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Gas Commercial Specialist

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Aramco energizes the world economy

Aramco occupies a special position in the global energy industry. We are one of the world’s largest producers of hydrocarbon energy and chemicals, with among the lowest upstream carbon intensities of any major producer.

With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

Overview

We are seeking a Gas Commercial Specialist to join our Gas Facility Development Department within Gas Facilities Development.

The Gas Facility Development Department is responsible for the strategic growth and optimization of the gas business, integrating technical expertise, digital and technologies innovation, and project feasibility and management. We oversee the Master Gas Network planning, ensuring resilient, future-ready infrastructure aligned with evolving energy demands, while optimizing the gas supply portfolio through advanced modeling and cost-benefit frameworks.

Key responsibilities

  • Optimizing Gross Product Worth (GPW) and Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), evaluating the Return on Average Capital Employed (ROACE), and ensuring the economic life of assets (such as pipelines and processing facilities) is maximized. This involves assessing capital expenditures, operational costs, and revenue forecasts using methodologies like Net Present Value (NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR).
  • Reduce operational costs and enhance the overall efficiency of gas production and processing.
  • Assessing the impact of regulatory changes, Government Established Prices (GEP), and market dynamics on profitability.
  • Develop gas demand–supply forecasts (short, medium, and long term).
  • Evaluate price trends, energy competition (renewables, hydrogen), and policy changes.
  • Prepare economic justification for Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) and Operating Expenditure (OPEX) approvals.
  • Analyze gas supply contracts, demand profiles, and flexibility options to optimize the company’s gas portfolio.
  • Support balancing between long-term, mid-term, and spot gas strategies.
  • Recommend decisions on gas allocation, curtailment plans, and supply–demand balancing strategies.
  • Prepare comprehensive economic reports, dashboards, and presentations for senior leadership.
  • Deliver insights on risks, market dynamics, and strategic opportunities.
  • Support annual planning, corporate strategy development, and regulatory submissions.
  • Work closely with planning, operations, commercial, finance, and strategy teams.
  • Participate in investment review committees, commercial negotiations, and strategic projects.

Minimum requirements

As the successful candidate you will have:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Industrial Engineering, Process Engineering, Mechanical, Systems Engineering) is preferred from a recognized and approved program. An advanced degree or Master’s degree in Energy Economics, MBA, or Applied Economics is preferred.
  • Professional certifications in CERA, CFA Level ½, or Certified Energy Risk Professional (ERP) are preferred.
  • Minimum of ten (10) years of relevant experience in Gas market analysis, Energy Economics, Commercial Planning, Oil & Gas business planning, and Industrial commercial operations.
  • Strong background in Gas pricing mechanisms, economic modeling (NPV, IRR, payback, sensitivity), energy demand modeling, scenario and risk analysis, supply–demand balancing and optimization, and understanding of gas processing and network.
  • Experience with energy economic tools (Palisade @Risk, PLEXOS, or similar).
  • Strong quantitative and analytical skills.
  • Knowledge of global gas hubs (TTF, NBP, HH) and regional gas dynamics.
  • Ability to simplify complex economic insights for executives.

Work location and work schedule

Work location: Within Saudi Arabia – to be specified in job offer

Work schedule: Full time – to be specified in job offer

Working environment

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.

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