Manager-Gas Supply (Cayce, SC or Richmond, VA)

Job Summary

Direct the purchases of natural gas and natural gas transportation and storage to support Dominion Energy natural gas generating units. Direct the trading of natural gas supplies on behalf of Dominion Energy South Carolina (DESC) utilizing active DESC NAESB/GISB contracts adhering to credit and risk limits. 

Specific duties include:

• Interact with Electric Real Time Traders and Asset Traders to determine generating unit commitments and unit dispatch signals. 
• Provide tools to convert commitments into natural gas volumes for each pipeline and pipeline location.
• Direct the optimization of natural gas assets by meeting the station generation (Mwhrs) requirements, and through the use of capacity release and sales of daily excess transportation or supplies to add value and mitigate costs to the DESC supply portfolio including managing/optimizing pipeline imbalances.
• Manage relationship with DESC schedulers in order to monitor and communicate plant burns, alert days, pipeline constraints and to confirm all necessary scheduling functions have taken place to ensure operational compliance.
• Direct the group's optimization strategy for the DESC natural gas assets by meeting the generating stations' current and future requirements and through professional assessment of renewal and proposed natural gas transportation, storage and term gas purchase arrangements.
• Acts as an integral part of Dominion Energy's hedging policy team in regards to activities surrounding natural gas.
• Participate in future power plant site studies including fuel plan strategies, and NUG contract negotiations as related to natural gas supply planning.
• Work with Dominion Energy personnel and senior management to create and present forward natural gas strategies involving transportation, procurement and potential hedging changes to adapt to Dominion Energy's expanding natural gas position and present to the SCC or other regulatory bodies.
• Direct and/or act as the primary interface with gas operations, gas pipelines including LDC operations, and power stations to assure the physical delivery of natural gas.
• Manage regulatory responses and strategies from FERC, state and other regulatory bodies as part of the various fuel, base rate, affiliate and rider regulatory processes.
• Work with middle and back offices to resolve gas transportation and gas purchase/sale discrepancies.
• Work with Dominion Energy credit and contracts personnel to ensure DESC has sufficient credit/contracts with trading counterparties.

Travel: If successful candidate is based in Cayce, SC, required travel will be 25%.  If successful candidate is based in Richmond, VA, required travel will be 50%.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Experience

8 years experience with gas and electric markets is required (Note:  A Master's degree will count as one year of experience.  A partial year of six months or more of experience will be rounded up to one year).

Specific knowledge, skills, abilities and experience:

• Knowledge of physical and financial instruments, within the limits of risk management policies and procedures;
• In-depth knowledge of the various state and federal regulatory requirements with which the company complies;
• Knowledge of nucleus, eticket, emma credit (contracts system);
• Knowledge of contracts is essential;
• Knowledge and understanding of power plant operations is essential;
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to develop relationships both inside and outside the company;
• Strong ability to communicate effectively verbally and with written communications;
• Ability to handle multiple complex issues while simultaneously interacting with several Dominion Energy departments on a daily basis;
• Ability to understand and direct daily requirements encompassing multiple commodities (natural gas, electricity);
• Ability to develop and execute hedging (short and long-term) strategies on behalf of Dominion Energy;
• Ability to manage the development of an organization through structuring, recruiting, hiring and training that will enable the group to meet business goals. 

Education Requirements

Degree or an equivalent combination of education and demonstrated related experience may be accepted in lieu of preferred level of education: Bachelor

Preferred Discipline(s): Business, Engineering, Finance, Marketing

Other disciplines may be substituted for the preferred discipline(s) listed above.

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Working Conditions

Other Working Conditions

May require travel with overnight stays and use of personal vehicle. May require additional work hours to meet deadlines and for project completion.

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