Summary:
Perform daily gas scheduling functions for various pipeline and plant assets in our regions of operation.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:•Perform nomination, confirmation and scheduling functions in accordance with contracts and regulations.
•Manage customer relations / customer service.
•Assist with basic system testing on projects or system issues.
•Assist with customer training materials for applicable system software.
•Execute Monthly Close processes timely to meet accounting deadlines.
•Provide information for internal and external audits, including FERC and SOX.
•Work closely with shippers, Gas Control, Operations, Accounting, Marketing and Commercial groups as needed to facilitate fluid flow of daily/monthly business
•Manage shipper and OBA imbalances on a daily basis
•Assist shippers, Gas Control and Operations in regard to volume management in working thru plant and pipeline upsets and periods of maintenance
•Provide analytical support to various departments as requested in efforts to optimize pipeline assets
•Monitor downstream pipe EBBs for the issuance of OFOs and communicate those to Gas Control and shippers
•Ensure that all scheduled volumes are within measurement and operational capacities
Requirements: Education and/or experience, knowledge, skills & abilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements for this position are listed below.
•Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills required
•Must possess strong planning and problem solving skills
•Familiarity with the EBBs of major interstate and intrastate pipelines as it relates to scheduling and confirming gas preferred.
•Familiarity with gathering and processing of natural gas business
•On-call availability for assigned assets
Required experience is commensurate with the selected job level:
•The Associate Gas Scheduler requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 0-2 years of directly related experience in either natural gas scheduling or other natural gas business activities.
•The Gas Scheduler level requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 2-5 years of directly related experience in either natural gas scheduling or other natural gas business activities
•The Senior Gas Scheduler level requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 5+ years of directly related experience in either natural gas scheduling or other natural gas business activities
•The Lead Gas Scheduler level requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 8+ years of directly related experience in either natural gas scheduling or other natural gas business activities
Software Knowledge:
Working Conditions:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
•Usually, normal office working conditions.
•Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time due to prolonged periods of sitting or standing.
•Occasional overnight travel may be required.
•Occasional visits to industrial/manufacturing settings, which may include exposure to various materials and chemicals, as well as extreme temperature conditions and loud machinery, and require appropriate personal protective equipment.