Natural Gas Scheduler

Just Energy

  • Operations, Software
  • Full time
  • 2 months ago
  • Houston,TX
  • OnSite

Job Description

Position Title: Natural Gas Scheduler (Midwest/West)

Location: Houston, TX (USA) – Hybrid

Reports To: VP US Gas and Supply

Industry: Renewable Energy – Natural Gas

Responsibilities:

  • Schedule and nominate gas on Utility companies where Just Energy operates in California, Illinois, and Indiana.
  • Schedule and nominate gas on pipelines that Just Energy use to transport gas to these utility companies including, but not limited to PG&E, Trunkline, Gulf Run, ANR, NGPL, Panhandle Eastern, Trunkline, Vector, and Crossroads
  • Schedule and nominate gas on natural gas storage accounts
  • Confirm daily gas deliveries so as to avoid unplanned and unnecessary imbalances, overruns and penalties
  • Enter pipeline transportation and storage contracts as well as daily and monthly nomination activity into deal capture system and make sure system entries match actual nominations.
  • Monitor pool usage and balances through the LDC’s Electronic Bulletin Boards or direct communications with LDC Operations Personnel
  • Assist in the development of the daily purchase and delivery schedules and communicate to the wholesale suppliers and LDC operations personnel
  • Get company setup on new transportation pipelines when necessary
  • Make sure wholesale supply is pathed to retail demand in system of record.
  • Track and interpret pipeline, LDC and storage curtailments, maintenance, and other operational issues that affect assigned markets
  • Assist in the identification and quantification of all volumetric imbalances
  • Use Microsoft Excel to build models to make the scheduling and nomination process more efficient and accurate
  • Communicate with external counterparties like Suppliers, Pipeline Companies, and Utilities to build and maintain strong business relationships.
  • Guarantee integrity of company delivery performance obligations and maintain high standards of reliability

Qualifications:

  • Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in a natural gas scheduling role
  • Strong operational knowledge of pipeline, LDC operations and industry standard practices
  • Self-starter, results-oriented with proven previous success at prioritizing and managing multiple tasks of varying complexities in the context of operational impact and corporate goals, as well as meeting tight deadlines.
  • Excellent quantitative, communications, organization, and problem-solving skills
  • Proven logical and analytical problem-solving abilities. Comfort with numerical and financial analysis.
  • Previous experience and technical knowledge of advanced MS Excel (knowledge of macros, and Visual Basic would be an asset)
  • Strong attention to detail and the ability to work in a team environment.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Benefits:

Just Energy offers a robust benefits plan for staff members, as well as Employee Assistance Programs that offer a wealth of tools and resources to enrich the employee experience. The company also provides several cost-free, self-development courses for those that wish to build on their skills and competencies. In addition, a variety of awards offer another opportunity to recognize and reward employees.

We offer:

  • Competitive compensation and incentives
  • Paid Holidays/Vacation
  • Company paid L&AD for employees plus Short-term disability.
  • Personal and Career development resources with “growth” opportunity
  • Hybrid – Remote Work Model depending on role
  • Collaborative and Team Oriented culture
  • Health and wellbeing tools and resources and more
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