What are the responsibilities and job description for the Natural Gas Cash Trader position at whitewatermidstream?
Position Summary:
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Gulf Coast / Southeast Natural Gas Cash Trader to join our dynamic trading team. This role is responsible for optimizing daily physical natural gas positions across the Gulf Coast and Southeast markets, executing trades that capture value, and managing risk while ensuring operational alignment and contractual compliance. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of regional infrastructure, market fundamentals, and established commercial relationships.
Key Responsibilities:
- Execute daily and prompt-month physical gas trades at liquid hubs and key points (e.g., Carthage, Gillis, TETCO ELA, TETCO WLA, Sonat, Transco St. 85, FGT Zone 3, TGP 500L).
- Optimize the physical gas portfolio across Gulf Coast and Southeast assets, including pipeline transportation, storage, and plant demand.
- Identify and capture value from pricing dislocations, arbitrage opportunities, and transport spreads.
- Coordinate closely with scheduling, risk, and back-office teams to ensure accurate nominations, timely scheduling, and proper deal capture.
- Build and maintain strong commercial relationships with producers, utilities, industrials, marketers, and pipeline operators.
- Monitor real-time and forward market conditions, pipeline notices, weather, and flow data to inform trade decisions.
- Maintain awareness of daily supply/demand balances, LNG feedgas requirements, and export market trends across the region.
- Ensure all trading activity complies with internal policies, credit limits, and applicable regulations.
- Support origination and structured products teams with timely pricing insights and market intelligence.
- Contribute to P&L growth through disciplined execution and sound risk management.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field.
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in natural gas trading, with direct exposure to Gulf Coast and/or Southeast cash markets.
- Strong knowledge of physical market fundamentals, regional pipeline infrastructure, and gas scheduling.
- Demonstrated ability to originate trades and manage deal flow with commercial counterparties.
- Proficient with industry platforms such as ICE, Allegro, WSI, Criterion, and pipeline EBBs.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and analytical skills.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure trading environment with a sharp attention to detail.
Preferred Experience:
- Operational and commercial familiarity with pipelines such as Florida Gas, Gulf South, NGPL, Transco, TETCO, and Tennessee Gas.
- Exposure to Haynesville producer flows, LNG feedgas markets, industrial gas supply, or utility load service.
Benefits: This position is located in Austin, Texas and is an in-office position. Selected candidate is eligible for employer matched 401(k), medical, dental, vision, basic life and AD&D insurances and other benefit offerings.