Lead Gas Trader

divh2Lead Gas Trader/h2pIntersect is building the integrated energy infrastructure that the future demands, and this role sits at the center of that mission. As we scale our fleet of islanded gas-fired generation assets, real-time fuel management, balancing precision, and hedging discipline will become mission-critical./ppReporting to the Head of Origination, Trading, and Market Analytics, the Lead Gas Trader will build and lead Intersects gas trading, physical scheduling, and balancing platform from the ground up. This role will sit at the center of our commercial operations, ensuring reliable fuel supply, managing daily burn volatility, and constructing a robust financial and physical risk management framework. This role will develop and execute a gas hedging and management strategy while coordinating with origination on long-term and short-term gas purchases and sales./ppUnlike traditional utility environments, our assets operate in dynamic, high-volatility settings with significant variability in expected daily burns. Managing swing risk, pipeline constraints, imbalance exposure, and basis volatility will be essential to protecting margin and ensuring operational reliability. This is a builder role: strategy, infrastructure, team, execution./ppThe Origination Trading team is responsible for Intersects revenue generation via long term contracting done on the Origination side and market optimization hedging done on the Trading side of the team. As our gas exposure grows alongside our islanded generation fleet, we are launching a dedicated in-house gas trading and scheduling function./ppThe Lead Gas Trader will design and execute this capability, managing both financial gas hedging strategy and physical scheduling, balancing, and transport optimization. This function will directly support asset operations, power trading, and origination, ensuring fuel reliability while managing extreme price volatility and structural basis risk./ppBuild and Lead the Gas Platform/pulliStand up and lead Intersects gas trading, scheduling, and balancing team./liliDesign scalable processes, controls, and infrastructure for physical and financial gas management./liliDevelop tools and systems to manage volatility in daily burn profiles across islanded gas engines./li/ulpManage Physical Gas Balancing Risk/pulliOversee daily and intraday gas scheduling across interstate and intrastate pipelines./liliManage imbalance exposure, penalty risk, and operational constraints./liliOptimize transport, storage, and park-and-loan arrangements./liliDevelop and execute strategies for swing management under highly variable load conditions./liliEnsure fuel reliability during extreme weather and price events./li/ulpExecute Financial Hedging Strategy/pulliDesign and implement a comprehensive gas hedging program covering Henry Hub exposure, locational basis risk, swing gas exposure, and seasonal and structural spreads./liliActively manage NYMEX futures and options, basis swaps, swing swaps, and related products./liliCoordinate closely with Risk to define risk limits, stress scenarios, and liquidity planning./li/ulpCross-Commodity Optimization/pulliPartner with Power Trading to optimize spark spreads and cross-commodity hedges./liliCollaborate with Market Analytics to develop stochastic tools for burn forecasting, basis modeling, and volatility analysis./liliSupport origination on long-term fuel supply agreements and structured gas transactions./li/ulpWhat Youll Bring/ppDeep Physical Financial Gas Expertise/pulliExtensive experience trading and scheduling natural gas in volatile markets with close ties to power trading./liliProven expertise in NYMEX futures options, locational basis swaps, swing swaps, and related derivatives./liliStrong experience managing basis and transport risk in volatile regions such as Midcon or Waha./liliDirect experience scheduling gas and managing physical and cash positions, including storage and transport contracts./liliDemonstrated success managing swing risk and imbalance exposure under high variability./li/ulpOperational Precision Under Volatility/pulliExperience supporting thermal generation or high-variability burn assets./liliStrong understanding of pipeline constraints, penalties, nomination cycles, and operational risk./liliAbility to manage liquidity and margin exposure during sustained price spikes./li/ulpBuilder Leader/pulliExperience standing up a new desk, platform, or function./liliHands-on leadership capability, including hiring and managing traders and schedulers./liliComfort operating without off-the-shelf systems and ability to design scalable internal processes./li/ulpStrategic Collaborative/pulliAbility to translate complex market rules and asset constraints into executable strategy./liliStrong communicator across engineering, development, asset management, and risk teams./liliExperience working across storage, renewables, thermal generation, and load portfolios./li/ulpQualifications/pulli12+ years of natural gas trading and scheduling experience./liliEducation in mathematics, engineering, science, economics, or business is preferred./li/ulpTotal Rewards/ppCompensation: $292,500 to $337,500 (total compensation includes base salary + bonus in USD)/ppEquity: Beyond your salary, youll receive an Equity Grant, giving you a meaningful stake in our parent company./ppHealth wellness: 100% premium coverage for you and your dependents on medical, dental, and vision/ppTime to recharge: Unlimited PTO, plus two company-wide breaks (Fourth of July end of year)/ppFamily support: Up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave, plus 6 additional weeks for birth parents; access to family planning and family care support through Carrot and Maven/ppMental health: Free access to Spring Health, including 5 free therapy and psychiatry sessions, plus a Headspace account for mindfulness and meditation through our physical health vendor, Wellhub+/ppPerks extras: $150 monthly food stipend, $150 monthly reimbursement for cell phone and internet, pet insurance allowance, full home office setup, free access to UrbanSitter with $625 in quarterly company-paid credits, ActiveHero, and One Medical/ppIntersect maintains a work environment free from discrimination, one where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling Intersects commitment to equal employment opportunity. Intersect does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by and consistent with applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. We adhere to these principles in all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, benefits, social and recreational programs, and discipline./p/div