Commercial Gas Scheduler/Senior - Midstream (Hybrid)

Kinder Morgan, Inc.; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Kinder Morgan is seeking a Commercial Scheduling professional to manage daily nominations, confirmations, scheduling, and imbalances across multiple natural gas pipelines. You will interact with producers, marketers, and internal teams to resolve issues and ensure timely data flow and invoicing.

The role requires strong communication, analytical skills, and the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 5 years’ relevant gas industry experience.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and efficiently.
• Strong analytical skills and opportunity to improve processes.
• Excellent organizational and time management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain positive relationships with producers, marketers, pipelines, shippers and internal business owners.
• Communicate with internal and external customers on daily scheduled activities across departments.
• Perform daily confirmations with operators using various methods.
• Assist customers with nominations using iDART.
• Nominate marketing activity in 3rd Party EBBs for multiple pipelines.
• Monitor and analyze nominations and adjust as needed.
• Confirm positions and balances and reconcile to actual activity.
• Respond to customer inquiries about daily business, operations, and contracts.

Skills

Customer service

Multitasking

Analytical thinking

Communication

Detail oriented

Teamwork

Problem solving

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

DART system

Power BI

Robotic Process Automation

SCADA

Microsoft Excel

Job description

What We Are Looking For

This position is within Kinder Morgan’s Midstream group, reporting to the Manager - Commercial Scheduling. This individual is the main point of contact for customer inquiries, analyzing and resolving issues regarding daily scheduling activities for assets on various Kinder Morgan Midstream natural gas pipelines. These activities include nominations, confirmations, scheduling, allocations, and imbalance management.

• Position may be filled at various levels depending on experience and job skills of successful candidate.

What You Will Do

• Establish and maintain positive relationships with producers, marketers, pipelines, shippers and various internal business owners
• Communicate with internal and external customers, Commercial, Marketing, Operations and Gas Control on daily scheduled activities
• Perform daily confirmations with point operators using various confirmation methods, multiple times per day
• Assist customers with the nomination process using iDART
• Nominate marketing activity in 3rd Party EBBs for multiple pipeline systems
• Monitor and analyze 3rd party and internal nomination reductions and adjust as necessary
• Confirm positions and balances in 3rd party and internal systems and reconcile to actual activity
• Respond accurately and timely to customer inquiries concerning daily business, operations, and/or contract requirements
• Monitor maintenance and operational issues to assist in the efficiency of transporting natural gas to avoid penalties and cashouts
• Review and monitor customer contractual rights
• Manage daily transportation logistics and schedules
• Set allocation methods and process allocations of physical flow, ensuring accuracy
• Monthly sign-off, reconciliation, and resolution of imbalances on Operational Balancing Agreements (OBAs), Transportation Agreements, and other Contractual imbalances on a daily and monthly basis
• Complete end of the month invoicing and accounting closing responsibilities
• Review and monitor point flows using SCADA
• Mitigate impacts of planned and unplanned facility outages
• Ability to be available when pipeline emergencies require attention with a possibility of relocating during storm or similar event
• Ability to work on weekends, evenings, or holidays when necessary, although typically handled by an after-hours team
• Special projects and other daily, weekly, or monthly assignments as required

What You Need

• Bachelor’s degree or 5 years’ relative gas industry experience

Required Qualifications, Skills & Experience

• Previous experience in a customer service position where complex concepts are conveyed using various communication tools within a limited time-frame
• Ability to multi-task and effectively prioritize workload in fast paced and frequently changing environment
• Possesses strong analytical skills and ability to identify potential process improvements
• Ability to balance competing priorities while working with changing deadlines
• Must be detail oriented and possess strong organizational and time management skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build and establish relationships and communicate effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization
• Works well in a team environment as well as autonomously with limited direct supervision
• Experience with the DART system or equivalent transactional data systems is a plus
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Proven ability to be an integral member of a team
• Ability to multi-task, quickly adapt and tackle new problems, re-prioritizing as needed
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities and complex problem solving
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft products such as Word, Excel, Outlook, etc. and the ability to learn new technology, such as (but not limited to) Power BI and Robotic Process Automation tools

Working Conditions

• Hybrid Work Schedule - office environment with remote capability
• Weekends, Holidays and after-hours work required at times

Why Join Kinder Morgan

Kinder Morgan is a large energy infrastructure company operating in North America. Access to reliable, affordable energy is a critical component for improving lives around the world. We are committed to providing energy transportation and storage services in a safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible manner for the benefit of the people, communities, and businesses we serve.

Kinder Morgan provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, gender (including gender identity and expression), sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, family status, status as an individual authorized to work in the U.S., or any other status protected by law.

For more information about Kinder Morgan, our culture, opportunities available, and to join our Talent Community, please visit our careers site at www.kindermorgan.com.