Associate Gas Scheduler

Summary:

Perform daily gas scheduling functions for various pipeline and plant assets in our regions of operation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• 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
• Provide Accounting with pipe support and Scheduling generated spreadsheets by EOM close deadlines for invoicing
• 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 our plant and 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 job 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
  
  

Software Knowledge:

• Microsoft Office Suite
  
  

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.