Uniper

Physical Gas Trader

Houston, TX

Full-time

About This Job

Uniper seeks a Physical Gas Trader to join its North American team

Your responsibilities

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Regional and Commodity Focus: Specialize in the U.S. Gulf Coast physical natural gas market, with a focus on transportation and storage assets.

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Portfolio Development: Build and manage a physical gas portfolio in the Gulf Coast region, including customer relationships and asset positions. Ensure strong connectivity with other regional gas teams, including Midwest/Midcontinent and Eastern markets.

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Physical Gas Trading: Actively engage in physical natural gas trading, executing buy and sell transactions for both short- and long-term deliveries.

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Client Relationship Management: Maintain and develop strong relationships with producers, utilities, marketers, and other end-users.

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Asset Optimization: Take direct responsibility for optimizing physical asset value, including cash management and bid week setup.

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Strategy Implementation: Design and execute asset optimization strategies for transportation and storage positions, aiming to maximize profitability while managing risk.

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Market Analysis Collaboration: Partner with trading teams and market analytics to develop a fundamental market outlook. Analyze key drivers influencing fixed prices, NYMEX spreads, basis, and cash differentials.

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Financial Trade Execution: Execute and manage natural gas trades in both forward and futures markets.

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Market Intelligence: Stay up to date on industry developments, regulatory changes, and geopolitical events that could impact natural gas markets.

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ETRM Accuracy: Ensure all deals are accurately captured and reconciled in the ETRM (Energy Trading and Risk Management) system for precise position and P&L tracking daily.

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Operational Continuity: Support the Gulf Coast gas team’s business continuity planning to maintain operational integrity.

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Regulatory Compliance: Adhere to all relevant compliance standards and internal risk management policies.

Your profile

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Four-year degree is required, preferably in finance or accounting or some technical related field.

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Minimum of 5-10 years of experience working in physical natural gas markets in a trading/asset optimization role or transportation/storage trading role.

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Solid understanding of natural gas fundamentals, expert knowledge of interstate and intrastate pipeline infrastructure, production and storage asset in Texas and the Gulf Coast US.

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Understanding of MTM accounting, value at risk, a sound understanding of risk bifurcation and risk exposures generated from physical and financial gas trade types.

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Leadership skills, Team player qualities, entrepreneurial thinking, strong communicational skills.

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