Natural Gas Analyst - Houston, TX
Company Information:
Alpha Generation manages and operates power generation facilities that are well positioned to provide reliable, secure, safe, and sustainable power to meet increasing demand for electricity. Our diverse portfolio of assets is owned by ArcLight Capital Partners, a leading middle-market, value-added infrastructure investment firm that owns assets across the power, renewables, strategic gas, battery storage, and transformative infrastructure sectors. ArcLight has invested over $28 billion in equity capital across 125 transactions totaling approximately $80 billion in enterprise value.
ArcLight has assembled a best-in-class leadership team at AlphaGen to manage over 14,000 megawatts of power infrastructure across four RTO markets (PJM, NYISO, ISONE, and CAISO). This highly experienced senior management team has a proven track record of strategic, operational, and commercial success and is focused on value creation while managing risk.
AlphaGen oversees one of the largest domestic, independent power portfolios, with nearly $2 billion in annual revenue.
Position Overview:
Reporting to the Head of Commercial Operations, the Natural Gas Analyst supports AlphaGen's commercial strategy by analyzing natural gas markets, fuel supply agreements, and generation asset margins. This role develops forecasts, conducts quantitative analysis, and provides actionable market intelligence that supports fuel procurement, portfolio optimization, risk management, and trading activities.
The Natural Gas Analyst monitors natural gas market fundamentals, evaluates fuel-related opportunities and risks, and develops recommendations that enhance profitability across AlphaGen's generation portfolio. This position works closely with Commercial Operations and Risk to support strategic decision-making and optimize fuel-related outcomes.
Role and Key Responsibilities:
Market Analysis & Forecasting
- Monitor and analyze natural gas market fundamentals, including supply, demand, storage, weather, LNG exports, pipeline infrastructure, and regulatory developments.
- Develop short-, medium-, and long-term forecasts for natural gas prices, basis differentials, transportation costs, and fuel supply conditions.
- Analyze historical market data, pricing trends, and economic indicators to identify emerging risks and opportunities.
- Maintain awareness of regional developments and assess potential impacts on AlphaGen's fuel costs and generation margins.
- Support the development of AlphaGen's forward market view and fuel strategy recommendations.
- Prepare timely reports, presentations, and dashboards that communicate market trends, key findings, and actionable recommendations to management.
Contract & Risk Analysis
- Analyze fuel supply agreements, transportation contracts, storage arrangements, and other commercial agreements to identify value enhancement opportunities and contractual risks.
- Assess market, operational, and regulatory risks associated with fuel procurement and commodity price volatility.
- Develop recommendations to mitigate fuel-related financial and operational risks.
- Support fuel budgeting, hedge evaluations, and risk management activities.
Professional Requirements:
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Energy Management, or a related discipline.
- 4-7 years of experience in natural gas markets, energy analytics, commodity trading support, fuel procurement, market risk, or commercial operations.
- Strong analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Experience working with large datasets and developing forecasting or financial models.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex market information into actionable business recommendations.
Preferred
- Experience within an Independent Power Producer (IPP), utility, energy marketer, pipeline company, commodity trading organization, or natural gas producer.
- Understanding of wholesale power markets and generation asset economics.
- Proficiency in SQL, Python, VBA, Power BI, Tableau, R, or similar analytical tools.
Core Competencies Required:
- Analytical Rigor: Applies structured, data-driven thinking to commercial activity, market analysis and data analytics/management.
- Attention to Detail: Maintains a high standard of accuracy in all deliverables
- Proactive: Anticipatory Communication: Anticipates stakeholder information needs and communicates risks, deadlines, and findings clearly and in a timely manner.
- Adaptability: Manages shifting priorities and multiple workstreams effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- Integrity & Accountability: Upholds the highest ethical standards in all activities and takes full ownership of assigned responsibilities.
- Continuous Improvement: Actively seeks ways to streamline processes, enhance controls, and improve the quality and efficiency in the provision of data-driven analysis to assist in meeting and exceeding AlphaGen’s business objectives.
At this time, Alpha Generation does not engage in immigration sponsorship. This offer of employment is contingent on verification of your right to work in the United States without sponsorship by the Company.
AlphaGen is an equal opportunity employer.
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable.