time management and problem-solving skills

- Effective in self-management of time with a demonstrated personal commitment to work

- Able to identify value-creation opportunities and strategies

- Commercial background and familiarity with all aspects of structuring commercial transactions in the energy industry including negotiation of related commercial and financial agreements

- Strong project management skills

- Work well as a leader of large company team, and successfully close complex energy and/or asset related contracts

- Expertise in natural gas market fundamentals and strong understanding of drivers of natural gas pipeline transportation path values

- Excellent written and oral communication skills, strong presentation skills and the ability to analyze and communicate complex transactions to senior management

- Must be able to travel as necessary

Preferred Requirements:

- Demonstrated experience working with FERC regulated natural gas regulations and Tariffs

- Experience in natural gas trading and associated markets

- Experience in US upper Midwest natural gas transmission markets

Physical Demands

The physical demands and essential job functions below are those that must be met by an employee to properly perform the integral functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. To properly perform the integral functions of this job, the employee is required to sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, reach, talk, hear, grasp and carry objects.

This job requires the ability to travel as needed to negotiate deals and visit project sites.

Working Conditions

While performing the duties of this job, the employee usually works in a business office or other appropriate location during hybrid days, with a moderate noise level. Occasionally, this position may perform duties at an operations or project site. While working at an operations or project site, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions, including cold/hot, wet and/or humid conditions, uneven or steep terrain and may work near moving mechanical parts and/or machinery. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration (see physical requirements above). The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate in the office but may become loud at the project site.