Tellurian Hiring for VP, Gas Logistics & Infrastructure Job at Houston, TX Full Time

Position Overview

The VP, Gas Logistics & Infrastructure is responsible for maximizing the netback value and flow assurance for company’s natural gas production. This includes leading negotiations with counterparties for gathering, treating, and sales. This role works closely with Upstream Operations, Business Development and Planning personnel, and establishes external contacts to facilitate the development of sales, transport and related arrangements with creditworthy counterparties.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Work with planning team to assure that gathering, treating, and transport will be available for future expected natural gas production and growth.
• Develops strategies and processes for coordinated marketing efforts to ensure flow, manage daily balances, and ultimate monetization of production in alignment with company’s development plans and corporate compliance
• Manages the negotiation, preparation, and administration of all commodity sales, transportation and gathering and processing agreements
• Develop and execute plans to ensure capacity for flow assurance at optimal pricing and services
• Assist Accounting to ensure all sales are documented and in conformity with contractual terms for accounting and auditing purposes
• Works with internal finance/planning groups to assist in budget and forecasting efforts
• Identify and calculate NPVs of market alternatives (pipeline and customer)
• Ensure wells are connected in a timely manner
• Identify and evaluate strategic options to improve netback pricing
• Communicate with Pipelines and Operations to minimize downtime
• Coordinate with the Business Unit any operational issues affecting commercial arrangements related to field activities and coordinate all aspects of production flow assurance
• Communicate pricing arrangements for financial and corporate reporting
• Assist upstream asset acquisition evaluations
• Assist management in developing near and long-term business plans
• Utilize production teams daily volume availability to prepare nominations for sales of natural gas
• Evaluate and negotiate the elimination of imbalances (lease and pipeline)
• Ensure all sales from non-operated properties are negotiated with the operators and/or purchasers to ensure timely sales for the best price
• Provide assistance to Accounting to ensure that payments from Purchasers are proper and in conformity with contractual terms.
• Establish new business relationships and maintain ongoing industry relationships with broad understanding of peers, service providers, and competitors: recommends opportunities to leverage relationships for value propositions
• Provide data support for litigation or dispute defense
• Work with Treasury to quantify and control credit exposure to Purchasers
• Provide marketing considerations and marketing data to assess the impact of marketing considerations on acquisition and divestiture economics
• Provide analysis to support hedging activities
• Provide ad hoc market analysis as may be required

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience preferred
• Bachelor degree
• Strong negotiation and research skills
• Experience in acquisitions and divestitures
• Broad knowledge of E&P, oil and gas accounting and marketing is preferred
• Thorough knowledge of US onshore midstream business (LA and TX preferred), including governmental regulations and oil and gas law is preferred
• Ability to manage customers and develop positive relationships
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects under minimal supervision
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a deadline-driven environment
• Excellent organizational skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to negotiate sales, processing, and transportation arrangements
• Expert skills in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion, be adaptable to various competing demands, and demonstrate the highest level of customer/client service and response

Travel

Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-area and overnight travel may be expected.

Working Conditions

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: sit, stand, walk, lift, carry, reach, push, and pull.

FLSA

This position is EXEMPT under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).