Senior Contract Analyst-Nat Gas (Contract position)

Optimus • Houston, TX

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About The Position

The Senior Contract Analyst provides experienced temporary support to the gas trading Contract Department, independently managing contract negotiations and related activities that support physical natural gas trading operations. The role manages contracts from initial request through review, approval, execution, system entry, and final documentation, and serves as a resource to Commercial and other internal stakeholders on contractual questions. The analyst also supports contract reporting, data quality, procedures, and process improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• Direct experience drafting and negotiating NAESB agreements.
• Knowledge of physical natural gas trading and transportation agreements.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Ability to independently manage multiple active negotiations in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

• 5+ years of relevant contract negotiation, energy trading, or comparable commercial experience preferred.
• Experience with structured transaction confirmations preferred.
• Horizon/Allegro experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Independently draft, review, redline, and negotiate NAESB agreements, transportation and storage agreements, confidentiality agreements, amendments, assignments, and other trading-related contracts.
• Draft and negotiate structured natural gas transaction confirmations.
• Review non-standard contractual provisions, identify issues, and coordinate required review and approvals with Legal, Credit, Compliance, Tax, Commercial, and other stakeholders.
• Manage contract negotiations from initial request through approval, execution, system entry, and final documentation.
• Maintain and review contracts and counterparty information in Horizon.
• Serve as a Contract Department resource for contractual questions from Commercial and other internal stakeholders.
• Track active negotiations, expirations, contractual requirements, and outstanding documentation.
• Support contract reporting, data-quality initiatives, procedures, and process improvements.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior