Supervisor II, Gas Supply (Gas Scheduler/Buyer)

Our purpose is sustaining energy and water for life, and it is demonstrated in everything we do as a business, and as an employee team.

At Liberty, we hire passionate people who care about doing the right thing for our customers. We are entrepreneurial, creative, and outcome-focused. Here, your natural talent and achievements will flourish in an inclusive environment of teamwork, trust and continuous learning. We are always pursuing excellence to exceed our ambitions goals, rewarding both the goal outcome and how we achieve it.

Purpose

Responsible for gas purchasing for Northeast region including EnergyNorth, Keene, New England Gas and St. Lawrence Gas. Ensures natural gas supplies are in place for peak and off peak periods including long-haul, call options, LNG/propane supply inventories and trucking. Solicits RFP's (requests for proposal), tracks pricing, analyzes bid results, performs hedging activities and makes decisions for day to day supply plans for Energy North, New England Gas and St. Lawrence Gas.

Accountabilities

- Maintains daily balance between natural gas deliveries and consumption for legal entities

- Works closely with Gas Control forecasting to ensure adequate supply of gas each day

- Issues RFPs for LDC's and monitors the process from solicitation to signed contract.

- Ensures transaction confirmation between parties are in compliance with company goals. Works closely with Legal and Treasury group as well as Energy Procurement department to ensure all contractual requirements are met.

- Notifies winning bidders as well as subsequent bidders of the final results.

- Attends meetings and performs critical analysis on pricing and strategy

- Executes hedging program

- Interacts with several external groups to ensure Liberty is recognized as a leader in the Natural Gas industry.

Education and Experience

- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

- 5 years’ experience in the natural gas industry or similar experience with demonstrated ability to proactively identify and solve problems; strong analytical, oral, and written communications skills required.

- Strong analytical and communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment

- Proficient in Microsoft Office required.

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. is a growing renewable energy and utility company with over $15 billion of assets across North America and internationally.

For more than 30 years, Algonquin has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to delivering clean energy and water solutions. Our rapid growth has led both our regulated utility services and renewable energy business groups into different geographies and commodities, but our purpose remains unchanged – Sustaining Energy and Water for Life.

Through our operating business (Liberty), we provide regulated electricity, water, and natural gas utility services to over 1 million customer connections, primarily in North America. And, our growing portfolio of clean, renewable wind, solar, hydro and thermal power generation facilities represent over 3 GW of renewable generation capacity in operation and under construction.

With our robust, diversified, and growing presence in communities across North America and internationally, we are continually demonstrating our “Think Global, Act Local” business model.

What we offer

Company funded Pension program

401k with Company match

Full insurance benefits (health/dental/vision/life)

Collaborative environment with a genuine flexible working policy

Share purchase/match plan

Defined Contribution savings plan

Top Talent Program

Volunteer paid days off

Employee Assistance Program

Achievement fund

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role and are not certain you meet the all the qualification requirements, we encourage you to apply to further investigate the opportunity.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value each person’s unique background, diversity, experiences, perspectives and talents. Full participation of all employees in a safe, healthy and respectful environment is key to individual and company success. We are committed to fully utilizing the abilities of all of our employees and expect each of our employees to honor this commitment in their daily responsibilities.