Principal Fundamentals Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Conduct research, analysis, and forecasting of natural gas fundamentals and market trends within the Midwest region.

• Develop and sustain supply-demand balance models for Midwest natural gas, encompassing regional supply, Canadian imports, storage, pipeline flows, weather-dependent demand, power generation, industrial usage, and exports.

• Formulate both short-term and long-term market forecasts.

• Oversee pipeline operations, maintenance activities, constraints, storage utilization, import capacities, transportation corridors, and basis market fluctuations.

• Examine natural gas consumption patterns among industrial and agricultural end users in the Midwest, identifying structural, facility-related, outage, and economic trends.

• Evaluate pricing locations and basis relationships in the Midwest, including Chicago, Dawn, MichCon, Consumers Energy, ANR, Northern Natural Gas, and NGPL.

• Spot trading and commercial opportunities derived from transportation economics, supply sourcing, market connectivity, and infrastructure developments.

• Generate dashboards, presentations, recurring reports, and analytical tools.

• Work in collaboration with teams in origination, trading, operations, scheduling, and commodities analytics.

• Deliver market insights and strategic recommendations to Commodities leadership and senior management for decisions regarding strategy, asset optimization, and risk management.

⛳️ Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in economics, engineering, finance, data science, business, or a related discipline.

• Over 5 years of experience in the natural gas markets.

• Proven experience in constructing regional natural gas supply-demand balances and analyzing pipeline flows, weather-sensitive demand, storage activities, and basis markets.

• Proficient Excel modeling capabilities.

• Comprehensive understanding of the physical natural gas market, pipeline infrastructure, and pricing mechanisms.

• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to synthesize and present complex information in a clear and persuasive manner.

• Capability to work autonomously, prioritize tasks effectively, and deliver high-quality results under pressure.

• Willingness to travel up to 10% of the time.

• Familiarity with Python, SQL, Power BI, or other programming and visualization tools is advantageous.

• Experience in the Midwest natural gas markets is preferred.

• Knowledge of EIA, PointLogic, Genscape, pipeline EBBs, or other similar data sources.

• Prior experience supporting a trading desk is beneficial.

🏝️ Benefits

• Transparent leadership with a focus on collaborative and inclusive decision-making.

• Growth support through cross-functional collaboration, development opportunities, and pathways for career advancement.

• Option for remote work, subject to state exclusions.

• Commitment to equal opportunity employment for individuals with disabilities and veterans.