Director, Fuel Sourcing

• Develop and execute a comprehensive natural gas and liquid fuels procurement strategy aligned with project development schedules and operational reliability requirements. • Curate real-time and forward market intelligence to identify regions with available pipeline capacity, areas with excess marketer supply, and structural pricing advantages. • Inform site selection decisions based on pipeline constraints, receipt point optionality, and long-term gas deliverability. • Lead negotiation of natural gas supply agreements, fuel offtake agreements, transportation and capacity release agreements, and firm and interruptible pipeline capacity contracts. • Structure gas procurement strategies, including fixed versus indexed supply, hedging strategies, basis risk management, and park and loan arrangements. • Manage relationships with gas producers, marketers, and suppliers. • Develop commercial structures to mitigate development-stage and operational fuel risk. • Build and maintain relationships with interstate and intrastate pipeline operators. • Maintain strong working relationships across major gas marketers and trading desks. • Engage pipeline companies early during project development to assess expansion feasibility or capacity constraints. • Monitor FERC filings and pipeline tariff changes that affect procurement strategy. • Partner with Development to align fuel strategy with interconnection and siting decisions. • Coordinate with Finance to model fuel cost assumptions and risk scenarios. • Support Engineering in defining gas interconnection requirements and pressure specifications. • Provide executive-level reporting on fuel exposure and procurement strategy. • Active coordination with pipelines, marketers, plant operators, and ISO participants. • Requires availability during peak events or emergency operating conditions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Energy Systems, Finance, Economics, or related field. • 10+ years of experience in natural gas procurement at a utility, IPP, energy marketer, or pipeline company. • Direct experience drafting and negotiating natural gas supply, fuel offtake, and transportation agreements. • Strong working relationships with gas marketers and interstate pipeline companies. • Direct experience supporting generation during real-time operations, including gas scheduling, pipeline coordination, marketer coordination, and operational flow order management. • Advanced Excel and analytical capabilities. • Strong commercial judgment and risk evaluation skills. • Excellent communication skills with the ability to operate across development, engineering, finance, and operations teams. • Advanced degree in petroleum engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, energy systems, finance, economics, business administration, or energy management. • Experience supporting large-scale gas-fired generation paired with data center loads. • Familiarity with FERC-regulated pipeline tariffs. • Experience managing fuel exposure in extreme weather events. • Experience with structured hedging and financial gas instruments. • High ownership mindset. • Strong commercial negotiator. • Calm under operational pressure. • Deep understanding of physical gas markets. • Ability to balance long-term strategy with real-time operational demands. • Strategic thinker who understands how fuel reliability impacts project finance and electricity market performance.