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# Commercial Operations Intern - Summer 2027 at WhiteWater Midstream

- **Company:** WhiteWater Midstream
- **Location:** Austin, TX
- **Posted:** 2026-08-26
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-14
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/whitewatermidstream/jobs/5221567007

## Job description

Position Summary

WhiteWater is seeking a motivated and analytical Commercial Operations Intern to join our growing Commercial Operations team in Austin, Texas. This internship offers hands-on experience to the commercial operational activities that support a natural gas midstream business.

The intern will work alongside Commercial Operations professionals on projects involving commercial agreements, pipeline operations, scheduling coordination, business systems, data quality, reporting, and process improvement. This role is designed to build practical knowledge of the midstream industry while giving the intern meaningful opportunities to contribute to day-to-day work and team initiatives.

Essential Responsibilities

- Develop a foundational understanding of WhiteWater’s natural gas midstream operations, commercial activities, customers, and internal workflows.
- Support the Commercial team in drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and executing transportation, interconnect, balancing, and other related commercial agreements.
- Assist with reviewing contractual terms, commercial requirements, and agreement documentation.
- Learn pipeline scheduling processes and support coordination of customer activities, as appropriate.
- Partner with team members to manage priorities, solve problems, and help implement newly negotiated agreements.
- Gain hands-on experience with Quorum pipeline scheduling applications and other business systems used by Commercial Operations.
- Participate in requirements gathering, process mapping, design, testing, and development of tools that improve team efficiency.
- Review data configurations within Quorum applications and related systems that support daily reporting.
- Verify data integrity, investigate discrepancies, and assist in resolving issues in a timely manner.
- Extract, organize, analyze, and present data to support recurring and ad hoc reports.
- Identify opportunities to streamline processes and contribute ideas for practical operational improvements.
- Participate in training, team meetings, and field visits when available.
- Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

## Qualifications

- Currently pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in business, finance, economics, accounting, engineering, supply chain, energy management, information systems, or a related field.
- Strong interest in the natural gas midstream sector and/or business analytics.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple assignments, meet deadlines, and adapt to shifting priorities.
- High attention to detail and a commitment to accurate, high-quality work.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
- Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
- Professional judgment and the ability to handle sensitive business information with discretion.

Learning Opportunities

Through this internship, the selected candidate will have the opportunity to:

- Understanding how commercial agreements, pipeline operations, scheduling systems, and reporting work together in a natural gas midstream organization.
- Gain exposure to transportation, interconnect, and balancing agreements and their role in pipeline operations.
- Strengthen data analysis, reporting, process-improvement, and business-systems skills.
- Work with experienced professionals across Commercial Operations and related functions.
- Gain firsthand perspective on pipeline operations.

## Compensation and Benefits

This position is a full-time, in-office internship based in Austin, Texas, with an expectation of working in the office 2–3 days per week.

## About WhiteWater Midstream

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: WhiteWater Midstream is an Austin-based infrastructure company that develops, builds, and operates natural gas pipelines and related midstream assets across the United States.
- **Entity Type**: Private (acquired by First Infrastructure Capital Advisors in 2019; backed by Denham Capital and Ridgemont Equity Partners)
- **Headquarters**: Austin, Texas, United States
- **Founded**: 2016
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed (management-owned)

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Oil and Gas / Energy Infrastructure (midstream natural gas transportation and storage)
- Target customers: Natural gas producers, shippers, utilities, and industrial end-users (B2B)
- Mission/purpose: To develop and operate critical energy infrastructure that connects supply basins to demand markets, achieving final investment decisions on large-scale greenfield projects.

## Products & Services
- **Eiger Express Pipeline**: A ~450-mile, 42-inch natural gas pipeline from the Permian Basin to the Gulf Coast, with capacity expanded from 2.5 Bcf/d to 3.7 Bcf/d (2025).
- **Pelican Pipeline**: A 42-inch pipeline (upsized from 36-inch) with capacity of ~2.5 Bcf/d, reaching FID in October 2024.
- **Traverse Pipeline**: A natural gas pipeline connecting Agua Dulce to the Katy area, reaching FID in April 2025.
- **Matterhorn Express Pipeline**: An equity interest acquisition (alongside I Squared, MPLX, Enbridge) announced in May 2025.
- **Waha Gas Storage, LLC**: Acquired in February 2021.
- **Gateway Pipeline & Sendero**: Acquired in August 2021.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Total greenfield projects reaching FID valued at ~$20 billion (website); ~$8 billion in projects as of earlier years (LinkedIn); annual revenue of ~$7.9 million (LinkedIn estimate)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: First Infrastructure Capital Advisors (parent), Denham Capital, Ridgemont Equity Partners; partners include MPLX LP, Enbridge Inc., I Squared Capital
- **Growth Signals**: 177 employees (+25.2% YoY); 36 active job postings (+50% YoY); expansion of Eiger Express capacity by 48%; multiple new pipeline FIDs in 2024-2025; $17.2 billion in debt raised across 42 financings

## Competitive Advantages
- Proven track record of taking large greenfield projects from concept to FID (over $20 billion in projects)
- Strong relationships with multiple private equity funds and direct investors
- Management-owned structure aligns incentives with long-term value creation
- Extensive pipeline network (3,767 miles across multiple projects) and 3.2 million horsepower operated/under construction
- Successful acquisitions (Waha Gas Storage, Gateway, Sendero) that expand geographic and service footprint

## Strategic Focus
- Continue to expand pipeline capacity on existing systems (e.g., Eiger Express expansion to 3.7 Bcf/d)
- Pursue new greenfield pipeline projects (Pelican, Traverse) to connect growing Permian Basin supply to Gulf Coast demand
- Acquire complementary midstream assets and storage facilities
- Strengthen operational efficiency and safety across a growing asset base

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Employee rating of 4.2/5.0 (7 reviews) with high career development score (4.6); work-life balance rated 4.2
- **Growth**: Rapid headcount growth (+25% YoY) and active hiring across Engineering, IT, Finance, Operations, and Marketing/Logistics (36 open roles as of mid-2025)
- **Location**: Headquarters in downtown Austin, Texas (100 Congress Ave) with field offices in Houston, Brookshire, Sealy, and Midland
- **Perks/Environment**: Competitive compensation (salary ranges for roles like Lawyer ~$137K, GIS Technician ~$53K); emphasis on safety and technical excellence; opportunities to work on multi-billion-dollar infrastructure projects
- **Engineering Culture**: Strong technical workforce (43 in technical roles, 41 in operations); exposure to large-scale pipeline design, construction, and operations

## Sources
1. [whitewatermidstream.com](https://whitewatermidstream.com/)
2. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/whitewatertx)
3. [CB Insights](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/whitewater-midstream)
4. [Greenhouse Jobs](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/whitewatermidstream)

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