What are the responsibilities and job description for the Gas Retail Scheduler II position at Rhode Island Energy?
Company Summary Statement
Rhode Island Energy provides essential energy services to over 770,000 customers across Rhode Island through the delivery of electricity or natural gas. Our team is dedicated to helping Rhode Island customers and communities thrive while supporting the transition to a cleaner energy future. Rhode Island Energy is part of the PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) family of companies addressing energy challenges head-on by building smarter, more resilient, and more dynamic power grids and advancing sustainable energy solutions. PPL is a positive force in the cities and towns where we do business, providing support for programs and organizations that empower the success of future generations by helping to build and maintain strong, diverse communities today.
Overview
The Rhode Island Energy Gas Retail Scheduler is responsible for on-system scheduling of natural gas supplies on downstream pipelines and distribution system and pipeline nominations for customer choice programs to reliably serve the company's utility customers in accordance with company procedures, including daily monitoring activities. In addition, in conjunction with other gas supply team members, the Scheduler will identify pipeline and storage transactions to optimize the company's gas supply resource portfolio in accordance with company procedures and regulatory requirements. The Gas Retail Scheduler will be required to gain knowledge of the new energy trading and risk management systems and ensuring Customer Choice activity is recorded in the system as required.
Responsibilities
Plays a key role in a newly-formed organization to develop downstream pipeline nomination and scheduling procedures and systems.
Support the Gas Procurement team in meeting Pipeline Operations goals and Customer Choice program objectives.
Adhere to all PPL RI regulatory and management compliance requirements.
Develop knowledge of the Company’s Customer Choice program including providing nomination requirements to natural gas marketers; and acting as Company representative in certain communications with natural gas marketers.
Understands contractual rights and types of services as defined by the interstate pipeline tariffs and apply those concepts to the scheduling process.
Nominates natural gas flows on interstate pipeline electronic bulletin boards (“EBBs”) and in compliance with relevant Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regulations.
Identifies and posts on interstate pipeline EBBs transportation and storage capacity that is available for release or subject to the company’s mandatory capacity assignment program
Monitors daily information on pipeline EBBs including scheduled v. actual flows and changes or cuts to scheduled volumes.
Actively reconciles, manages, and mitigates any volume imbalances resulting from differences between nominated and confirmed volumes.
Fielding inquiries from natural gas marketers and providing timely responses.
Manage and utilize internal/external Customer Choice EBB’s and computer systems.
Data analysis and disseminating information as required.
In conjunction with Gas Control and Manager Gas Supply Portfolio Optimization, issue Operational Flow Orders (OFOs) and track natural gas marketer compliance with OFOs.
Develop monthly volumes and charges to support the Company’s billing process for natural gas marketers.
Maintain working knowledge of RIE’s pipeline and storage contracts. When required, assist in regulatory filings affecting natural gas deliveries to the Company. Identify and implement approved program changes.
Ensures all scheduling activities and interstate pipeline tariff information are fully captured, documented, and summarized in the company’s gas management system for accounting and billing purposes.
Executes capacity releases and assignments on the interstate pipeline EBBs necessary to comply with The Company’s Customer Choice program.
Performs other duties as assigned
Complies with all policies and standards
Qualifications
#INDRIE
Gas Retail Scheduler I
Rhode Island Energy provides essential energy services to over 770,000 customers across Rhode Island through the delivery of electricity or natural gas. Our team is dedicated to helping Rhode Island customers and communities thrive while supporting the transition to a cleaner energy future. Rhode Island Energy is part of the PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) family of companies addressing energy challenges head-on by building smarter, more resilient, and more dynamic power grids and advancing sustainable energy solutions. PPL is a positive force in the cities and towns where we do business, providing support for programs and organizations that empower the success of future generations by helping to build and maintain strong, diverse communities today.
Overview
The Rhode Island Energy Gas Retail Scheduler is responsible for on-system scheduling of natural gas supplies on downstream pipelines and distribution system and pipeline nominations for customer choice programs to reliably serve the company's utility customers in accordance with company procedures, including daily monitoring activities. In addition, in conjunction with other gas supply team members, the Scheduler will identify pipeline and storage transactions to optimize the company's gas supply resource portfolio in accordance with company procedures and regulatory requirements. The Gas Retail Scheduler will be required to gain knowledge of the new energy trading and risk management systems and ensuring Customer Choice activity is recorded in the system as required.
Responsibilities
Plays a key role in a newly-formed organization to develop downstream pipeline nomination and scheduling procedures and systems.
Support the Gas Procurement team in meeting Pipeline Operations goals and Customer Choice program objectives.
Adhere to all PPL RI regulatory and management compliance requirements.
Develop knowledge of the Company’s Customer Choice program including providing nomination requirements to natural gas marketers; and acting as Company representative in certain communications with natural gas marketers.
Understands contractual rights and types of services as defined by the interstate pipeline tariffs and apply those concepts to the scheduling process.
Nominates natural gas flows on interstate pipeline electronic bulletin boards (“EBBs”) and in compliance with relevant Federal Energy Regulatory Commission regulations.
Identifies and posts on interstate pipeline EBBs transportation and storage capacity that is available for release or subject to the company’s mandatory capacity assignment program
Monitors daily information on pipeline EBBs including scheduled v. actual flows and changes or cuts to scheduled volumes.
Actively reconciles, manages, and mitigates any volume imbalances resulting from differences between nominated and confirmed volumes.
Fielding inquiries from natural gas marketers and providing timely responses.
Manage and utilize internal/external Customer Choice EBB’s and computer systems.
Data analysis and disseminating information as required.
In conjunction with Gas Control and Manager Gas Supply Portfolio Optimization, issue Operational Flow Orders (OFOs) and track natural gas marketer compliance with OFOs.
Develop monthly volumes and charges to support the Company’s billing process for natural gas marketers.
Maintain working knowledge of RIE’s pipeline and storage contracts. When required, assist in regulatory filings affecting natural gas deliveries to the Company. Identify and implement approved program changes.
Ensures all scheduling activities and interstate pipeline tariff information are fully captured, documented, and summarized in the company’s gas management system for accounting and billing purposes.
Executes capacity releases and assignments on the interstate pipeline EBBs necessary to comply with The Company’s Customer Choice program.
Performs other duties as assigned
Complies with all policies and standards
Qualifications
#INDRIE
Gas Retail Scheduler I
- Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience on a year for year basis is required
- Natural gas retail choice program, natural gas scheduling or gas procurement is experience preferred.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build strong relationships and maintain successful relationships across industry sectors.
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines.
- Possess working knowledge of Word and Excel applications.
- Demonstrated ability to learn new software applications.
- Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience on a year for year basis.
- 2 years' experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience on a year-for-year basis.
- Natural gas retail choice program, natural gas scheduling or gas procurement is experience preferred.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build strong relationships and maintain successful relationships across industry sectors.
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines.
- Possess working knowledge of Word and Excel applications.
- Demonstrated ability to learn new software applications.