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<h2 class="h5">Job description</h2> <div class="t-break" data-jb-field="description"> About the job Principal Economist - North America Gas LNG Portfolio Job Description <p><strong>Position Title:&nbsp;</strong><strong>Principal Economist – North America Gas &amp; LNG Portfolio</strong></p><br> <p><strong>Reports to:&nbsp;</strong><strong>SVP, Non-Operated Assets</strong></p><br> <p><strong>Department:&nbsp;</strong><strong>Non-Operated Assets</strong></p><br> <p><strong>Function:&nbsp;</strong><strong>Asset Management</strong></p><br> <p><strong>Prepared on:&nbsp;</strong><strong>27 July 2026</strong></p><br> <p><strong>Role Purpose</strong></p><br> <p>To lead the economic, financial modelling, valuation, and commercial analysis agenda for the North America Gas &amp; LNG portfolio, ensuring that operational, commercial, fiscal, financing, and market assumptions are translated into robust decision-quality insights for senior management, committees, and shareholders. </p><br> <p>The role supports Non-operated asset value creation through investment evaluation, business planning, portfolio optimization, capital allocation, financing / capital markets analysis, and JV budget / plan challenge.</p><br> <p><strong>Role Dimensions</strong></p><br> <p><strong>Dimensions / Portfolio Coverage: </strong>North America natural gas, upstream / unconventional developments, LNG export projects, midstream and integrated gas value chain opportunities. </p><br> <p><strong>Commercial and Financial Scope: </strong>Detailed economic modelling, portfolio valuation, financing structures, capital allocation, investment approvals, WP&amp;B / Business Plan support, M&amp;A / divestment / monetization analysis, and capital markets readiness. </p><br> <p><strong>Stakeholder Environment: </strong>Works across technical, finance, commercial, legal, governance, tax, external advisers, JV partners, lenders, reserve auditors, and senior management. </p><br> <p><strong>Governance Context: </strong>Operates within Mubadala Energy governance processes, Non-Operated Asset management frameworks, JV / JOC / JOA requirements, internal approval processes, and applicable legal / regulatory obligation</p><br> <p><strong>Key Accountabilities</strong></p><br> <p><strong>Economic Modelling and Financial Analysis </strong></p><br> <p> Lead the development, maintenance, and enhancement of complex integrated economic and financial models for North America natural gas and LNG projects. </p><br> <p> Perform detailed economic evaluations for asset performance, capital allocation scenarios, investment opportunities, portfolio optimization, funding strategies, cash flows, debt capacity, and returns. </p><br> <p> Lead economic assessments for financing, recapitalization, monetization and capital markets transactions, including equity sell-downs, farm-outs, acquisitions, divestments, refinancing and other value crystallization events. </p><br> <p> Develop and evaluate ownership, funding and capital structure alternatives to optimize shareholder value, financing flexibility and investment returns. </p><br> <p> Assess the economic impact of reserve-based lending, project finance, corporate debt, preferred equity, convertible instruments and hybrid financing arrangements. </p><br> <p> Integrate operational, financial, commercial, market and tax assumptions into valuation models that remain consistent with actual asset performance and strategic planning assumptions. </p><br> <p> Apply valuation methodologies including DCF, NAV, comparable company analysis, precedent transactions and market-based valuation techniques. </p><br> <p> Prepare investment papers, executive analyses and presentations that translate complex modelling outputs into clear, actionable insights. </p><br> <p><strong>Business Planning and Budgeting </strong></p><br> <p> Support economic and commercial evaluations for the annual Work Programme &amp; Budget and multi-year Business Plan for assigned non-operated assets. </p><br> <p> Provide commercial and economic challenge to long-term asset development plans to improve portfolio value, project economics and capital allocation. </p><br> <p> Develop and maintain asset planning documentation, economic assumptions and support analyses aligned with the NOA management framework and governance processes. </p><br> <p> Monitor commercial and financial performance against approved plans, highlighting variances, emerging risks and opportunities to improve returns. </p><br> <p> Review and influence JV business plans, annual budgets and investment proposals through technical committees, operating committees and partner engagement. </p><br> <p> Check that JV plans, budgets and proposals are aligned with JOAs, governance requirements and internal approvals. </p><br> <p><strong>Governance, Policies and Business Processes </strong></p><br> <p> Contribute to the continuous improvement of policies, standards, governance frameworks and business processes for effective non-operated asset management. </p><br> <p> Support asset-specific controls that strengthen commercial governance, decision quality and risk management. </p><br> <p> Monitor compliance with applicable legal, regulatory, contractual and governance requirements. </p><br> <p><strong>HSSE </strong></p><br> <p> Demonstrate strong commitment to Health, Safety, Security and Environmental principles, ensuring compliance with corporate policies and best industry practice.