Senior Natural Gas Market Forecasting & Analytics Lead

Macquarie Group; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing leave day

Parental leave

Volunteer leave

Health insurance services

401(k) and retirement plans

Hybrid and flexible working

Job summary

Macquarie Group in Houston, TX, seeks a Senior Natural Gas Fundamentals Analyst to lead production, consumption, LNG flows, and pipeline dynamics analyses. You will develop market views, deliver forecasts, and present insights to traders and management, becoming the subject-matter expert on NA natural gas markets.

You will enhance analytical tools, forecasting methods, and data infrastructure, working closely with trading, risk, and commercial teams in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum seven years of relevant natural gas market analysis experience, ideally gained within a trading, energy, commodities, financial services, or other fast-paced commercial environment.
• Deep expertise with natural gas market analysis tools, supply/demand forecasting, and modeling platforms, including experience building and maintaining complex fundamental models.
• Strong understanding of pipeline flows, storage dynamics, LNG export markets, basis differentials, regional market fundamentals, and regulatory impacts across North American gas markets.
• Experience covering one or more major North American natural gas trading regions, including Henry Hub, Permian, Waha, SoCal, Dominion South, Appalachia, or Gulf Coast markets.
• Technical proficiency in Python, SQL, or data visualization platforms is a plus but not required.
• Proven ability to influence trading strategies and commercial decision-making through delivery of insightful market research, forecasting, and strategic analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and collaborate effectively across trading, quantitative, risk, and commercial teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the analysis of production, consumption, imports, exports, LNG flows, storage balances, and pipeline dynamics to anticipate market movements and identify trading opportunities.
• Independently develop market views, deliver fundamental forecasts, and communicate complex findings and recommendations to traders, management, and other stakeholders.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on North American natural gas markets while helping drive enhancements to analytical tools, forecasting methodologies, and data infrastructure.
• Strong technical, analytical, and communication skills are essential for success in this fast-paced trading environment.
• Collaborate across trading, quantitative, risk, and commercial teams to influence strategies and decisions.

Skills

Market analysis

Forecasting

Data analysis

Communication

Independent work

Tools

Python

SQL

Data Visualization

Job description

Macquarie Group in Houston, TX, seeks a Senior Natural Gas Fundamentals Analyst to lead production, consumption, LNG flows, and pipeline dynamics analyses. You will develop market views, deliver forecasts, and present insights to traders and management, becoming the subject-matter expert on NA natural gas markets.

You will enhance analytical tools, forecasting methods, and data infrastructure, working closely with trading, risk, and commercial teams in a fast-paced environment.