Natural Gas Scheduler - West Region

Job Summary

The Scheduler reports to the Scheduling manager and nominates, schedules, and monitors gas transportation, purchases, sales, and storage volumes on pipeline and/or LDC systems to effectuate gas flow to serve Symmetry customers.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

- Nominates and schedules gas transportation on pipeline and/or LDC systems in compliance with contract provisions and the Tariff timing and procedures.

- Collects and monitors electronic flow measurement data for company receipt and delivery points each day and adjust nominations to minimize imbalances.

- Monitors weather forecasts and pipeline and/or LDC transportation allocations and makes projections of gas demands and communicates this information to Gas Supply, Utility Sales, Retail Sales, and if required other regional office personnel, requesting their input on gas demand, then makes gas flow or nomination changes as necessary to keep gas supply in balance with market demand.

- Maintains knowledge of volume commitments contained in gas supply and transportation contracts and nominates supplies to optimize delivered costs within contract limits.

- Maintains knowledge of pipeline/utility asset pricing components to optimize scheduling efficiency. Reviews pipeline/utility invoices to verify proper charges and assess historical scheduling performance.

- Monitors pipeline and/or LDC electronic bulletin boards for critical information including operational restrictions and emergencies and communicates the pertinent information to Gas Supply, Utility Sales, Retail Sales, other regional office personnel, and management.

- Monitors pipeline electronic bulletin boards for transportation discounts and communicates with pipeline transportation representatives to assure that the Company uses the most cost effective and reliable pipeline transport services.

- Collaborates with Gas Supply and Sales to determine most economical decisions and provides input into deal valuations/structuring.

- Helps review and verify gas transportation invoices from pipelines to assure accuracy and resolve discrepancies with pipeline transporters.

- Creates, updates, and controls contents of gas scheduling and allocation computer files. Verifies system data and audits accuracy of system data.

- Prepares daily and monthly reports as required indicating gas volumes flowed, transport imbalances and storage balances.

- Prepares and analyses reports to manage gas flow activity.

- Participates in the development of new processes to streamline workflow.

- Assists other Scheduling Team members as needed to complete daily and long-term goals of the team.

- Able to participate in on-call activities when required during various weekday, evening and/or weekend/holiday hours to assist customers and/or company personnel.

- Other duties as assigned.

Education/Certification/Experience

- Requires a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

- In lieu of a degree, will consider a combination of education and related experience in natural gas operations or scheduling totaling four (4) years. Experience in lieu of education is addition to experience requirements.

- At least 3 years of experience directly in the scheduling of natural gas.

- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel required.

- Working knowledge of Endur preferred or similar ETMS system required.

Working Conditions

- Able to work in fast-paced office environment with a high-volume workload and frequent short deadlines that may require more than a 40-hour work week to meet established deadlines including working nights or weekends, as required.

- Able to participate in on-call activities when required during various weekday evening and/or weekend/holiday hours to assist customers and/or company personnel.

- Able to work scheduled overtime on a regular basis and unscheduled overtime as workload demands.

- Able to work in open-concept office environment.

- Able to travel occasionally, possibly overnight, to pipeline and customer meetings and/or energy industry conferences.

- Able to work remotely during emergency or critical operating conditions.

Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Person Characteristics

- Must be detail oriented

- Must be able to adapt to change

WorkEnvironment

- Desire to work in a fast-paced, high-volume environment with short deadlines that may require more than a 40-hour work week to meet established deadlines including working nights, weekends, or holidays, as required.

- Hybrid work schedule. Monday and/or Friday’s remote work; Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in office work.

- Able to work indoors, in an open-concept, office environment, with frequent deskwork.

- Able to participate in on-call activities when required during various weekday, evening and/or weekend/holiday hours to assist customers and/or company personnel.

- Able to travel occasionally, possibly overnight, to pipeline and customer meetings and/or energy industry conferences.

Symmetry Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. If you are an individual with a disability and need accommodation to complete the application, please email us at recruiting@symmetryenergy.com.