Natural Gas Analyst (Hybrid) in Houston

Energy Jobline ZR; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company in Houston is seeking a Natural Gas Analyst to join its enterprise risk team. The role involves analyzing complex datasets, developing predictive analytics, and offering strategic insights in the wholesale natural gas market. Candidates must possess a strong understanding of market structures and exceptional communication skills. This hybrid role offers competitive compensation and full benefits.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Full benefits

Opportunity for impactful work

Qualifications

• Strong commercial command of the natural gas market, particularly in trading or risk settings.
• Ability to work independently and proactively identify missing or misleading data.
• Experience with messy datasets and proven judgment to reconcile them.

Responsibilities

• Develop models, reports, and scripts for risk assessment and storage valuation.
• Clean and normalize raw data feeds for forecasting and optimization.
• Build predictive analytics frameworks for pricing volatility.
• Support decision-making with analytical rigor.

Skills

Commercial understanding of the natural gas value chain

Analytical skills

Exceptional communication skills

Judgment to reconcile incomplete datasets

Proven ability to prioritize business-relevant data

Education

Bachelor’s in Data Science, Engineering, Finance, Economics, or related field

Tools

Python

SQL

Excel

PowerQuery

Excel

Job description

Overview

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Position

Our VIP Client, an established energy company is seeking a Natural Gas Analyst to join its enterprise risk and analytics team. This hybrid role is designed for a highly experienced data professional who brings both technical excellence and deep fluency in the wholesale natural gas market — someone who can draw meaning from complex datasets, identify value-creation opportunities, and influence strategic decisions with minimal ramp-up.

This is not a foundational role, and onboarding will not include “Natural Gas 101.” Instead, you’ll be expected to arrive with a command of market structure, storage dynamics, tariff implications, and how commercial decisions intersect with operational data. You’ll work with imperfect, third-party data feeds (from pipelines, storage operators, market indices) and transform them into usable, strategic insight.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the development of models, reports, and scripts that support risk assessment, price and volumetric exposure, and storage valuation.
• Clean and normalize raw data feeds from external vendors, ensuring high-integrity inputs for downstream forecasting, valuation, and optimization tools.
• Apply contextual knowledge of market dynamics, including pipeline behavior, tariffs, and trading incentives, to evaluate commercial opportunities.
• Build predictive analytics frameworks for weather, load, and pricing volatility.
• Support arbitrage strategy development and operational decision-making through analytical rigor.
• Deliver intuitive dashboards and visualizations that provide decision-makers with actionable insights.
• Mentor junior analysts and act as a subject-matter expert across data infrastructure, modeling strategy, and gas market economics.

What You Bring

• A strong commercial and technical command of the natural gas value chain — particularly in wholesale, trading, or risk-oriented settings.
• The ability to work independently, ask the right questions, and proactively identify what data is missing, misaligned, or misleading.
• Comfort working with incomplete, messy, or vendor-aggregated datasets — and the judgment to reconcile them using experience and intuition.
• Exceptional communication skills, with a track record of explaining complex analytical outcomes to stakeholders across the business.
• Proven ability to prioritize what's material from a business perspective, not just what’s statistically interesting.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s in Data Science, Engineering, Finance, Economics, or a related field. Certifications like CAP, SDS, or MCSE in Data Management are advantageous.
• Tools: Proficient in Python, SQL, DAX, PowerQuery, Excel; experience with Git/version control. Familiarity with Java or VB is a plus.
• Data Engineering: Skilled in ETL pipeline design, database development (Azure, Oracle, MySQL), and advanced data cleaning and validation.
• Energy Market Expertise: Must understand tariff structures, storage optimization, pipeline scheduling, and how these intersect with market drivers.
• External Data Sources: Experience working with third-party vendors (e.g., S&P Global, ICE, CME, EIA, FERC, EBBs), and able to turn raw feeds into business-ready inputs.
• Visualization & Reporting: Strong background in business intelligence tools and building visual narratives that tie data to decisions.

Why This Role?

You’ll be stepping into a high-visibility role that influences pricing, risk, and trading decisions across a major energy business. This is a seat at the strategy table, not just behind a dashboard.

The team values speed, precision, and commercial fluency, and you’ll be working with leaders who expect — and empower — analysts to act as trusted advisors. This role offers full benefits, strong compensation, and the opportunity to make measurable impact every day.

Equal Opportunity & Accessibility

This employer values and is committed to building an inclusive and supportive work environment. Accommodations are available throughout the hiring process upon request.

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