Tallgrass was named one of the 2023 Top Workplaces USA and highlighted in Colorado's Top Workplaces for the past seven consecutive years. Tallgrass is a leading energy infrastructure company focused on safely, reliably, and sustainably delivering the energy and services that power our nation and enable our quality of life.

At Tallgrass, we value our teams and strive to create an environment where employees feel respected, and their contributions are valued. We aim to support employees' physical, mental, and financial well-being through a comprehensive Total Rewards Program.

• Industry competitive pay
• Health insurance package options that include Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
• Infertility Coverage
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) with up to a 6% match that vests immediately plus an employer discretionary contribution of up to 4%
• Wellness Programs and Mental Health Resources
• Employer-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage
• Critical Illness & Accident Insurance
• Vacation, sick days, paid caregiver leave, volunteer and bereavement paid time off
• Identity theft protection
• Annual discretionary bonus
• Generous Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Company-paid holidays and floating holidays
• Company vehicle (if applicable)
• Employee discounts; vehicles, tires, cellular plans, and more
• Networking and employee engagement events
• Personal development to grow your career with us based on your strengths and interests

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Primary purpose:

Responsible for the generation of new business/revenue and maintenance of the existing business/revenue on the existing Tallgrass interstate natural gas pipelines and storage assets which includes contracting and renewing customers for firm and interruptible services, customer support, and research and analysis.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Analyzes U.S. supply/demand fundamentals.
• Analyzes pricing and market trends in various regions across the country.
• Evaluates contracted capacity and flows on third party pipelines and storage assets.
• Provides support to the Commercial group regarding pertinent pricing and market trends.
• Analyzes the potential market opportunity for a variety of commercial functions, including commodity sales/purchases, transportation, storage, park and loans, etc.
• Supports the monetization of commodity recovery function of the commercial group.
• Executes short-term physical and financial transactions as needed.
• Actively maintains an awareness of changing market conditions, new developments, and competitor strategies.
• Evaluates and disseminates market intelligence to draw conclusions on potential market strategies and present these conclusions to management.
• Review fundamental market evaluation and analysis provided by the Market Analytics team.
• Tracks sales performance by market and product lines.
• Communicate with customers (current and prospective) on a regular and consistent basis to understand needs and ensure they are satisfied with the services provided by the Company. Topics include:
  1. Contracting for firm and interruptible storage services, discount requests, invoice disputes, operational issues, invoice review, rollovers/right of first refusal process, contract assignments, maintenance impacts and document control.
• Renew existing business on the interstate pipelines and storage facilities.
• Provide support or complete Business Development needs as directed.
• Identify and optimize Park and Loan opportunities.
• Prepare and conduct open seasons.
• Understand customer utilizations of Tallgrass services to understand customer business and uncover business opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements.
• Exercise decision making authority when needed and assess the level of decisions that can be made versus those that should be brought to upper management.
• Set self-imposed deadlines and communicate to management and demonstrate ownership in assigned projects and resolution of customer maintenance issues.
• Ensure that all issues and projects receive the appropriate level of urgency within own workload and that of others involved in the matter.
• Work with internal departments including but not limited to business development, scheduling, gas control, system design, project management, regulatory, legal, and environmental.
• Develop presentations for customers and management.
• Understand third party pipeline services and projects and actively develop/pursue new business opportunities and strategy.
• Bring new, creative growth to the assets.
• Communicate with management on goals and objectives as requested.
• Deal with a wide variety of people with tact, courtesy, and professionalism.
• Speak clearly, both in person and by telephone, using a high level of verbal skills and listen carefully.
• Must demonstrate intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel (examples include economic or financial models, forecasting etc.)
• Maintain a regular, dependable attendance and a consistently high level of performance.

• Will work non-traditional hours as needed.
• Will travel as needed.
• Maintain a high regard for personal safety, for the safety of company assets and employees, and the general public.
• Other daily, weekly, monthly, or special project duties as identified and defined.
• Other duties as assigned.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Business, Economics, Engineering, or a related discipline.

Experience/Specific Knowledge:

• Minimum ten (10) years of experience actively working in the oil and natural gas industry.

• Must have previous working knowledge of FERC natural gas regulations.
• Must have working knowledge of the North American natural gas infrastructure and pipelines.
• Must have working knowledge of the North American natural gas markets.
• Intermediate proficiency level in MS Office applications that may include but are not limited to Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Certifications, Licenses & Registrations:

• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license and a driving record satisfactory to the company and its insurers (for travel).

Competencies, Skills & Abilities:

• Must have a high desire to understand utilization of Tallgrass assets and how they are impacted by industry dynamics.
• Must possess a strong and creative negotiation skillset.
• Must be a highly motivated individual that requires minimal supervision to accomplish goals.
• Must be able to perform data and research analysis, draw a conclusion from the analysis, present and support the conclusion.
• Must have good verbal skills, listening skills and be able to problem-solve.
• Must be able to perform all essential and marginal functions of the job.
• Must be able to work with a team in a collaborative fashion, take direction from management, adhere to required work schedules, focus attention on details, and follow work rules.
• Ability to successfully perform multiple tasks with strict deadlines.
• Ability to organize and prioritize daily work.
• Job level commensurate with experience and skill sets; position will be filled depending on qualifications, experience and skill sets of the successful candidate.

Physical Demands:

All the physical requirements listed below are those that may be necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Sitting; standing; walking or moving throughout facility; driving; talking; seeing (specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus); hearing; feeling; bending or stooping; squatting or crouching; reaching; kneeling; pushing; pulling; lifting to 25 lbs.
• Minimal safety hazards; general office working conditions.
• Must be able to sit for prolonged periods of time.
• The employee is regularly required to use hands to type, touch, handle, or feel. The employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Working Conditions:

• Occasional travel is anticipated and required.
• Required to carry a cell phone and be available to respond during working and non-working hours.
• The successful candidate will be required to clear a drug screen and a complete background check, including credit report for certain positions, after an offer has been extended and prior to being employed.

Supervisory Responsibility:

• None

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and Power BI
• Previous trading and/or origination/business development experience.
• Previous experience in the natural gas industry.
• Transactional experience with natural gas pipelines, producers, storage, and end users.

Familiar with Tallgrass interstate natural gas and storage assets.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed. This position may perform other duties as assigned.

Tallgrass Energy, LP is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, citizenship status, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability or any other legally protected status. EOE/M/F/D/V