Commercial LNG Projects Manager

Texas, United States of America

Job Family Group:

Trading Jobs

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

July 11, 2025

Business unit:

Trading and Supply

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

The Commercial LNG Projects Manager is an essential member of Shell NA LNG LLC (“SNALNG”) and sits within the Americas LNG Trading and Origination team.  SNALNG is part of the global Shell LNG Marketing & Trading (“SLMT”) organization, which is responsible for long-term purchases and sales of LNG, regional new market entries, maximizing value of existing contracts, asset optimization and short-term trading of LNG.

With Trading and Origination, the position will develop and manage a supply and sales portfolio in the region and optimize the Elba asset, working closely with the Conventional and Downstream LNG teams.  As an individual contributor, the role works independently and leads peer groups to deliver projects from concept through to commercial operations. The role will involve ad hoc complex problem-solving skills relating to infrastructure projects and commercial situations within a contractual framework. The role will require partnership with other businesses in Shell (such as Integrated Gas, Upstream, Shipping & Maritime, Projects & Technology, Shell Midstream and Shell Energy Gas Trading) to maximize the full value chain for Shell and ensure alignment of assumptions for deals and opportunities. The role will also involve commercial day-to-day interaction with the Elba Liquefaction/Regasification terminal and its operations (production, loadings, contractual requirements) to understand the value being generated, providing analysis and recommendations to the broader LNG team and Senior Leadership as required.

The role will specifically require a detailed understanding of contractual obligations to minimize cost, maximize production, flexibility, and to ensure safe and timely delivery.  The candidate should be able to identify the root causes of an issue, evaluate potential solutions supported by economic modelling, present those solutions with the most effective recommendation, and then implement such recommendation.

What you’ll be doing

• Leading high value LNG infrastructure projects through all phases – representing the business and working across all functional areas and with external partners to scope/design the project, obtain competitive bids, agree the budget, manage the approval process, ensure the construction and timeline remain within parameters to the operation of the asset. Contributes original ideas towards improving commercial outcomes, problem resolution and risk mitigation where it applies to infrastructure projects, Terminal Management, purchases and sales of LNG.
• This role is responsible for the interface between the business, the external stakeholders/owners, Trading, Operations, Downstream LNG, Conventional LNG and the Terminal team.  
• Contributes to Regional Americas strategy, provides subject matter expertise towards the decision taking of new projects, sales and supply deals.
• Responsible for economic modelling, risk analysis and mitigation for new commercial deals as well as existing commercial contracts. Prepare budgets/forecasts for infrastructure enhancements and regular operations, ensure adherence to contracts and perform post deal analysis and reconciliation on deal P&L against pre-deal economics and assumptions.
• Contribute to the negotiation of LNG purchases and sales of up to 20 years in duration.
• Be the subject matter expert on infrastructure to the following stakeholders:  Origination, Portfolio Structuring, Trading, Shipping, Finance, Gas & Power Trading, and Projects & Technology to maximize value from terminal operations
• Partner with the Terminal team and leverage engineering background to partner debottleneck capacity, monitor maintenance projects, upgrade the facility and improve production and loading reliability.
• Interpret proposed Regulatory changes and understand their impact to price such that advise is given to Trading, Origination, Downstream LNG and Conventional LNG.  Contribute subject matter expertise to briefing notes for Senior Executives who are meeting with external Stakeholders.

What you bring

• Must have legal authorization to work in the US
• Preferred: 10+ years of commercial experience and knowledge of the LNG and US Gas market value chain with a proven track record of commercial negotiation, risk identification and mitigation. Interpretation of evolving Regulatory Markets with a history of analysing the impact on price of proposed regulatory changes. Prior experience in asset management and optimization with financial modelling experience. De