Scheduler-Natural Gas

Job Title

Manage pipeline nominations, volumetric balances and other related activities.

** Position to have remote work considerations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Scheduling Process: Must be proficient in all aspects of the scheduling process for natural gas pipelines including nominations, scheduling, trade confirmations and allocations
• Accurately complete cycle nominations in an efficient and timely manner.
• Develop working relationships with counter parties that include an understanding of their business objectives.
• Perform as a strategic liaison in helping develop and maintain strong working relationships with customers, pipelines, utilities, and suppliers
• Understand contractual rights and types of services as defined by the tariffs and apply those concepts to the scheduling process.
• Ensure positions are accurately recorded in trade management systems
• Monitor and advise on pipeline capacity release opportunities
• Communicate market information with trading and identify arbitrage and trade opportunities
• Position Skills:
• Strong skills in problem recognition, troubleshooting and resolution capability
• Analyze, evaluate and understand all impacts of potential solutions, being able to provide multiple alternatives with sound recommendations.
• Recognize business opportunities and understand how to turn them into revenue opportunities.
• Strong understanding of market dynamics and the impacts on scheduling.
• Comprehensive understanding of all aspects of tariffs, counter party contracts.
• Team Support:
• Accurately, effectively and appropriately represent the group internally & externally, with sound judgment being required.
• Effective team member who maintains a positive attitude on a consistent basis, promotes a positive attitude within the group and readily volunteers to take on additional tasks.
• General Duties:
• Successfully perform multiple tasks with strict deadlines efficiently and accurately.
• Must show initiative and the ability to progress in knowledge and capability for all scheduling functions.
• Contribute to the team in an effective and positive manner.
• Deal with a wide variety of people with tact, courtesy and professionalism.
• Other daily, weekly, monthly or special project duties as assigned.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• One plus years of Natural Gas scheduling or relevant experience.

Experience/Specific Knowledge:

• Understanding of the natural gas pipeline industry's scheduling processes.
• Understanding of the commercial aspects of the natural gas industry, with a comprehensive understanding of the commercial aspects of Tallgrass' business.

Certifications, Licenses & Registrations:

• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license and a driving record satisfactory to the company and its insurers (for travel).

Competencies, Skills & Abilities:

• Take direction from management, adhere to required work schedules, focus attention on details, and follow work rules.
• Organize and prioritize daily work.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Intermediate proficiency level in MS Office applications that include but are not limited to Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Be flexible and respond effectively to changing schedules, priorities, and other urgent situations.
• Grasp and execute Gas Scheduling responsibilities.
• High level of concentration.
• Remain focused and exercise good judgment under highly stressful situations.
• Must be able to perform all essential and marginal functions of the job.
• Job level commensurate with experience and skill sets; position will be filled depending on qualifications, experience and skill sets of the successful candidate.

Physical Demands:

• Sitting; standing; walking or moving throughout facility; driving; talking; seeing (specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus); hearing; feeling; bending or stooping; squatting or crouching; reaching; kneeling; pushing; pulling; lifting up to 25 lbs.
• Minimal safety hazards; general office working conditions.
• Must be able to sit for prolonged periods of time.

Working Conditions:

• Required to carry a cell phone and be available to respond during working and non-working hours.
• Required availability (currently Day, Evening, Weekend, including Holidays) to provide gas scheduling coverage 7 days per week, 365 days per year.
  • Shift assignment, will rotate based on group need.
• Required to work On-Call duty and non-traditional hours as needed.
• The successful candidate will be required to clear a drug screen and a complete background check, including credit report for certain positions, after an offer has been extended and prior to being employed.

Supervisory Responsibility:

• None, although this position should result in the development of the skills necessary to move into a supervisory role.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE, COMPETENCIES, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:

Above the minimum requirements; not required but…