In the middle of the energy transition, businesses and governments are faced with significant challenges. But the pace and scale of change mean every decision is made under mounting pressure. Now, more than ever, companies need reliable data, analytics and actionable insight.
Wood Mackenzie is the leading global provider of data and analytics solutions for the renewables, energy and natural resources sectors.
Wood Mackenzie’s services include data, analytics, insight, events and consultancy. A trusted partner for over 50 years, Wood Mackenzie’s team has over 2,300 experts across more than 30 global locations who cover the entire supply chain.
Wood Mackenzie Values
- Inclusive – we succeed together
- Trusting – we choose to trust each other
- Customer committed – we put customers at the heart of our decisions
- Future Focused – we accelerate change
- Curious – we turn knowledge into action
Job Description
We are looking for a Senior Natural Gas Analyst to join our Short-Term Gas S&D team. Our dedicated oil and gas sector teams are located around the world and deliver research and consulting projects based on our assessment and valuation of thousands of individual assets.
Together we work with a range of clients including national and major oil companies, operators, investment banks, hedge funds, private equity funds, and institutional investors. This is a fantastic leadership opportunity to make an impact.
About The Role
This position will be responsible for conducting and directing modelling and forecasting of European natural gas market fundamentals and communicating the results of their and the group’s analysis to clients, prospects, and other market participants. The preferred candidate will have extensive prior exposure to gas and associated commodity markets such as power, oil, and NGLs, with familiarity of one of the following: TTF, NBP, PSV, PVB, THE or PEG.
Candidates should have demonstrated experience creating and/or operating supply demand, and storage models. Preference will be given to those with forecasting credentials. The ideal candidate will also need to demonstrate comfort with and professionalism in presenting their findings to small and large audiences for the purpose of supporting product sales and establishing the firm’s view of the market. Accordingly, the position requires travel at roughly 25% of time.
This role will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and operating regional and macro market balances and forecasts to identify market opportunities and communicate those to clients. This role will require the delegation of work within the team, and it must be able to advise those within the team as to the necessary strategic direction of its point-of-view.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Extensive exposure to European gas markets. Preference will be given to candidates with prior exposure to commodities associated with gas markets such as power, oil, NGLs, and LNG. Subject matter expertise is needed.
- Intimate familiarity with pipeline gas fundamentals.
- Demonstrated experience creating and/or operating supply, demand, and storage models.
- Experience with near- and long-term forecasting preferred.
- Ability to and comfort with presenting in front of small and large groups in order to communicate company views on markets and methodologies.
- Ability to support sales to prospects and existing clients.
Qualifications
- Experience conducting market analysis and model development in the commodities sphere.
- Demonstrate knowledge of pricing fundamentals and trends.
- Familiarity with European gas markets and influences on each regional market.
- Preference will be given to those with proficiency in SQL and advanced stats packages, such as Python or R.
- Must have excellent written and oral communication skills.
Equal Opportunities
We are an equal opportunities employer. This means we are committed to recruiting the best people regardless of their race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. You can find out more about your rights under the law at www.eeoc.gov
If you are applying for a role and have a physical or mental disability, we will support you with your application or through the hiring process.
What We Do
In the middle of the energy transition, businesses and governments are faced with significant challenges. But the pace and scale of change mean every decision is made under mounting pressure. Now, more than ever, companies need reliable data, analytics and actionable insight.
Wood Mackenzie is the leading global provider of data and analytics solutions for the renewables, energy and natural resources sectors . Wood Mackenzie’s services include data, analytics, insight, events and consultancy. A trusted partner for over 50 years, Wood Mackenzie’s team has over 2,300 experts across more than 30 global locations who cover the entire supply chain. Wood Mackenzie’s data and analytics empowers energy producers, governments and financial institutions to be confident in their investment decisions in the face of rapidly evolving markets. Part of the Veritas group.
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