Job Description

The future is bright at DTE Energy! We are one of the largest Fortune 500 diversified utilities in the United States with an aspiration to be the best-operated energy company in North America and a force for good in the communities we live and serve. We have businesses in 26 states and are comprised of regulated utility and non-utility businesses. Our utility business provides electric and gas service to approximately 3 million customers. Our non-utility businesses include a diversified portfolio of energy related companies, ranging from gas storage and pipelines to renewable power development.
DTE Energys utility and non-utility businesses are poised for significant growth. We look forward to working with highly motivated and team-oriented individuals to energize our efforts of growing economically and environmentally.
Recently, DTE Energy has been recognized as an outstanding place to work and has received the following accolades:

* Gallup Great Workplace Award for multiple years
* Civic 50 Award for corporate citizenship excellence
* Indeeds annual 50 Best Places to Work award for two years running
* Metropolitan Detroits 101 Best and Brightest Companies to work For
* J.D. Power Customer Satisfaction Award
* Professional Womens Magazine/Black EOE Journal Best of the Best
* Computerworlds 100 Best Places to Work in IT
* Best Employers for a Healthy Lifestyle Gold Award
* Detroit Free Press Green Leaders Award

Job Summary

* The Manager, Gas Storage Origination is responsible for developing and maintaining all necessary external business relationships. This position leads development of new relationships and grows existing relationships to ensure profitability in line with company's business plans, objectives and strategies. Responsibilities also include oversight and coordination of a team of originators and their business development. Working collaboratively with the Director of Storage and Optimization, Originators, Gas Scheduling and other assigned teams. The successful candidate will build a dynamic footprint and collaborate on daily, monthly, seasonal, annual, and multi-year storage agreements, customer development, and peaking opportunities proactively. The ability to lead development through simultaneously coordinating numerous tasks is required to turn their region into a significant profit generator.

Key Accountabilities

* Develop and manage business with a focus on key customer relationships.
* Cultivate a key book of business serving as the lead deal maker.
* Develop strategic plans for specific region.
* Serve as internal and external expert and sponsor in market areas of interest.
* Understand legal, regulatory, and structuring concepts impacting customer and market development.
* Ensure all relevant internal controls are followed and develop new controls, as needed.

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements

* Must have a Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field from an accredited intuition, OR the equivalent combination of education and experience.
* Must have at least 3 years of experience in natural gas analytics, structuring, sales, marketing, trading or origination.

Other Qualifications

* Thorough understanding of the physical natural gas grid.
* Understanding of financial tools available to manage risks associated with deal structures and harvesting of embedded optionality.
* Demonstrated success growing critical mass over multi-month and multi-year intervals.
* Ability to persevere during the development and introduction of new products, geographies and services as part of a performance based organization that values input and challenge from all team members impacted.
* Excellent oral and communication skills.
* Working knowledge of Windows based software applications including Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.
* PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands characterized here epitomize those that must be met by an employee to properly perform the integral functions of this job.
* Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
* In order to properly perform the integral functions of this job the employee is occasionally required to stand or walk, stoop or kneel.
* Frequently, the employee is required to sit.
* It is crucial to the outcome of job tasks that the employee is able to talk or hear; use hands to finger, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms extensively.
* The employee in this classification will be required to lift objects of up to 25 pounds in weight.
* Occasionally the employee will have to lift or move objects of up to 45 pounds in weight.
* Vision requirements for this position include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
* WORKING CONDITIONS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee works, both in a business office setting and at a field site.
* In the course of working at the field site, the employee is exposed to outside weather conditions, including wet and/or humid conditions, and may work near moving mechanical parts and/or machinery.
* The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration.
* The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate in the office, but may become loud at the field site.

Additional Information

DTE Energy is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, disability, national origin, citizenship, height, weight, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other status protected by law.