Texas Gas Trader Director: Asset Optimization & Trading

Selby Jennings; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Selby Jennings in Houston seeks a seasoned natural gas professional to optimize transportation and storage assets through physical trading, hedging, and commercial strategy. You will shape value for a large asset-backed portfolio and drive opportunities with senior leadership.

Responsibilities include managing positions, developing hedges, forecasting, budgeting, and collaborating across origination, scheduling, and operations to maximize value creation in a hybrid office setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of natural gas industry experience with trading and scheduling exposure.
• Strong understanding of transportation and storage optimization with asset-backed trading experience.
• Experience managing physical and financial natural gas positions.
• Texas Intrastate experience preferred; Gulf Coast/Midwest experience valued.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize transportation and storage positions across a large natural gas asset portfolio.
• Trade physical natural gas on a daily, monthly, and term basis to capture locational and time spreads.
• Develop and execute hedging strategies using a fundamentals-driven approach.
• Monitor market conditions and pricing dynamics to identify opportunities and risks.
• Build relationships with internal stakeholders, pipelines, customers, and counterparties.
• Assist with forecasting, budgeting, and commercial strategy development.
• Collaborate with origination, scheduling, operations, and business development to maximize value.
• Support system growth initiatives and contribute to process improvements.

Skills

Natural gas trading

Asset optimization

Hedging

Fundamentals-based trading

Stakeholder management

Forecasting

Budgeting

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering

Tools

Excel

Job description

Selby Jennings in Houston seeks a seasoned natural gas professional to optimize transportation and storage assets through physical trading, hedging, and commercial strategy. You will shape value for a large asset-backed portfolio and drive opportunities with senior leadership.

Responsibilities include managing positions, developing hedges, forecasting, budgeting, and collaborating across origination, scheduling, and operations to maximize value creation in a hybrid office setting.