Manager, Natural Gas Research

Executive Search Partners Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Executive Search Partners Inc. seeks an experienced energy market analyst to develop and maintain bottom-up U.S. natural gas supply and demand models, with emphasis on the Lower 48.

The role will produce forecasts on weekly, monthly, seasonal, and multi-year horizons, tracking production, LNG exports, storage, and weather-driven demand changes. Responsibilities include reconciling model balances with EIA data, generating actionable market insights, and presenting views to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• 5-10+ years of experience in natural gas market analysis, commodity research, physical trading, or energy consulting.
• Advanced Excel modeling skills and experience with large market datasets.
• Familiarity with pipeline flow data, EIA reporting, LNG market fundamentals, and storage analytics.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance detailed bottom-up U.S. natural gas supply and demand models covering the Lower 48.
• Produce weekly, monthly, seasonal, and multi-year market forecasts.
• Track and analyze interstate pipeline flows, transportation constraints, and storage economics.

Skills

Bottom-up modeling

Market analysis

Quantitative skills

Python

SQL

Excel modeling

Data visualization

Forecasting

Tools

Python

SQL

Excel

Job description

Develop, maintain, and enhance detailed bottom-up U.S. natural gas supply and demand models covering

the Lower 48.

Produce weekly, monthly, seasonal, and multi-year natural gas market forecasts.

Analyze production, demand, LNG exports, storage, power burn, industrial demand, and weather-driven

consumption trends.

Build and maintain regional supply and demand models with particular focus on Texas, the Gulf Coast,

Appalachia, and East Coast markets.

Track and analyze interstate pipeline flows, transportation constraints, maintenance events, and

infrastructure expansions.

Reconcile modeled balances against EIA data releases and develop insights regarding market divergences

and trends.

Produce detailed market commentary and actionable research for the trading desk.

Monitor evolving market fundamentals and identify opportunities arising from regional imbalances and

structural market shifts.

Develop and maintain 2-3 year forward market outlooks incorporating infrastructure projects, production

trends, demand growth, and regulatory developments.

Partner closely with traders, risk managers, and portfolio managers to support trading decisions and

Present supply and demand views, key assumptions, and market outlooks to senior leadership and

Have strong expertise in U.S. natural gas market fundamentals.

Are fluent in constructing and maintaining bottom-up supply and demand models.

Understand regional gas market dynamics, particularly in Texas, Appalachia, the Gulf Coast, and East

Coast markets.

Have experience analyzing interstate pipeline flows, transportation constraints, and storage economics.

Can reconcile fundamental balances to EIA data and explain variances.

Are comfortable translating large data sets into clear, actionable market views.

Possess strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Communicate complex market dynamics clearly to both technical and commercial audiences.

Thrive in a fast-paced trading environment where timely insights directly impact trading decisions.

Ideally, You Have

5-10+ years of experience in natural gas market analysis, commodity research, physical trading, or energy

consulting.

energy company, or hedge fund.

Advanced Excel modeling skills and experience working with large market datasets.

Familiarity with pipeline flow data, EIA reporting, LNG market fundamentals, and storage analytics.

Experience developing medium-term market forecasts (2-3 years forward).

Knowledge of power market fundamentals and gas-to-power relationships.

Experience with data visualization, statistical analysis, or programming tools such as Python, SQL, or