Summary

Nominates, schedules, and monitors gas transportation, purchases, sales and storage volumes on pipeline and/or LDC systems in order 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 in order 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.
• 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.
• Has financial acumen required to back up physical trading
• 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 analyzes reports to manage gas flow activity.
• Participates in the development of new processes to streamline workflow.
• Oversees the work of less experienced analysts, directs as necessary and provides training and coaching to ensure maximum operating efficiency.

Education

• 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, where each year of applicable college = 1 year and each year of applicable work experience = 0.5 year. Experience in lieu of education is in addition to the Experience requirements.

Experience

• At least 2 years of experience directly in the scheduling of natural gas or 5 years of trading / marketing experience with a natural gas marketing company resulting in a thorough knowledge of daily operations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel

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.

This job description reflects an assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Other duties and tasks may be assigned to this job at the Company's discretion.

Symmetry Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.