About this role
company
About Pacific Summit Energy LLC
Pacific Summit Energy (PSE) is the North American energy marketing and trading affiliate of Sumitomo Corporation (Sumitomo), the Japanese global enterprise with more than 350 years of successful business history. In the energy industry, PSE’s market presence is widespread along the energy supply chain, ranging from trading and procuring natural gas, power and environmental products to meeting the supply needs of industrial and commercial end users and utilities on a very large scale. PSE also has a significant presence in the Over the Counter (OTC) market, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) and New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) as a leading participant in energy futures and options. In 2025, we opened our London branch to expand our liquefied natural gas (LNG) operations and to continue growing steadily in the promising opportunities presented by the energy transition.
role
About the role
Responsible for monitoring and operating liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities and equipment to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations.
What you'll do
- LNG physical cargo operations
o Negotiate with counterparties and coordinate with internal stakeholders to establish efficient and commercially effective delivery programs.
o Manage cargo scheduling, delivery windows, laycan, ETA/ETD updates, nominations, operational notices, and related communications in a timely manner.
o Calculate, compare, and monitor operational economics, including freight costs, terminal charges, demurrage, deviation costs, boil-off gas impact, and other voyage-related costs.
o Coordinate with traders and originators to identify and execute commercial optimization opportunities, while ensuring operational feasibility.
o Liaise with suppliers, buyers, terminal operators, shipowners, ship managers, agents, surveyors, and other relevant parties to ensure smooth cargo loading, transportation, and discharge.
o Respond promptly to unexpected operational issues, including schedule changes, terminal constraints, vessel delays, weather disruptions, and other incidents, and escalate matters as appropriate.
- LNG freight operations
o Arrange, manage, and monitor LNG vessel movements for spot and term cargoes, including voyage planning, voyage instructions, port rotations, and vessel performance.
o Coordinate closely with shipowners, ship managers, brokers, agents, terminals, and counterparties to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective shipping operations.
o Monitor shipping market conditions, vessel availability, freight rates, canal conditions, port restrictions, and other factors that may affect LNG transportation.
o Review voyage-related documentation and ensure that all operational actions are consistent with applicable contractual terms, internal procedures, and compliance requirements.
- Charter in and charter out LNG vessels
o Review Time Charter Party agreements and related contractual documents, including operational clauses, delivery/redelivery terms, performance provisions, and cost responsibilities.
o Coordinate with legal, credit, compliance, insurance, and other internal teams as required to support chartering activities.
o Communicate with traders and originators to evaluate chartering strategies and shipping optimization opportunities.
o Monitor vessel performance, hire, off-hire, speed and consumption, deviation, demurrage, and other claims or cost exposures.
- Monitor the latest market conditions, including LNG supply and demand, shipping market trends, freight rates, vessel availability, terminal operations, and LNG project operational status, and share relevant insights with traders and originators.
- Establish and maintain strong working relationships with operational, shipping, terminal, agency, surveying, and other LNG industry counterparties.
- Maintain accurate operational records, voyage files, cost estimates, claims status, correspondence, and other relevant documentation. Describe the specific responsibilities and job functions of the role
Qualifications
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in LNG operations is required