Scheduler - Crude Oil

Mercuria’s Crude Oil Scheduler will work in an open, fast-paced environment with Traders, Middle Officers, Contracts and Settlements personnel. This individual will have strong analytical and communication skills along with a passion for learning. Our schedulers are self-starters with exceptional interpersonal skills.Attention to detail and accuracy is essential.

A Mercuria Crude Oil Scheduler is a full-time permanent position and the team is based in various office locations in North America including Calgary, Denver, Greenwich and Houston. Mercuria’s North American Crude Oil Schedulers are responsible for managing and optimizing the transportation and storage of all crude oil purchased or sold on trucks, pipelines and vessels. This position is based in our Houston office for scheduling Mercuria’s crude oil pipeline business in the West Texas and USGC regions.

Mercuria’s scheduling roles are designed to provide growth and development opportunities through exposure to the various areas of Crude Oil Marketing. A successful scheduler will develop the essential and comprehensive business skills that are needed to support the commercial teams and other corporate groups, and to enhance their own career development.

Key Responsibilities

- Responsible for managing the logistics and all other operational aspects required to ensure the safe and timely movement of physical shipments of crude oil on pipeline.

- Prior experience in waterborne operations is preferred as this position also provides back-up and holiday coverage for Mercuria’s crude oil vessel operations.

- Responsibilities include: managing and reporting of trader’s positions, maintaining and updating Mercuria’s ETRM and communicating system changes to Trading and Middle Office, submitting monthly nominations to pipeline and terminal operators, tracking the timings of pipeline shipments, managing storage capacity, ensuring the timely and accurate settlement for all volumes traded, monthly inventory reconciliation, and a thorough understanding of any term asset contracts for the scheduling region.

- Resolving supply and delivery issues due to interruptions caused by weather events, maintenance, operational problems, or proration.

- Develop and maintain strong professional and courteous relationships with internal and external business groups, including Counterparts, Producers, Refiners and Pipeline and Terminal Operators.

- Be available for 24 hour on-call support including weekends and holidays, for all operational issues.

- Willingness to understand North American crude pricing mechanisms and the impact that scheduling changes have to PnL.

- Strong understanding of the West Texas and USGC crude oil infrastructure, major trading hubs, pipeline and terminal connectivity and their applicable rules, regulations and tariffs.

- Provide timely communication of market events and their status to the Trading desk.

- Provide analytical support to various departments including Credit, Treasury, Accounting, Tax, Compliance, and Insurance that are looking for opportunities for continuous improvement and business enhancement.

Skills and Experience

We seek candidates with a Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 5 years experience in the energy sector, with prior crude oil pipeline scheduling experience required. We require our scheduler to be motivated with a willingness to take on new challenges. Although training and mentoring will be provided, a successful scheduler must be able to work independently within a team environment.

The successful scheduler will also possess the following key attributes:

- Excellent interpersonal communication skills with an ability to enhance and maintain relationships throughout the organization.

- Strong analytical and forecasting skills with superior attention to detail in all areas of work.

- High level of critical thinking, analysis, and reasoning to accurately identify underlying principles, reasons, or facts and implement into day-to-day operations.

- Excellent computer skills in Microsoft Suite and advanced Excel preferred. Proficient in ETRM’s and an ability to learn and adapt to new software.

- Proven ability to deliver results under pressure and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.

- Exceptional organizational, time management and prioritizing skills.

- High level of personal integrity and exceptional work ethic.

- High level of energy and enthusiasm.