Scheduler-Natural Gas, Sr.

Primary Purpose:  

Manage pipeline nominations, volumetric balances and other related activities.  We are looking for an entrepreneurial, highly motivated individual with desire to contribute knowledge, ideas and continued learning.

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 counterparties 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 and timely recorded in trade management systems
  • Monitor and advise on pipeline capacity release opportunities
  • Monitor and advise on pipeline outages and maintenance notices and schedules
  • 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, counterparty 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 and traders, adhere to required work schedules, focus attention on details, and follow pipeline 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, SharePoint, Molecule.  Familiarity preferred for pipeline scheduling software: Quorum, Actenum, Pipedrive, CSI, DART etc.

• 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:

The physical requirements listed below are those that may be necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• 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.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE, COMPETENCIES, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:

Above the minimum requirements; not required but advantageous in this position:

• Commercial experience

• Pipeline operations and procedure experience.

• Proficient in other interstate pipelines’ services, operations and scheduling processes.

• Working relationships with external scheduling personnel and customers, with an understanding of the business needs of both and the ability to extract value from those relationships.

• Working knowledge of NAESB Standards and Guidelines as it relates to Nominations, Scheduling & Confirmations.

• Direct Experience with Rockies Express Pipeline, Ruby Pipeline, Tallgrass Interstate Pipeline, Wyoming Interstate Company, Colorado Interstate Gas Company, Natural Gas Pipeline Company, Southern Star Central Pipeline, Panhandle Eastern Pipeline   

Other responsibilities:

• The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed.  This position may perform other duties as assigned.