Director, Fuel Sourcing
Scale Microgrids
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • New York • United States
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About the role
- Develop and execute a comprehensive natural gas and liquid fuels procurement strategy aligned with project development schedules and operational reliability requirements.
- Curate real-time and forward market intelligence to identify regions with available pipeline capacity, areas with excess marketer supply, and structural pricing advantages.
- Inform site selection decisions based on pipeline constraints, receipt point optionality, and long-term gas deliverability.
- Lead negotiation of natural gas supply agreements, fuel offtake agreements, transportation and capacity release agreements, and firm and interruptible pipeline capacity contracts.
- Structure gas procurement strategies, including fixed versus indexed supply, hedging strategies, basis risk management, and park and loan arrangements.
- Manage relationships with gas producers, marketers, and suppliers.
- Develop commercial structures to mitigate development-stage and operational fuel risk.
- Build and maintain relationships with interstate and intrastate pipeline operators.
- Maintain strong working relationships across major gas marketers and trading desks.
- Engage pipeline companies early during project development to assess expansion feasibility or capacity constraints.
- Monitor FERC filings and pipeline tariff changes that affect procurement strategy.
- Partner with Development to align fuel strategy with interconnection and siting decisions.
- Coordinate with Finance to model fuel cost assumptions and risk scenarios.
- Support Engineering in defining gas interconnection requirements and pressure specifications.
- Provide executive-level reporting on fuel exposure and procurement strategy.
- Active coordination with pipelines, marketers, plant operators, and ISO participants.
- Requires availability during peak events or emergency operating conditions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Energy Systems, Finance, Economics, or related field.
- 10+ years of experience in natural gas procurement at a utility, IPP, energy marketer, or pipeline company.
- Direct experience drafting and negotiating natural gas supply, fuel offtake, and transportation agreements.
- Strong working relationships with gas marketers and interstate pipeline companies.
- Direct experience supporting generation during real-time operations, including gas scheduling, pipeline coordination, marketer coordination, and operational flow order management.
- Advanced Excel and analytical capabilities.
- Strong commercial judgment and risk evaluation skills.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to operate across development, engineering, finance, and operations teams.
Benefits
- medical benefits
- paid vacation and holidays
- 401K matching
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
natural gas procurementliquid fuels procurementpipeline capacity managementgas supply agreementsfuel offtake agreementstransportation agreementshedging strategiesrisk managementExcelanalytical capabilities
Soft Skills
commercial judgmentrisk evaluationcommunication skillsrelationship managementnegotiation skillscollaborationstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingleadershiporganizational skills
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Energy SystemsBachelor’s degree in FinanceBachelor’s degree in Economics