Context & Environment

Fast-paced, dynamic, multi-commodity trading environment with time-sensitive, business critical activities requiring strong planning and organizational skills and attention to detail.

The Trading Originator, Gas must develop and execute utilizing a deep understanding of TGPNA trading activity and Affiliate businesses to successfully support both with relevant origination and marketing activities. The role is highly client-facing, requiring strong communication and inter-personal skills necessary to be a successful negotiator, and excellence demands a high degree of independence and initiative.

PURPOSES

• Propose and execute profitable (or cost savings) commercial transactions and midstream solutions to optimize the asset portfolio and create tangible value (measurable PnL)
• Comply with the Code of Conduct, Compliance Manual and all policies and procedures of the Company and the Group
• Execute deals within the framework of TGPNA's limit and trading policy
• Create a collaborative dynamic with other front office teams, support functions, and cross-functional departments
• Support TotalEnergies Affiliates to maintain credibility and quality of relationship and facilitate further commercial opportunities

Activities

• Identify, evaluate, and close commercial, multi-commodity transactions for internal and external stakeholders across the Upstream, Midstream and Downstream value chains
• Work directly with external counterparties and with TotalEnergies affiliates (Exploration & Production, Refining and Chemicals, New Ventures)
• Responsible for Contract Negotiation; Deal Structuring and Execution; Marketing and Procurement Activities; and Project Coordination and Development
• Collaborate and ensure optimal coordination between all internal teams : Trading, Operations, Business Development, Risk, Finance, Compliance, Accounting, and other Support/Control functions
• Interface with TotalEnergies Affiliates' Management teams for Business Reviews & Contract Updates
• Interface with the Gas, Power, and Emissions Trading Desk through Information Sharing, Asset Optimization, and providing Trading Liquidity support
• Maintain key Industry relationships within all Industry Segments - Upstream, Midstream & Downstream, and represent TotalEnergies as the primary commercial "face to the market" with external counterparties.
• Provide Expertise related to Natural Gas and Natural Gas Liquids related to TotalEnergies' businesses, both domestically & Internationally

Your missions as a Gas Originator include:

• Work to implement and deliver the US multi-commodity commercial strategy
• Deliver new opportunities to maximize portfolio value and meet & exceed annual P&L targets in lock step with the GPE Gas and NGL Trading team
• Maintain strong working relationships and fluid coordination & communication lines with all internal and external stakeholders
• Comply with the Code of Conduct and ensure compliance with all policies and procedures of the Company
• Support TGPNA Trading Team strategies
• Support TotalEnergies Affiliates business development efforts in the US

DIMENSIONS

The Gas Originator will work to help identify, develop, negotiate, and execute commercial transactions aligned with the US Gas Origination Strategy. These transactions will focus on Gas and NGLs, and will also include multi-commodity purchases and sales, short and long term structured financial and physical transactions, project structuring, supply and marketing contracts, and other large scale commercial commitments while assisting the Company in the transition to new energies and decarbonization. Day to day, the Gas Originator will work closely with the US Gas desk to deliver new trading margin and structures that compliment the trading portfolio, maintaining a high degree of professionalism and exemplary reputation as a face to the market, maintaining and growing key internal and external customer relationships and supporting the Trading Business Unit mission.

• Deliver P&L contribution to the US Gas trading P&L from third party deals
• Directly influence commercial business flows and group infrastructure commitments

Candidate Profile

• Undergraduate Degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, or equivalent
• Minimum of 3 years of Experience in the Energy Business related to Trading, Marketing, & Business Development
• Demonstrated ability to originate, structure, negotiate, coordinate, and execute various multi-commodity, physical and financial commercial deals
• Extensive Knowledge of the Energy Business across the Upstream, Midstream, and Downstream Value Chain including detailed commodity knowledge, macro market dynamics, various financing structures, risk management tools, and commercial deal structuring
• Established network of industry relationships
• Strong Analytical and Technical Capabilities, and familiarity with relevant credit, legal, & compliance frameworks
• Strong stakeholder manager with the ability to work in a Team Environment and Communicate Effectively
• Capability to work both independently and collaboratively with a large base of stakeholders
• Excellent oral, written, and analytical, skills, with a strong attention to detail and leadership skills

Additional Information

TotalEnergies values diversity, promotes individual growth and offers equal opportunity careers.

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About the company:
TotalEnergies is a multi-energy company that produces and markets energies on a global scale: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables and electricity. Our 105,000 employees are committed to energy that is ever more affordable, clean, reliable and accessible to as many people as possible. Active in more than 130 countries, TotalEnergies puts sustainable development in all its dimensions at the heart of its projects and operations to contribute to the well-being of people.

TotalEnergies Gas and Power (TGP) is the trading arm of TotalEnergies in the field of low carbon energies (mainly gas, LNG and power). As such it operates in fast-evolving market dynamics influenced by internal and external factors that require constant adaptation and evolution. Uncertainties specific to the trading environment (volatility of prices, supply & demand mismatches) are coupled with those coming from the broader energy sector (climate change policies, changes in the energy mix, developments of new energy sources, etc). In such context TGP helps to ensure growth and profitability to a key segment of the business in order to reach the objective of Carbon Neutrality by 2050.

Our Culture :
We are committed to meet the energy needs of a growing population while fulfilling our ambition to be a major player in the energy transition. The volatility of the energy trading markets requires excellence in risk management and a culture of innovation.

Our people flourish in an environment that promotes expertise, entrepreneurship spirit, agility and a purpose-driven culture, generating boundless opportunities to learn, grow and achieve collaborative success while ensuring safety in all our operations.

We look for passion, ambition and open-mindedness. While we evolve in a demanding and ever-changing industry, we cultivate a friendly workplace where team spirit and respect guide our daily routine, and where the diversity of our people and their skills create a nourishing experience for all of us.