Commercial Associate

Summit Midstream is proudly committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Relocation:
No relocation assistance provided.

Work Sponsorship:
Summit Midstream will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. Any offer of employment is contingent upon the Company receiving satisfactory results from a pre‑employment drug screening, a criminal background check, and reference checks and your satisfaction of all other applicable fitness for duty requirements.

The Associate position on the Commercial team will support senior Commercial staff with the daily responsibilities of running the DJ Basin. This includes analysis, daily operations scheduling, flow and asset optimization, and commercial assessment of opportunities to drive growth of existing business lines, expand into new markets, and achieve additional operational efficiencies. The Associate will meet with internal and external stakeholders to solve problems and discuss current operations, and identify new business opportunities.

• Conduct ongoing analysis of existing business operations, including operational metrics, volume trends, and monthly financial performance.
• Participate in daily operational plans to include scheduling and customer‑directed commodity flows.
• Develop detailed financial projection models for new projects, including cash‑flow analyses and return assessments, and present findings to senior Commercial leadership.
• Maintain and enhance existing financial models using data from customers, internal teams, and external research.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with existing customers to ensure satisfaction with current operations and to identify incremental business opportunities.
• Prepare clear, well‑structured presentation materials and analytical reports for senior management and the Board of Directors.
• Collaborate effectively with cross‑functional teams—including Engineering, Operations, Legal, Accounting, FP&A, and Corporate Strategy—to support commercial initiatives.
• Partner with senior Commercial leadership and other departments to develop business cases supporting transactions, investments, and strategic recommendations.
• Participate in commercial meetings with customers and ensure timely follow‑up and consistent communication between customers and internal stakeholders.
• Support contract administration, ensuring all development and contracting activities align with contract terms and key milestone requirements.
• Closely monitor critical contractual deadlines and deliverables.
• Support new business growth by developing internal pitch decks, drafting term sheets, shaping commercial concepts, and driving projects to completion.
• Review asset settlement processes and create templates to track KPIs across business units.
• Contribute to acquisition strategy development and support creation of business plans for potential acquisitions.
• Coordinate with internal teams and selected customers to ensure accurate and timely information flow among project management, financial planning, regulatory, land, and other functions.
• Build and interpret financial models to assess the commercial and economic viability of new projects and opportunities.
• Monitor residue, NGL and crude pricing netbacks, with goal of finding optimization projects and ensuring proper netbacks.
• Analyze market data, competitor activities and customer trends to identify opportunities.
• Track Take‑In‑Kind and associated nominations to ensure proper allocations.
• Ability to understand online data sets and translate into market opportunity, then communicate effectively internally the market opportunity.

• Bachelor’s degree with relevant coursework in finance and accounting.
• Three to five years of relevant experience required.
• Prior experience in the…