Title:  Natural Gas Trader & Scheduler

Date:  Nov 13, 2026
Location: 

Dallas, TX, US, 75219

Basic Function

HF Sinclair is seekng a Natural Gas Trader & Scheduler in Dallas, TX. In this role, you will serve as a subject matter expert responsible for managing complex natural gas purchasing, trading, transportation, scheduling, and optimization activities for all subsidiaries and U.S. refinery operations. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, this position drives commercial decision-making, contributes to Energy Supply strategy, and provides leadership on market, transportation, and supply risk matters. The role applies advanced knowledge of natural gas markets, pipeline operations, commercial agreements, and portfolio optimization to ensure reliable, cost-effective supply while maximizing value and mitigating commercial exposure. The incumbent serves as a key advisor to leadership and frequently leads cross-functional efforts to resolve complex operational and commercial challenges. 

 

This position is 100% on-site.

Job Duties

  • Develops and executes natural gas supply, transportation, storage, and portfolio optimization transactions to ensure reliable operations while maximizing commercial value and minimizing risk.
  • Leads complex evaluations of supply sourcing alternatives, transportation arrangements, storage opportunities, and contractual structures to improve economic performance and operational flexibility.
  • Monitors and analyzes natural gas market fundamentals, pricing trends, basis differentials, weather impacts, and pipeline conditions to identify opportunities and recommend strategic supply actions.
  • Develops and manages seasonal procurement strategies, supply requests for proposal (RFPs), and commercial initiatives designed to improve supply reliability and reduce delivered costs.
  • Directs transportation and capacity management activities, including pipeline capacity optimization, storage utilization, imbalance mitigation, and capacity release strategies.
  • Manage daily nominations, confirmations, allocations, and scheduling across interstate and intrastate pipelines and utilities.
  • Monitor pipeline notices, operational flow orders, maintenance events, and capacity restrictions.
  • Coordinate with plant operations on changes in natural gas demand and outages to ensure gas supplies are aligned with forecasted usage.
  • Must be available outside normal business hours to respond to natural gas supply disruptions and take action to restore supply.
  • Provides commercial guidance and market intelligence to leadership regarding supply risks, transportation constraints, market opportunities, and portfolio positioning.
  • Leads the development and implementation of procedures, controls, and best practices related to natural gas trading, scheduling, transportation, and commercial activities.
  • Evaluates and recommends risk mitigation strategies related to commodity pricing, transportation constraints, supply disruptions, contractual obligations, and operational impacts.
  • Represents the Company in commercial discussions with suppliers, marketers, pipelines, utilities, and other counterparties, negotiating agreements and resolving complex operational and commercial issues.
  • Serves as a subject matter expert for natural gas markets, transportation, and scheduling activities, providing guidance and leadership to internal stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
  • Supports long-range Energy Supply planning by developing forecasts, market outlooks, and strategic recommendations regarding supply, transportation, and storage assets.
  • Assists Energy Supply leadership in the development and execution of commercial strategies, portfolio management initiatives, and business optimization opportunities.
  • Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee by their superior, as determined from time to time in their sole and complete discretion.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of pipeline and utility tariffs, including tariff terminology and the application of tariff provision

 

Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee

Experience

A minimum of three years of financial analysis, logistics and supply, and product marketing experience in the Oil and Gas industry is required.

 

Preferred Experience:

• Experience supporting industrial plants, utilities, producers, marketers, or other large gas consumers.

• Experience with energy trading and risk management systems.

• Familiarity with physical gas pricing, regional basis markets, NYMEX natural gas futures, and hedging strategies.

• Experience with data and reporting tools such as Power BI.

Education Level

A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree, in Business or technical related fields, is required.

 

Preferred Education:

MBA preferred.

Required Skills

Excellent team building skills. Ability to influence the organization with facts backed with data, and build consensus around plan and resulting actions. Advanced reading and writing skills, with the ability to perform intermediate mathematical calculation. Ability to effectively communicate with others, both written and verbal communication. Ability to manage multiple time-sensitive priorities in a fast-pace environment. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and other business applications.

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibility

None.

Work Conditions

Office based with up to 20% travel required by land or air. Subject to varying road and weather conditions.

Benefits

HF Sinclair offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families. Our benefits include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

  • Medical Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Paid Time-Off
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan with match
  • Educational Reimbursement
  • Parental Bonding Time
  • Employee Discounts
 
We are committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive work environment, ensuring our employees have the resources needed to thrive professionally and personally. Benefit eligibility is governed by official plan documents, for more details visit Total Rewards.

Physical Requirements

Job conditions require sitting, talking or hearing, making visual inspections, making precise hand and finger movements, reaching or grasping, lifting and/or carrying up to 10lbs, perceiving color differences. Job conditions may require standing, and walking.

Our One HF Sinclair Culture:

At HF Sinclair, we are united through our One HF Sinclair Culture, which is underpinned by our five core values of Safety, Integrity, Teamwork, Ownership and Inclusion. Developed to empower our people, our five core cultural values are at the heart of everything we do and extend to how we engage our stakeholders. These values influence our decisions, shape our behaviors and keep us connected across the entire organization. We maintain a true Safety culture for our employees, communities, environments and customers. Our goal is to make sure everyone returns home safely each day. We have a long-standing commitment to Integrity and ethical behavior and do what is right for our employees, investors, communities and the environment. We encourage employees to Step Up and Stand Out by championing a culture of Teamwork and Ownership. We foster a culture of Inclusion by encouraging diversity of experiences, viewpoints and backgrounds. What makes each of us different, together makes us stronger.

About HF Sinclair Corporation

HF Sinclair Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is an independent energy company that produces and markets high-value light products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, renewable diesel and lubricants and specialty products. HF Sinclair owns and operates refineries located in Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Wyoming, Washington and Utah. HF Sinclair provides petroleum product and crude oil transportation, terminalling, storage and throughput services to our refineries and the petroleum industry. HF Sinclair markets its refined products principally in the Southwest U.S., the Rocky Mountains extending into the Pacific Northwest and in other neighboring Plains states and supplies high-quality fuels to more than 1,750 branded stations and licenses the use of the Sinclair brand to more than 350 additional locations throughout the country. HF Sinclair produces renewable diesel at two of its facilities in Wyoming and also at its facility in New Mexico. In addition, subsidiaries of HF Sinclair produce and market base oils and other specialized lubricants in the U.S., Canada and the Netherlands, and export products to more than 80 countries.

Equal Opportunity Employer

HF Sinclair Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other prohibited ground of discrimination.


Nearest Major Market: Dallas
Nearest Secondary Market: Fort Worth