Short Term Gas Trader

RWE; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

RWE Supply & Trading Americas, LLC in Chicago is seeking a Short-Term Gas Trader to optimize North American gas positions across markets. You will trade physical and financial gas, manage schedules, and work with analytics and risk management teams to maximize commercial value while maintaining disciplined risk controls.

In this role you will monitor fundamentals, respond to market developments, and identify opportunities across prompt, day-ahead and intra-day windows.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in natural gas trading or related commercial role.
• Strong understanding of U.S. natural gas markets and major hubs.
• Knowledge of cross-commodity interactions with power markets.
• Experience with gas scheduling, nominations, balancing or pipeline ops.
• Proficiency with market data platforms (Genscape, Enverus, NGI).

Responsibilities

• Trade and optimize short-term natural gas positions in North America.
• Identify opportunities across prompt, day-ahead, and intra-day markets.
• Collaborate with power traders and commercial teams on cross-commodity view.
• Monitor pipeline constraints and operational events affecting trading.
• Manage risk within limits and contribute to P&L through position management.
• Develop trading analytics, dashboards and tools for market visibility.

Skills

Natural gas trading

Physical gas trading

Gas scheduling

Origination

Optimization

Pipelines & balancing

Market data platforms

Excel

Python/SQL

Cross-commodity

Education

Bachelor’s degree (Economics, Finance, Engineering, Business)

Tools

Genscape

Enverus

BTU Analytics

NGI

Job description

Your future plans

As a Short-Term Gas Trader, you will play a key role in managing and optimizing RWE’s natural gas positions across North American markets. You will operate at the intersection of market fundamentals, trading, scheduling and risk management, using your understanding of physical and financial gas markets to identify opportunities and manage exposures in rapidly changing market conditions on the DA markets until RT. In this high‑visibility role, you will monitor market developments, assess supply and demand fundamentals, and actively manage short‑term gas positions across key U.S. and Canadian hubs. You will work closely with scheduling, origination, analytics and power trading teams to optimize physical flows, respond to changing system conditions and maximize commercial value while maintaining disciplined risk management.

Responsibilities

• Actively trade and optimize short-term natural gas positions across North American markets, including physical and financial transactions


• Identify and execute short-term trading opportunities across prompt, day-ahead and intra-day markets


• Work closely with power traders and commercial teams to understand cross‑commodity interactions and optimize gas positions in response to changes in power market conditions


• Monitor pipeline constraints, operational conditions, maintenance, capacity availability and other events that may create trading and optimization opportunities


• Manage trading exposures within established risk limits and contribute to P&L performance through disciplined position management and execution


• Contribute to the development of trading analytics, dashboards and tools that improve market visibility, position management and short-term optimization

Your Powerful Skills

• 3+ years of experience in natural gas trading, physical gas trading, gas scheduling, origination, optimization or a closely related commercial role


• Strong understanding of U.S. natural gas markets, including major hubs, regional basis dynamics, pipeline systems and physical market mechanics


• Strong understanding of the relationship between natural gas and power markets, with the ability to incorporate cross‑commodity fundamentals into trading decisions


• Demonstrated ability to analyze short-term market fundamentals and translate market information into actionable trading decisions


• Hands‑on experience with physical gas positions, scheduling, nominations, balancing and/or pipeline operations


• Experience with market data and analytics platforms such as Genscape, Enverus, BTU Analytics, NGI or comparable tools


• Strong quantitative and analytical skills, with advanced proficiency in Excel; experience with Python, SQL, Power BI or similar tools is a plus


• Ability to make sound decisions under time pressure and adapt quickly to changing market conditions


• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across trading, scheduling, analytics, origination and risk management teams


• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance, Engineering, Business or a related field

Benefits You Can Rely On

• A career-defining opportunity to build the natural gas supply strategy for a growing North American generation portfolio


• The chance to design and influence new market intelligence and BI capabilities at the heart of our commercial decision making


• Support for ongoing development, from deepening technical expertise in gas and power markets to progressing into broader commercial or leadership roles


• Salary: $125,000 - $175,000 plus a discretionary bonus

To start as soon as possible

RWE Supply & Trading Americas, LLC

We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications, irrespective of gender, disability, nationality, ethnic and social background, religion and beliefs, age or sexual orientation and identity.

We look forward to meeting you!

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RWE Supply & Trading is the interface between RWE and the energy markets around the world. Around 2,000 employees from over 70 different countries trade electricity, gas, commodities and CO₂ emission allowances. The trading entity also ensures the commercial optimisation of RWE’s power plant dispatch and markets electricity from RWE.