California, United States of America
Job Family Group:
Trading Jobs
Worker Type:
Regular
Posting Start Date:
September 25, 2026
Business Unit:
Trading and Supply
Experience Level:
Experienced Professionals
Job Description:
What’s the role
The Originator is responsible for delivering structured West power and gas transactions from origination through execution, including supporting the negotiation and finalization of commercial agreements. The role provides recommendations on potential transactions and strategic market opportunities, supported by comprehensive commercial and risk analysis.
In addition, the Originator supports the evaluation and assessment of customer opportunities, market segments, and emerging market trends, while contributing to the development and execution of both short-term and long-term business strategies.
Success in this role requires strong understanding and knowledge of physical power and/or gas markets.
What you’ll be doing
- Originate new gas and power sales and supply opportunities in the West markets
- Develop and maintain robust, long-term relationships with key clients across an extensive network of external commercial customer contact portfolio
- Lead effective deal team management by driving clear communication, alignment, and decision-making cadence, ensuring opportunities are evaluated through an appropriate risk-reward lens while fostering constructive challenge and support to advance high-quality deals, supported by robust contracting and transparent financial and strategic rationale
- Present high-quality advice to support investment decision
- Drive business development activities by building and managing an internally aligned opportunity pipeline, advancing qualified opportunities through the deal lifecycle to successful execution
- Own post-close relationships and collaborate with the portfolio management team on relationship management, profitability views/enhancements, lookbacks, operational effectiveness
- Collaborate with senior internal stakeholders
- Manage complexity of commercial portfolio within the evolving market environment and regulatory landscape
Delivery expectations:
- Cover power & gas dealmaking in CAISO, Pacific Northwest, and the broader WECC
What you bring
- The candidate must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
- At least 7 years of experience in power and/or gas origination is essential for this role
- A highly motivated self-starter with proven ability to pursue creative opportunities which beneficial to both external and internal commercial counterparties
- The successful candidate is located in San Diego and must be present either in the office or with external customers/stakeholders, averaging no less than 4 days/week
What we offer
The base salary range for this position is $178,000 - $266,000 per year. Individual pay will be based on various factors such as relevant work experience, education, certifications, skill level, seniority, and internal equity.
For regular full-time or regular part-time employees of the Company (participating companies as listed in the Summary Plan Description), insurance coverage options include medical, dental, vision coverage, life Insurance, Business Travel Accident Insurance, and Occupational Accidental Death Benefit programs. Employees also participate in a company pension plan and a 401(k) plan. Paid leave includes up to 6 weeks of paid vacation time, up to 11 paid holidays, and parental leave offering 16 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents, and 8 weeks of paid leave for non-birthing parents.
Additionally, employees are eligible for short-term disability leave for up to 26 weeks at 100% or 50% of base pay as well as Long-Term Disability insurance. Shell also offers other compensation such financial reimbursement for adoption, wellness, education, and personal learning expenses, and some roles are eligible for discretionary long-term incentives. For interns, eligible benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, life insurance, Business Travel Accident Insurance, and Occupational Accidental Death Benefit programs; participation in a 401(k) plan; and paid leave for up to 11 paid holidays. Additional information on Shell’s US benefit programs can be found at https://www.shell.us/careers/about-careers-at-shell/rewards-and-benefits.html.
You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.
- Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.
- Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.
- Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.
- Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.
- Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.
- Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.
- Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents.
- Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.
- Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams.
- Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.
We'd like you to know that Shell has a bold goal: to become one of the world’s most diverse and inclusive companies. You can get to know more about how we're working towards that goal, click here.
Shell in The United States
Shell has been in the US for more than 100 years, leading the sector in energy, petrochemicals and refined products. Today, we provide millions of Americans with the energy needed to heat and cool their homes and power the economy.
We operate in all 50 states, from our Deep-Water platforms in the Gulf of America to the Pennsylvania Chemicals complex and our miles of pipelines throughout the US.
We reach our customers through our 13,000 branded retail stations, and we are number 1 in gasoline sales. We also own the #1 brand of motor oil in the U.S. – Pennzoil® – made from natural gas.
We are excited to play a key role in the move to net carbon emissions while providing the oil and gas needed by society for many decades to come.
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