Market and Pricing Specialist (Liquefied Natural Gas)
MSP Staffing Pty • Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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Job description
Our client is seeking a highly experienced Market and Pricing Specialist (Liquefied Natural Gas) to support a major gas-to-power project. This strategic role is suited to a commercial LNG expert who can provide independent market analysis pricing validation and contractual risk assessment across the entire LNG value chain to support informed investment and project decisions.
Key Responsibilities
- Review LNG and natural gas market fundamentals pricing assumptions and supply-demand forecasts.
- Assess LNG sourcing strategies pricing structures benchmark references and indexation mechanisms.
- Evaluate commercial arrangements relating to LNG procurement shipping terminal operations and regasification.
- Review SPA GSA shipping and terminal agreements including commercial risk allocation and contractual provisions.
- Assess pricing sensitivities cost-stack assumptions and alignment with financial models.
- Evaluate logistics port infrastructure terminal operations and contingency planning.
- Review commercial risks relating to counterparty credit FX exposure taxation customs and regulatory compliance.
- Assess alignment between fuel pricing mechanisms and power offtake or tariff structures.
- Prepare commercial review reports benchmarking analyses and recommendations for project decision-making.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering legal finance and project development teams.
Minimum Requirements
- Degree in Energy Economics Finance Commercial Law Engineering Economics Business or a related discipline.
- 15 years experience in LNG markets gas trading commercial structuring or LNG procurement.
- Extensive experience within LNG gas-to-power energy infrastructure or Independent Power Producer (IPP) environments.
- Strong understanding of LNG sourcing shipping terminal operations and regasification commercial arrangements.
- Proven experience reviewing LNG pricing benchmarks commercial models and cost-stack assumptions.
- Sound knowledge of SPA GSA FOB DES take-or-pay force majeure and related contractual frameworks.
- Understanding of lender requirements project bankability and commercial risk allocation.
- Knowledge of regulatory tax customs FX and compliance considerations affecting LNG projects.
Key Competencies
- Excellent commercial judgement and analytical capability.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
- Ability to interpret complex commercial information and provide practical recommendations.
- High attention to detail with exceptional report-writing skills.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
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