Senior Natural Gas Scheduler

Symmetry Energy Solutions (Symmetry) is a premier natural gas marketing, logistics and asset management services provider, supplying nearly 1 trillion cubic feet of natural gas annually to over 80,000 customers across 34 states, including approximately 6,000 Commercial & Industrial customers representing many of the largest users in the country. In addition, we provide unparalleled logistics and asset management services, managing over 160 Asset Management Agreements (AMAs), 200 storage positions and 1,300 transport agreements, ensuring our ability to provide reliable supply at competitive prices. We use our wealth of natural gas expertise to provide our customers with energy strategies they can rely upon to meet their needs and optimize their energy budgets.

As your natural gas experts, we provide innovative energy solutions to large commercial, industrial, and institutional customers, small businesses, and residential customers. We take care of your natural gas needs so you can concentrate on what matters most. For more information, visit www.SymmetryEnergy.com

Job Summary

The Senior Scheduler nominates, schedules, and monitors gas transportation, purchases, sales, and storage volumes on pipeline and/or LDC systems to effectuate gas flow to serve Symmetry customers. Also serves as mentor and role model to Schedulers with less experience.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

• Nominates and schedules gas transportation on pipeline and/or LDC systems in compliance with contract provisions and the Tariff timing and procedures.
• Collects and monitors electronic flow measurement data for company receipt and delivery points each day and adjusts nominations to minimize imbalances.
• Monitors weather forecasts and pipeline and/or LDC transportation allocations and makes projections of gas demands and communicates this information to Gas Supply, Utility Sales, Retail Sales, and if required other regional office personnel, requesting their input on gas demand, then makes gas flow or nomination changes as necessary to keep gas supply in balance with market demand.
• Maintains knowledge of volume commitments contained in gas supply and transportation contracts and nominates supplies to optimize delivered costs within contract limits.
• Maintains knowledge of pipeline/utility asset pricing components to optimize scheduling efficiency. Reviews pipeline/utility invoices to verify proper charges and assess historical scheduling performance.
• Monitors pipeline and/or LDC electronic bulletin boards for critical information including operational restrictions and emergencies and communicates the pertinent information to Gas Supply, Utility Sales, Retail Sales, other regional office personnel, and management.
• Monitors pipeline electronic bulletin boards for transportation discounts and communicates with pipeline transportation representatives to assure that the Company uses the most cost effective and reliable pipeline transport services.
• Proactively analyzes assigned area of responsibility for system optimization opportunities and collaborates with Gas Supply and Sales to determine most economical decisions and provides input into deal valuations/structuring.
• Has financial acumen required to back up physical trading.
• Helps review and verify gas transportation invoices from pipelines to assure accuracy and resolve discrepancies with pipeline transporters.
• Creates, updates, and controls contents of gas scheduling and allocation computer files. Verifies system data and audits accuracy of system data.
• Prepares daily and monthly reports as required indicating gas volumes flowed, transport imbalances and storage balances.
• Prepares and analyses reports to manage gas flow activity.
• Leads the development and implementation of new processes to streamline workflow.
• Oversees the work of less experienced analysts, directs as necessary and provides training and coaching to ensure maximum operating efficiency.
• Able to participate in on-call activities when required during various weekday, evening and/or weekend/holiday hours to assist customers and/or company personnel.

Education/Certification/Experience

• Requires a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• In lieu of a degree, we will consider a combination of education and related experience in natural gas operations or scheduling totaling four (4) years. Experience in lieu of education in addition to experience requirements.
• At least 4 years of experience directly in the scheduling of natural gas
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Working Conditions

• Able to work in fast-paced office environment with a high-volume workload and frequent short deadlines that may require more than a 40-hour work week to meet established deadlines including working nights or weekends, as required.
• Able to participate in on-call activities when required during various weekday evenings and/or weekend/holiday hours to assist customers and/or company personnel.
• Able to work scheduled overtime on a regular basis and unscheduled overtime as workload demands.
• Able to work in an open-concept office environment.
• Able to travel occasionally, possibly overnight, to pipeline and customer meetings and/or energy industry conferences.
• Able to work remotely during emergency or critical operating conditions.

Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Person Characteristics

• Detail oriented
• Adaptable to change.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Working knowledge of Endur, a plus

Work Environment

• Desire to work in a fast-paced, high-volume environment with short deadlines that may require more than a 40-hour work week to meet established deadlines including working nights, weekends, or holidays, as required.
• Hybrid work schedule. Monday and/or Friday’s remote work; Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in office work.
• Able to work indoors, in an open-concept, office environment, with frequent deskwork.
• Able to participate in on-call activities when required during various weekdays, evening and/or weekend/holiday hours to assist customers and/or company personnel.
• Able to travel occasionally, possibly overnight, to pipeline and customer meetings and/or energy industry conferences.

Symmetry Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. If you are an individual with a disability and need accommodation to complete the application, please email us at recruiting@symmetryenergy.com.