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About the Role

The Natural Gas Scheduler coordinates the daily receipt, transportation, and delivery of natural gas across pipeline systems. This role manages nominations, confirmations, imbalances, and customer communications, ensuring accurate commercial transactions within the QPTM system. The scheduler works closely with various internal and external teams to maintain safe, reliable, and efficient pipeline operations.

Responsibilities

Assist shippers with nominations and confirm scheduled quantities on interstate and intrastate pipelines for the receipt and delivery of natural gas.
Monitor scheduled versus actual gas flows and proactively calculate and manage shipper and OBA imbalances.
Coordinate corrective actions to minimize imbalance exposure and maintain system balance.
Navigate EBB’s of major interstate and intrastate pipelines for scheduling, confirming gas, and reporting.
Communicate and support shippers regarding nominations, contract information, scheduling discrepancies, operational cuts, and transportation issues.
Monitor gas flow, pressure, and quality on SCADA for pipeline and coordinate with Gas Control regarding operational conditions, capacity constraints, maintenance activities, and flow changes.
Exchange daily nomination data with external counterparties and internal gas control.
Develop and maintain strong working relationships with interconnecting pipelines, plants, transportation customers, and other commercial counterparties.
Respond promptly to customer inquiries and provide exceptional customer service.
Verify transportation contract information, nomination accuracy, and scheduled quantities.
Assist scheduling team with daily and monthly volume allocations and measurement details.
Tend to customer inquiries, process customer retroactive requests and EBB new user setups, and perform ad hoc duties.
Maintain working knowledge of applicable pipeline tariffs, scheduling practices, and industry standards.
Participate in a rotating on-call schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
Represent company to shippers, customers, and connecting operators in a courteous, respectful, and professional manner.

Requirements

3+ years of pipeline scheduling experience
Excel proficiency required
High attention to detail and ability to multi-task, analyze situations and quickly prioritize tasks.
Thorough understanding of pipeline operations, including pressures, flow rates, capacity issues, and gas quality requirements.
Ability to excel in a dynamic and fast-paced work environment which requires balancing multiple tasks under scheduled deadlines.
Strong analytical, time management, organizational, and communication skills required both verbally and written.
Communication and Teamwork skills required: Candidate must possess excellent interpersonal skills and effectively communicate and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to optimize team success.
Be a self-starter, be able to prioritize job duties, and proactively seek or suggest solutions
Keep to assigned schedule to best support the position's workgroup and related departments

Skills

Quorum experience helpful
Exposure to Texas Intrastate Pipelines, e.g., Agua Blanca, Atmos, Trans-Pecos, Oasis, HPL, KM Tejas, KM Texas, Enterprise, Oneok, Valley Crossing Pipeline, Nextera EFM, NET Mexico and GCX
Familiarity with the following interstate pipelines: EPNG, NGPL, NNG, Transco, TETCO and Tennessee.
Experience with SCADA preferred.

Location

Austin, Texas
Houston, Texas

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

3+ years of pipeline scheduling experience

Education Level

Bachelor’s Degree preferred

Benefits

Employer matched 401(k)
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Basic life insurance
AD&D insurance
Other benefit offerings