Energy Procurement-Natural Gas Buyer

Londonderry, NH, US, 03053 Joplin, MO, US, 64801 Joplin, MO, US, 64804

Our purpose is sustaining energy and water for life, and it is demonstrated in everything we do as a business, and as an employee team.

At Liberty, we hire passionate people who care about doing the right thing for our customers. We are entrepreneurial, creative, and outcome-focused. Here, your natural talent and achievements will flourish in an inclusive environment of teamwork, trust and continuous learning. We are always pursuing excellence to exceed our ambitions goals, rewarding both the goal outcome and how we achieve it.

Purpose

Responsible for gas purchasing for Empire District Gas, Midstates Gas, and Peach State. Ensures natural gas supplies are in place for peak and off-peak. Solicits RFP's (requests for proposal), tracks pricing, analyzes bid results, performs hedging activities, and makes decisions for day-to-day supply plans for Empire District Gas, Midstates Gas, and Peach State.

Accountabilities

Portfolio Planning

Maintains daily balance between natural gas deliveries and consumption for legal entities.
Works closely with Gas control forecasting to ensure adequate supply of gas each day.

Purchasing

Issues RFPs for LDC's and monitors the process from solicitation to signed contract.
Ensures transaction confirmation between parties to ensure compliance with company goals. Works closely with Legal and Treasury group as well as Energy Procurement department to ensure all contractual requirements are met.
Notifies winning bidders as well as subsequent bidders of the results.

Hedging

Works closely with Energy Optimization Consultant to determine timing and volumes of hedge transactions.
Executes the approved hedging program.
Tracks hedge positions using transactional database to prepare mark to mark reporting.
Meets annually with MO, IL and IA commissions to present hedge results.

Education and Experience

University - bachelor’s degree or equivalent
5-10 years of experiences

Years of Experience

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. is a growing renewable energy and utility company with over $15 billion of assets across North America and internationally.

For more than 30 years, Algonquin has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to delivering clean energy and water solutions. Our rapid growth has led both our regulated utility services and renewable energy business groups into different geographies and commodities, but our purpose remains unchanged – Sustaining Energy and Water for Life.

Through our operating business (Liberty), we provide regulated electricity, water, and natural gas utility services to over 1 million customer connections, primarily in North America. And, our growing portfolio of clean, renewable wind, solar, hydro and thermal power generation facilities represent over 3 GW of renewable generation capacity in operation and under construction.

With our robust, diversified, and growing presence in communities across North America and internationally, we are continually demonstrating our “Think Global, Act Local” business model.

What we offer

Company funded Pension program

401k with Company match

Full insurance benefits (health/dental/vision/life)

Collaborative environment with a genuine flexible working policy

Share purchase/match plan

Defined Contribution savings plan

Top Talent Program

Volunteer paid days off

Employee Assistance Program

Achievement fund

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role and are not certain you meet the all the qualification requirements, we encourage you to apply to further investigate the opportunity.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value each person’s unique background, diversity, experiences, perspectives and talents. Full participation of all employees in a safe, healthy and respectful environment is key to individual and company success. We are committed to fully utilizing the abilities of all of our employees and expect each of our employees to honor this commitment in their daily responsibilities.