Crude Pipeline Scheduler - On-Call Utilization Optimizer

drive for MPC; San Antonio, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Marathon Petroleum Company LP in San Antonio, TX seeks a Pipeline Scheduler to plan and optimize monthly crude movements, interfacing with shippers, carriers, and field personnel.

The role remains on call 24/7 to adjust schedules during upsets, prepares daily reports, and communicates batch size, timing, and origin/destination details.

Experience with pipeline operations, strong Excel/Outlook/Word skills, and the ability to identify growth opportunities at MPL/MPLX are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent related experience required.
• In lieu of a degree, 5 years of industry experience is required.
• Knowledge of downstream operations and/or pipeline operations is preferred.
• Experience with Excel, Outlook and Word.

Responsibilities

• Remains on call 24 hours/7 days per week to adjust schedules for problems due to operational upsets or emergencies.
• Plans pipeline schedules to optimize pipeline utilization, hydraulics and operating costs such as energy, DRA, etc.
• Prepares and distributes daily operational and shipper inventory reports to communicate supply positions, inventory balances, and potential supply concerns to operations personnel, shippers, and connecting carriers.
• Reviews and analyzes requirements of customers to determine the proper batch size, sequence and timing at origin and destination points.
• Communicates with scheduling personnel of shippers and connecting carriers to develop proper timing and grades of receipt and deliveries.
• Provides appropriate schedules and instructions to shippers, connecting carriers, the Operations Center and field personnel and updates these to reflect changes in batch size, sequence, timing, origin, etc.
• Identify business growth opportunities by understanding MPL/MPLX’s critical success factors and utilizing market information as well as implementing schedule efficiencies.
• Identify synergies by working with shippers, connecting carriers, MPL/G&P field personnel and Logistics and Storage Engineering (L&SE) to minimize system downtime.

Skills

Scheduling

Pipeline operations knowledge

Communication

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent related experience

5 years of industry experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Excel

Outlook

Word

Job description

Marathon Petroleum Company LP in San Antonio, TX seeks a Pipeline Scheduler to plan and optimize monthly crude movements, interfacing with shippers, carriers, and field personnel.

The role remains on call 24/7 to adjust schedules during upsets, prepares daily reports, and communicates batch size, timing, and origin/destination details.

Experience with pipeline operations, strong Excel/Outlook/Word skills, and the ability to identify growth opportunities at MPL/MPLX are highly valued.