Economist- LNG

Job Overview

The International Gas Department (IG) is responsible for sourcing and developing international gas value chain (upstream, liquefaction, marketing, regasification) investment opportunities. The department's role also includes coordinating the execution of these investment opportunities and managing these investments post-transaction. The objective of this department is to create a viable, material integrated global gas business by 2035.

Position is an individual contributor role as part of the economics modeling team and reports to the director of International Gas. We are seeking a Financial Economic Modeler to join the International Gas Department (IG) where the incumbent will support the commercial business development team who develops the supply side of the LNG business and will lead the economic evaluation of LNG projects in terms of plant investment and offtake trading for investment decision-making. Additionally, this role will also be required to engage with support functions such as Treasury, Group Finance, and SM&A as part of the model sign-off and due diligence process. The incumbent must possess a level of profound international experience in valuation and modelling of international upstream and LNG projects, with both investment and divestment analysis experience.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Financial Economic Modeler's primary role is responsible for economic and financial modeling on an unlevered and levered basis to provide analysis of potential joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions primarily in LNG and Upstream opportunities.

This position handles complex deal structures, with the development and interpretation of data used in a highly technical and confidential analysis platform.

Assistance in the development of positions relative to new problem areas of situations and development of policies, programs, and procedures are required on an economic mindset basis.

Lessons learned and best business practices developed will be formalized into policies, programs, and procedures to expand knowledge sharing within the organization and facilitate the successful fruition of subsequent analyses.

Provide sound investment analysis advice in support of LNG and Upstream Projects for M&A deals, by leading economic evaluations and financial due diligence in the deal-making process.

Provide professional and technical expertise for the analysis and solution of complex problems in all areas of financial modeling and economic analysis.

Validation and review of seller's models on opportunities related to Upstream and LNG, identify potential problems and recommend solutions.

Minimum Requirements

• Candidate is required to hold a Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or Business. An MBA or other advanced Post-Graduate degree in Economics or a business-related degree is preferred.
• Candidate is required to have a history of career progression with at least fifteen years of related financial modeling work experience, preferably in an investment banking environment or a major petrochemical or energy industry corporation.
• Candidate must have significant experience with Economic Evaluations, Cash Flow & Variance Analysis, structured finance, project finance, and/or financial modeling.
• Experience in conducting Monte-Carlo stochastic risk analysis and VB excel modelling would be advantageous.
• Candidate should be able to quickly establish credibility in the position and to effectively interact with all levels of management, including senior leadership.
• Candidate should have demonstrable leadership and management experience.
• Superior written and verbal communication and presentation skills are also necessary. In addition to a strong command of English.
• Strong ability to establish and maintain networks, both within and across company organizations is necessary.
• Capability to work effectively within a matrix organization and with multi-disciplinary teams is also preferred.
• 15 Years Special Experience Proven track record in modelling and valuation of LNG and Upstream experience.
• 10 Years minimum Years in the Special Field

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.