Senior Analyst, Commercial Operations (Marine)
Posted on: 10 Nov 2021
Houston, TX
Job Description
POSITION OVERVIEW
The Senior Analyst, Commercial Operations, will work within the Commercial Operations team to develop and maintain a smooth and efficient vessel schedule in a dynamic operational environment. The highly cross-functional role is pivotal for the commercial team. The ideal candidate works with the Terminal departments to facilitate inventory management, identify schedule-driven risks and independently develop plans for any solutions or mitigating actions.
The Senior Analyst will ensure proper, accurate and timely evaluation of cargo nominations and scheduling requests and drive the cross-functional execution thereof.
The contractual requirements related to vessels calling at both of Cheniere’s LNG facilities and Cheniere’s Commercial goals are to be met while maintaining compliance with all Cheniere’s values and high safety related standards.
KNOWLEDGE
The successful candidate must possess a commercial mindset and additionally must have practical knowledge of dynamic schedule development and terminal/marine operations. Detailed knowledge of Sale and Purchase Agreements’ contractual language, especially demurrage and laytime provisions and the terminology associated with commercial commodities is required. The successful candidate must also be knowledgeable in the areas of scheduling, shipping, cargo transfer, and applicable Coast Guard and marine regulations.
Knowledge of scenario analysis as it relates to assessment of schedule risk is required, and a working practical knowledge of operations within an LNG facility is preferred, but not required.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES
Primary duty is to proactively analyze, prepare, verify and continuously update real-time cargo schedules and timely communicate identified risk and changes within the commercial team and to all relevant parties across multiple facilities and business groups.
Gather and consolidate information on operational constraints and risks for vessels, terminal and facilitate the synthesis of the information in line with the contractual and commercial obligations.
Coordinate and proactively engage with the Marine and Production Engineering teams to monitor and manage projected inventory levels, outage planning and berth utilization.
Stay up to date in real time with estimated times of arrival for vessels and all cargo schedule changes.
Assist commercial managers in the evaluation of schedule changes and scenarios.
Reliably deliver a schedule which minimizes both operational and commercial delivery risks.
Creation, preparation and distribution of daily reports and communications to enable and drive accurate real time decisions making by the commercial team.
Acquire and evaluate feedback within the commercial group and the terminal on schedule improvements to increase the schedule efficiency and resilience.
Coordination of any schedule changes on a daily basis.
Update and maintain relevant commercial reporting tools and reporting systems.
QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS)
Education and Certifications: Bachelor’s degree required, Maritime or Business preferred.
Experience: 5+ years experience working in a commercial or operational capacity in the energy commodities industry. LNG experience is preferred but not required.
Skills:
Organized and able to prioritize and manage multiple activities and programs in a timely manner and with a high degree of accuracy.
Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
Ability to independently identify and address and, if needed, escalate critical issues.
Ability to work effectively on short notice and off hours.
Energetic; adeptly work under pressure.
Knowledge and experience with contracts related to energy services, and commodity trading, preferably with LNG Sales and Purchase Agreements (SPAs).
Strong and effective communication skills (verbal, written and interpersonal), also with individuals and groups from different disciplines.
Competent with using computers, particularly in everyday use of standard office applications. Advanced Excel skills and exposure to other scheduling systems are desired.
DIRECT REPORTS
None
FREEDOM TO ACT
Operates independently within approved guidelines, and with minimum supervision. Delivers pertinent information in a timely manner to management.
WORK CONDITIONS
Job is performed in a typical office environment and at times is subject to time pressures and constraints.
Occasionally, work may have to be performed from home after normal work hours or on weekends.
Frequent travel to the Sabine Pass and Corpus Christi terminal is required.
Cheniere Energy
Houston, TX
About Cheniere
Cheniere Energy, Inc. is an international energy company headquartered in Houston, Texas, and is the leading producer of liquefied natural gas in the United States. We provide clean, secure, and affordable energy to the world, while responsibly delivering a reliable, competitive, and integrated source of LNG, in a safe and rewarding work environment. Cheniere’s operations, construction and development also support energy and economic development across the United States. Cheniere is the second largest LNG producer in the world.
In February 2016, Cheniere became the first company to ship LNG from a commercial facility in the contiguous United States. Since startup, more than 850 cumulative cargoes of LNG originating from Cheniere have been delivered to 32 countries and regions worldwide. In support of that global reach, Cheniere has additional offices in London, Singapore, Washington, Beijing, and Tokyo.
LNG is natural gas in liquid form. It is produced through a refrigeration process that drops the temperature of natural gas down to -260 degrees Fahrenheit, at which point it converts to liquid, and its volume shrinks by 600 times, enabling global transport in LNG carriers. LNG is non-toxic and non-flammable. When burned, natural gas emits less carbon than coal and oil, with significantly less traditional air pollutants. Additionally, all mercury is removed during the LNG process.
Our facilities
Cheniere is operating, constructing, and developing two LNG facilities on the U.S. Gulf Coast. Cheniere’s Sabine Pass liquefaction project (SPL Project) is located in Cameron Parish in southwest Louisiana, and currently has five fully-operational liquefaction units, or “trains” as they are known in the LNG industry. A sixth train at the SPL Project has all necessary permits, reached FID in June 2019, and is nearly 40% complete. When all six trains are completed, the aggregate nominal production capacity of the SPL Project is expected to be approximately 27 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG.
Cheniere’s Corpus Christi liquefaction facility in South Texas is the first greenfield LNG export facility in the U.S. lower 48, and began operations in 2018. Train 1 and 2 are operating and Train 3 is expected to be fully operational in 2021. When all three trains are completed, the aggregate nominal production capacity of the CCL Project is expected to be approximately 13.5 mtpa of LNG.
Our business model
Cheniere is a full-service LNG provider. We purchase natural gas from the robust, transparent, and liquid U.S. natural gas market in multiple states and Canada, process the natural gas into LNG, and offer our customers the option to load the LNG onto their vessels at our terminals, or we will deliver the LNG to regasification facilities around the world.
Approximately 80 percent of Cheniere’s expected aggregate LNG production capacity, either completed or under construction, is contracted through long-term agreements with investment-grade customers. The remaining volumes of LNG we can produce are available for our integrated marketing unit to sell into the market. That gives Cheniere the unique combination of long-term, contracted stable cash flows, with marketing opportunities driven by shorter-term natural gas supply and demand fundamentals in markets worldwide.
Natural gas is transported to Cheniere’s LNG facilities on 3rd party pipelines on which we own firm transportation capacity, as well as on pipelines Cheniere has constructed, owns, and operates.
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IndustryOil and Gas
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