Vice President, Gas Marketing & Industrial Business Development

Centric delivers industry-leading natural gas marketing, transmission and distribution services, specializing in serving greenfield residential, commercial and industrial developments in all major metropolitan markets across Texas. Centric is rapidly expanding due to its commercial and operational agility and is dedicated to bridging infrastructure gaps through strategic value creation and continuous innovation. Centric strives to create a caring and open culture where employees can grow and develop alongside the business.

The Vice President of Gas Marketing is responsible for overseeing the planning and coordination of the procurement, transportation and delivery of natural gas to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective service to customers. This position oversees daily gas supply planning, market monitoring, and coordination with operations, finance, and regulatory teams. The position is also responsible for industrial deal origination and development, working with consultants and potential customers to identify, pursue and capture new large scale supply opportunities. In this role, close coordination with the engineering, construction, operations and supply chain teams is vital.

This position will be a member of the Company’s leadership team, will manage an existing team, and report to the Chief Executive office at our headquarters in The Woodlands, Texas.

General:

• Upholds and advocates for Centric’s core values and behaviors as outlined in the Centric Values and Leadership Framework.
• Leads with a safety-first mindset and ensures that all operations are conducted safely and in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Foster a culture of always doing things the right way: the Centric Way (safety, openness, integrity, attention to detail, etc.)

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions:

• Strategic Gas Supply & Marketing Leadership: Develop and execute a comprehensive gas supply and marketing strategy that supports the Company’s long-term growth objectives across residential, commercial, and industrial customer segments. Partner with Business Development to understand demand forecasts and contracted growth plans and ensure reliable, cost-effective gas supply to support those commitments.

• Industrial Growth & Opportunity Origination: Identify, evaluate, and capture new industrial and large commercial gas supply opportunities. Proactively monitor market conditions and regional development activity to identify opportunities ahead of competitors, working closely with local governments, economic development organizations, power consultants, developers, and other external stakeholders as appropriate.
• Commercial Negotiation & Deal Execution: Lead commercial negotiations with industrial customers, producers, marketers, and pipeline counterparties to secure gas supply, transportation, and capacity arrangements. Structure agreements that balance customer needs, system reliability, regulatory requirements, and long-term economic value for the Company.
• Capacity & Commodity Procurement Oversight: Provide oversight of all natural gas capacity and commodity procurement and optimization activities across residential, commercial, and industrial portfolios. Ensure supply portfolios are aligned with forecasted demand, operational constraints, and market conditions.
• Supply Optimization & Market Execution: Oversee the optimization of daily, monthly, and annual gas positions, including pipeline capacity, delivery paths, and market purchases, to minimize costs while maintaining system reliability. Ensure effective coordination of nominations, scheduling, and imbalance management.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with Engineering, Operations, Finance, Regulatory, and Business Development teams to analyze new market opportunities, assess infrastructure requirements, evaluate economic returns, and ensure alignment with regulatory and operational constraints.
• External Relationship Management: Maintain strong, effective working relationships with pipeline companies, gas marketers, producers, storage providers, and other key counterparties to support reliable supply, competitive pricing, and operational flexibility.
• Risk Management & Market Intelligence: Monitor natural gas market fundamentals, pricing trends, regulatory developments, and supply-demand dynamics. Identify risks and opportunities and communicate market insights, exposure, and performance metrics to executive leadership.
• Contingency Planning & Reliability Assurance: Develop and maintain contingency plans for supply disruptions, extreme weather events, and pipeline outages. Ensure readiness to respond to market and operational events while protecting customer service and system integrity.
• Governance, Controls & Continuous Improvement: Establish and maintain best practices, controls, and systems to improve accuracy, efficiency, and transparency in gas marketing, supply planning, and execution. Ensure compliance with company policies, tariffs, and applicable regulations.

Requirements

Education / Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10-15 years of related experience.
• Experience in natural gas supply scheduling, transportation, or storage operations.
• Experience working in a regulated utility environment preferred.
• Experience negotiating gas supply contracts and transportation agreements.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong understanding of: natural gas pricing, basis differentials, seasonal market dynamics, long-term supply contracts, transportation, storage agreements, ETRM and forecasting.
• Ability to balance cost optimization with reliability and compliance.
• Ability to interpret market data, forecasts, financials and deal economics.
• Strong decision-making skills.
• Knowledge of rate cases, audits, and regulatory filings.
• Maintains effective relationships with customers and suppliers.
• Strong people management skills.

Physical demands / Work Environment:

• Job requires employee to sit for extended periods of time, lift objects up to 30lbs, grasp, carry, walk, speak, and listen.
• Work is performed mostly in a controlled office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay + bonus
• Great benefits (medical, dental, vision, and more)
• Generous PTO policy Benefits
• 10 company paid holidays
• 401(k) plan with 5% company match

Centric Infrastructure Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.