Project Manager, Gas & Fuel Supply - Power Generation

SB Energy; Ohio; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Wellness program

Hybrid work setup

Job summary

SB Energy in Ohio seeks a Gas & Fuel Supply Project Manager to drive strategy, development, contracting, and readiness of natural gas supply and transportation for Ohio Powered Land assets. You will report to the Project Director, Development & Integration, and coordinate with Commercial & Offtake.

Responsibilities include leading gas-supply contracts, assessing upstream options, and managing relationships with producers, pipelines, and regulators.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, finance, economics, business, energy management, or related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in natural gas supply, transportation, origination, trading, pipeline development, or fuel procurement supporting power generation or large industrial loads.
• Strong knowledge of physical gas markets, pipeline tariffs and operations, transportation contracts, nominations/balancing, pricing, basis risk, and reliability planning.
• Experience negotiating commercial agreements and coordinating technical, legal, credit, regulatory, finance, and operations stakeholders.
• Ability to analyze fuel demand, heat-rate and dispatch assumptions, market data, transportation alternatives, and commercial risk.

Responsibilities

• Support and develop integrated fuel-supply strategy, demand forecast, reliability criteria, contingency plan, and commercial roadmap for development and operations.
• Provide assessment of upstream supply, interstate and intrastate pipeline transportation, lateral and interconnect options, capacity availability, pressure/quality requirements, storage, balancing, and redundancy.
• Lead or support requests for proposals, commercial evaluations, negotiations, and execution of gas supply, transportation, interconnection, balancing, and related agreements.
• Coordinate fuel assumptions and facility requirements with generation technology selection, heat-rate modeling, dispatch profiles, air permitting, site layout, pipeline engineering, schedule, and project economics.
• Manage relationships with producers, marketers, pipeline companies, utilities, consultants, counsel, and regulatory stakeholders.
• Identify basis, congestion, curtailment, credit, capacity, construction, regulatory, force-majeure, and operational risks and recommend mitigations.
• Track pipeline/lateral development, metering and regulation facilities, permits, easements, procurement, construction, testing, nominations readiness, and first-gas milestones.
• Review and develop fuel budgets, forecasts, decision materials, and contract-compliance processes; support lender, investor, customer, and internal diligence.
• Plan the transition of fuel scheduling, nominations, imbalance management, settlement, and emergency procedures to the operating organization.
• Confirm target pipelines, lateral/interconnect ownership model, firm capacity requirements, dual-fuel or backup-fuel scope, and operating dispatch assumptions.
• Confirm commercial approval limits, credit/hedging responsibilities, 24/7 operational support expectations, and direct reports.

Skills

Negotiation

Relationship management

Quantitative skills

Presentation skills

Decision-support

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, finance, economics, business, energy management, or related discipline

Job description

Basic Function

The Gas & Fuel Supply Project Manager will support and drive strategy, development, contracting, and readiness of natural gas supply and transportation arrangements required to support reliable and economic operation of Ohio Powered Land gas-fired generation assets.

This person will report to the Project Director, Development & Integration, with close coordination with Commercial & Offtake.

Responsibilities

• Support and develop integrated fuel-supply strategy, demand forecast, reliability criteria, contingency plan, and commercial roadmap for development and operations.
• Provide assessment of upstream supply, interstate and intrastate pipeline transportation, lateral and interconnect options, capacity availability, pressure/quality requirements, storage, balancing, and redundancy.
• Lead or support requests for proposals, commercial evaluations, negotiations, and execution of gas supply, transportation, interconnection, balancing, and related agreements.
• Coordinate fuel assumptions and facility requirements with generation technology selection, heat-rate modeling, dispatch profiles, air permitting, site layout, pipeline engineering, schedule, and project economics.
• Manage relationships with producers, marketers, pipeline companies, utilities, consultants, counsel, and regulatory stakeholders.
• Identify basis, congestion, curtailment, credit, capacity, construction, regulatory, force-majeure, and operational risks and recommend mitigations.
• Track pipeline/lateral development, metering and regulation facilities, permits, easements, procurement, construction, testing, nominations readiness, and first-gas milestones.
• Review and develop fuel budgets, forecasts, decision materials, and contract-compliance processes; support lender, investor, customer, and internal diligence.
• Plan the transition of fuel scheduling, nominations, imbalance management, settlement, and emergency procedures to the operating organization.
• Confirm target pipelines, lateral/interconnect ownership model, firm capacity requirements, dual-fuel or backup-fuel scope, and operating dispatch assumptions.
• Confirm commercial approval limits, credit/hedging responsibilities, 24/7 operational support expectations, and direct reports.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, finance, economics, business, energy management, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in natural gas supply, transportation, origination, trading, pipeline development, or fuel procurement supporting power generation or large industrial loads.
• Strong knowledge of physical gas markets, pipeline tariffs and operations, transportation contracts, nominations/balancing, pricing, basis risk, and reliability planning.
• Experience negotiating commercial agreements and coordinating technical, legal, credit, regulatory, finance, and operations stakeholders.
• Ability to analyze fuel demand, heat-rate and dispatch assumptions, market data, transportation alternatives, and commercial risk.
• Excellent negotiation, relationship-management, quantitative, presentation, and decision-support skills.
• Experience with PJM-region gas-electric coordination and relevant pipeline systems preferred.

Location:

Hybrid or On Site nearPiketon, OH. 60% Travel if Hybrid.

Base Pay - $140,000 - $170,000

The pay range mentioned above is a guideline. We tailor each offer based on your unique skills, experience, location, and market benchmarks—while ensuring internal parity across our teams. The compensation range provided reflects base pay. Total rewards may also include performance-based bonuses, equity grants, and a market leading comprehensive health and wellness benefits package. Final details will be discussed during the later stages of the hiring process.

Our Health & Wellness Benefits

At SB Energy, we invest in our people and their families with benefits designed for flexibility, support, and peace of mind. Full-time employees enjoy:

• 100% Company-Paid Medical, Dental & Vision (for employees and dependents)
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Generous Paid Time Off + 11 Paid Holidays
• 12 Weeks Parental Leave
• Life, AD&D & Long-Term Disability Coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Medical, Dependent Care, Transit & Parking (with company contributions)
• Mental, Physical & Social Wellness Support (with company contributions)
• Flexible Work Arrangements & Hybrid Office Setup Benefits
• Monthly Reimbursement for Phone, Internet & Data
• Optional Legal & Pet Insurance Plans
• Device Purchase Support

At SB Energy, the success of our projects is driven by a desire to see our projects benefit as many people as possible. We work to serve local communities through volunteering, fundraising, and much more. For example, we’re proud to support access and opportunity in engineering and clean energy through impactful mentorship programs and workforce training. When you join SB Energy, you can become a part of these efforts, collaborating with team members who share a vision of building a better future now!

SB Energy is built on a foundation of collaboration and inclusion. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.

To learn more about us, visit www.sbenergy.com.