Job Abstract

POSITION OVERVIEW

The incumbent will work with Cheniere’s lead meteorologist to provide forecasts and weather information to support the company’s day to day LNG operations, as well as decisions on the trading desks in Houston and London. Weather forecasting will run the gamut, from site-specific forecasts at hourly and daily timescales to high level overviews of global weather on monthly and seasonal timescales. The meteorologist will effectively communicate this information to numerous internal stakeholders. They will also work to improve, enhance, and streamline current processes and assist the gas supply team as needed in analysis of natural gas and power market fundamentals. This is a full-time in-office position.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Create daily forecasts to explain how weather will impact operations at our LNG facilities
• Provide traders and analysts with updates of how weather will impact the natural gas market over the upcoming days, weeks, and/or months, with a focus on Europe and Asia
• Develop and expand internal weather-related tools to provide fundamental analysts and traders more visibility on weather data
• Work with marine and commercial operations group to assist in business planning around weather events that may impact operations, such as wind, fog, or tropical systems
• Available to respond to requests beyond typical working hours; some occasional light weekend work will be required
• Willingness and availability to respond to an off-site location, potentially after hours and for multiple days at a time to assist the Business Support Team with weather forecasts and information
• Willingness to travel to Houston (if seated in London) or London (if seated in Houston) at least once per quarter to work from that office
• Assisting other members of the gas supply team in developing weather and non-weather related data showing impacts to the natural gas and electricity markets
• Conduct research on weather forecasting and evolve internal weather data and forecast capabilities, specifically focused on Europe, Asia, Australia, and South America
• The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time; or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• The candidate must be comfortable forecasting weather at multiple timescales and over multiple, diverse regions, both at the synoptic scale and the mesoscale.
• Knowledge of weather models and their biases and how to interpret their output; experience building or familiarity with machine learning, deep learning, and A.I. based modeling is a plus.
• An intermediate to advanced understanding of using Python to procure data.
• Effective communication practices in meteorology, with an exceptional ability to translate meteorology into actionable information used by decision-makers
• At least a high-level, general understanding of how weather can impact energy demand
• Some familiarity and comfort forecasting tropical systems and impacts, particularly in the Gulf of Mexico.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Education and Certifications: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in meteorology or atmospheric science is required

Experience:

Meteorologist: Minimum of 1 - 3 years experience in meteorology, with a focus on forecasting. No experience in the energy industry is required, but a basic, high-level understanding of weather impacts to energy markets is expected.

Senior Meteorologist: Minimum of 4+ years experience in meteorology, with a focus on forecasting. No experience in the energy industry is required, but a basic, high-level understanding of weather impacts to energy markets is expected.

DIRECT REPORTS

None

FREEDOM TO ACT

Operates independently within approved guidelines, and with minimum supervision. Delivers pertinent information in a timely manner to management.

WORK CONDITIONS:

• Job is performed in a typical office environment, but is subject to time pressures and constraints, and is often dependent on input from others.

ADA JOB REQUIREMENTS

Reasonable accommodations will be made to ensure that the essential functions of the job can be performed and not hinder the employee's performance due to physical, mental, or emotional disability.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Cheniere Energy is an equal opportunity workplace. All employment decisions are made without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected categories. This includes providing reasonable accommodation if requested for disabilities or religious beliefs and practices.