Main Purpose:
Natural Gas Scheduler. Coordinates/optimizes all aspects of the post-deal trading activity to ensure contracts are performed smoothly. Provides commercial/market information to the trader as necessary.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:
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Ability to work independently and to effectively communicate, negotiate and advise various commercial, accounting, analytics, and operating teams.
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Nominate and confirm natural gas trades on interstate and intrastate pipelines in a timely manner. Manage storage inventory and reconciliations.
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Monitor cuts, constraints and maintenance on pipelines. Advise risk and trading of all potential costs and penalties related with each trade
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Provide market information (i.e. constraints) to the trader as necessary and assist in intra-day/intra month capacity optimization
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Participate, and be a key member in the daily commercial decision making on the desk.
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Ensure ETRM is updated regularly with best available information. Validate and report next day and intraday positions to traders.
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Must be willing to work after hours, on-call rotations, nights, weekend shifts and holidays as the need arises
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Establish and maintain good working relationships with scheduling counterparts.
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Provide support to the Settlements team to ensure timely invoicing.
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Aptitude to work in a fast-pace environment and meet daily required deadlines.
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Strong communication skills and numeral literacy are very important
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Adhere to Trafigura’s Code of Conduct, HSEC Policy and Business Principles.
Preferred Qualifications:
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Able to interpret the operational requirements and financial impacts of transport contracts. Understands the basic legal framework supporting natural gas pipeline contracts, pipeline tariffs and regulatory agencies (FERC & RRC)
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Thorough understanding of common pipelines operations and terminology.
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Able to perform duties under minimal supervision.
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Able to thrive and engage in a dynamic and team-oriented environment and be part of the daily exchange of opinions/ideas between operations and trading.
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Ability to leverage relationships and respond inventively when faced with challenges and generate effective, safe and ethical solutions based on available information.
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Allegro experience is a plus.
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Desired experience (any of the following pipes):
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NGPL, GLGT, MICHCON, REX
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NORTHERN BORDER
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ALLIANCE
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ROVER
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CONSUMERS, PEOPLES, NICOR, NIPSCO
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BLUEWATER, VECTOR
Key Relationships and Department Overview:
Reports to the Regional Operations Manager in Houston.