</p><br> <p><strong>Framework, Boundaries &amp; Decision-Making Authority </strong></p><br> <p><strong>Scope: </strong></p><br> <p> Provides economic, valuation, commercial and financial modelling support for North America Gas &amp; LNG assets and related strategic opportunities. </p><br> <p> Supports business planning, annual budgets, financing analysis, investment approvals, shareholder decision-making and JV governance processes. </p><br> <p> Interfaces with internal functions and external advisers to maintain integrated assumptions and decision-ready analysis. </p><br> <p><strong>Decision Making: </strong></p><br> <p> Recommends economic assumptions, valuation cases, sensitivities and commercial interpretations for management review. </p><br> <p> Provides challenge and assurance on JV plans, budgets, economics and investment proposals before internal decision forums. </p><br> <p> Escalates material variances, risks, commercial issues and governance concerns for management attention.</p><br> <p><strong>Communications &amp; Working Relationship </strong></p><br> <p><strong>Internal:</strong></p><br> <p>All members of the M.E. team including CEO, COO, CFO, SVP-HR, SVP- SEA, SVP – Technical, Country managers and all direct reports. </p><br> <p><strong>External:</strong></p><br> <p>Peers in the Oil and Gas companies; National Oil Companies; International Oil companies, host government officials; JOC's. non-operated JV's, Energy Ministry(s); and key Service Companies.</p><br> <p>Knowledge, Skills &amp; Experience </p><br> <p><strong>Qualification and Education </strong></p><br> <p><strong>Education:</strong></p><br> <p>Bachelor's degree in finance / economics or a related field, with substantial experience in the oil and gas industry. A master's degree or CFA certification is preferred.</p><br> <p><strong>Experience:</strong> </p><br> <p>At least 10 - 15 years of relevant experience globally in the Oil &amp; Gas Sector across a breadth of the development and production value chain. Strong experience in JV and JOC management in a variety of business settings</p><br> <p><strong>Skills: </strong></p><br> <p>Expert-level financial modelling capabilities, building integrated, commercial, financing, tax, and valuation models capable of supporting executive decision-making, investment approvals, financing transactions, and capital markets processes<strong>.</strong></p><br> <p>Evaluation of U.S. unconventional oil &amp; gas developments, LNG export projects, midstream infrastructure, and integrated gas value chains, including exposure to liquefaction economics, transportation, marketing, and international LNG commercialization.</p><br> <p><strong>Relevant Work Experience </strong></p><br> <p>At least 10 - 15 years of relevant experience globally in the Oil &amp; Gas Sector across a breadth of the development and production value chain. Strong experience in JV and JOC management in a variety of business settings.</p><br> <p><strong>Skills and Knowledge </strong></p><br> <p>Expert-level financial modelling capabilities, with extensive experience building integrated operational, commercial, financing, tax, and valuation models capable of supporting executive decision-making, investment approvals, financing transactions, and capital markets processes.</p><br> <p>Strong hands-on experience in upstream oil &amp; gas industry economics is required. This includes a solid understanding of upstream petroleum economics, project evaluation, reserve calculations, and familiarity with key industry metrics and cash flow analysis for exploration and production (E&amp;P) projects.</p><br> <p>Demonstrated experience supporting the evaluation of U.S. unconventional oil &amp; gas developments, LNG export projects, midstream infrastructure, and integrated gas value chains, including exposure to liquefaction economics, transportation, marketing, and international LNG commercialization.</p><br> <p>Demonstrated experience supporting mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt financing transactions, IPOs, strategic monetization processes, asset divestments, or other complex corporate finance initiatives within the energy sector.</p><br> <p>Experience working with investment banks, lenders, reserve engineers, technical consultants, external auditors, and legal advisers during financing, valuation, or transaction processes.</p><br> <p><strong>Training and Certification </strong></p><br> <p><strong>As above</strong></p><br> <p><strong>Note: </strong></p><br> <p><strong>The Key accountabilities and responsibilities described in this job description are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time and / or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business requirements.</strong></p><br> <br> <br> </div>