Main Purpose:
We are looking for a Natural Gas Scheduling Team Lead to manage day to day operational activities for our growing gas scheduling function. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of pipeline operations, strong leadership skills and ability to work in a fast paced, commercially driven environment.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities of Candidate and Overall Operations Team:
- Supervise and guide a gas scheduling team, overseeing day-to-day operations across North America.
- Execute daily nominations via pipeline EBBs and proprietary/third-party systems for various U.S. pipelines
- Train, develop, and mentor junior schedulers to form team capacity and expertise.
- Maintain positive relationships with counterparties, third-party schedulers, and service providers.
- Build and maintain strong working practices and communications with other departments, in particular: trading, risk, trade finance, insurance, legal and compliance. Actively pick up cross functional issues and resolve for the overall efficiency of the company and not just operations.
- Reconcile storage activity and manage OBAs and balancing agreements, ensuring accurate tracking of storage and PAL balances.
- Ensure accurate capture of commercial transactions, including book-outs and purchase/sale confirmations in pipeline systems.
- Monitor intraday cuts and restrictions and communicate impacts to the trading desk in real time Ensure all operational costs (e.g., fuel, imbalance, transport) are tracked and reported correctly.
- Maintain data integrity within Allegro, ensuring operational records are current and accurate.
- Collaborate with Settlements to ensure timely invoicing and cash flow; assist with monitoring A/R issues.
- Partner with Trade Finance to provide operational support for letters of credit, pre-payments, and related instruments.
- Ensure strict compliance with internal control procedures, company policies, and Trafigura’s Code of Conduct and HSEC principles.
- Raise operational or contractual risks to management and collaborate cross-functionally to resolve process bottlenecks or inefficiencies.
Knowledge Skills & Abilities:
- Knowledge of U.S. natural gas pipeline operations, contracts, and terminology.
- Expertise in scheduling tools and pipeline EBBs. Allegro experience preferred.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to lead and develop high-performing teams.
- Commercial awareness and ability to interpret operational and financial impact of logistics decisions.
- Comfortable handling multiple priorities under time-sensitive trading environments.
- Strong communication skills and ability to liaise optimally with traders, risk, legal, and external parties.
- Experience in Texas Intrastate, Louisiana Intrastate, and Gulf Coast Region experience preferred.
Preferable Qualifications:
- 5+ years of relevant gas scheduling experience.
- Knowledge of Canadian natural gas pipeline operations, contracts, and terminology is a plus
- Previous experience in a team lead or supervisory role strongly preferred.
- Familiarity with storage and balancing agreements, NAESB standards, and regulatory requirements.
Key Relationships and Department Overview:
North American Natural Gas Trading Platform