Natural Gas Scheduler

bp; Houston (TX); Hybride; USD 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible working options

Paid parental leave

Excellent retirement plans

Résumé du poste

bp is seeking a Natural Gas Scheduler in Houston to support the efficient, reliable, and safe execution of the regional supply plan. You will coordinate scheduling of physical movements into and out of supply networks, balancing commitments and collaborating with trading and operations teams in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires strong analysis, problem solving, and communication skills. It offers a hybrid work model with in-office days and remote Fridays, plus weekend and holiday

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent industry experience preferred.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Proven written and verbal communication skills.
• Initiative-taking and independent problem solver with ability to interact across teams.
• Ability to multi-task and manage high pressure situations with critical deadlines.

Responsabilités

• Make natural gas nominations to North American pipelines using appropriate systems.
• Manage and track imbalances on pipelines to ensure flow.
• Communicate market intelligence to trading teams to support decisions.
• Identify efficiencies and improvements in operational processes.
• Monthly balancing in OpenLink Endur.
• Maintain relationships with pipelines, customers and internal teams.

Connaissances

Ancillary cost management

Commercial Acumen

Communication

Negotiating

Problem Solving

Supply chain management

Trading fundamentals

Formation

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent industry experience

Description du poste

About Us

Our purpose is to bring together people, energy and markets to power and navigate a changing world. In a time of constant change and possibility we need new talent to pursue commercial opportunities, fueled by world-class insight and expertise. We’re always striving for more innovative digital solutions, sustainable outcomes and closer collaboration across our company and beyond, and you could be part of that too. Together we continue to grow as the world’s leading energy company!

Entity

Supply, Trading & Shipping

Job Family Group

Supply & Trading Group

Job Description

About Us

Our purpose is to bring together people, energy and markets to power and navigate a changing world. In a time of constant change and possibility we need new talent to pursue commercial opportunities, fueled by world-class insight and expertise. We’re always striving for more innovative digital solutions, sustainable outcomes and closer collaboration across our company and beyond, and you could be part of that too. Together we continue to grow as the world’s leading energy company!

About The Role

Responsible for supporting the efficient, reliable and safe execution of the regional supply plan, using basic analytical capabilities to coordinate the effective scheduling of physical movements into and out of supply networks and making efficiency trade-offs. Natural Gas Schedulers play an integral role in our operational capability at bp. A successful candidate will thrive in our challenging, diverse, and fast paced culture. Because we play and believe in one team: we cultivate an environment where we trust one another, embrace feedback, challenge our norms and expect sustained high performance. This position is on the Natural Gas Operations team within Trading & Shipping's Gas and Power Trading Americas (GPTA) and will be located in our Houston office. bp offers a hybrid working environment, allowing employees to work remotely on Friday and in the office Monday through Thursday and offers additional pay for coverage on the weekends and U.S. holidays.

Key Responsibilities

• Make required natural gas nominations to various North American pipelines, using the appropriate computer systems
• Assure flow of equity and third-party production
• Manage and track imbalances on pipelines
• Communicate market intelligence to trading teams
• Identify and support efficiencies and improvements with operational processes
• Monthly balancing in OpenLink Endur
• Maintain excellent working relationships with pipelines, customers and internal parties
• Work with finance, risk and accounting to ensure accuracy in a timely fashion
• Participation in rotational weekend nomination coverage
• Understand pipeline/customer behavior and extract key insights that impact nomination and transactional decisions
• Function as a strategic partner to enabling teams, prioritize opportunities and provide actionable recommendations
• Work across multiple scheduling teams to drive automation, standardization and integration

Essential Education, Experience And Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent industry experience preferred
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Proven written and verbal communication skills
• Initiative-taking and independent problem solverSkilled in interacting and influencing across a wide range of professional teams
• Ability to multi-task and manage high pressure situations in a dynamic environment with critical time deadlines
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent analytical, computational, and critical thinking skills including proficiency in Excel
• Manages product supply and demand balances for the defined region, delivering reliable supply and mitigating supply disruptions.
• Executes overall supply chain processes, trading and asset strategies, leading initiatives from definition to execution and identifying efficiencies.
• Ensures supply reliability incidents are resolved, implementing actions for continuous improvements and opportunities to minimize costs throughout the supply chain.
• Complies with bp’s Code of Conduct and models bp’s Values & Behaviors.

Desired Qualifications

• Ability to work in a team-first setting
• High resiliency in stressful situations
• Unique backgrounds to introduce novel thinking and approaches

Why join Us

At bp, we believe diversity strengthens our team. We foster an inclusive environment where everyone is respected and empowered to grow. Our benefits are designed to support your life inside and outside of work, including flexible working options, paid parental leave, and excellent retirement plans.

Travel Requirement

No travel is expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills

Ancillary cost management, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Competitor intelligence, Customer service delivery excellence, Demurrage, Developing and implementing strategy, Influencing, Inventory Management, Listening, Marine assurance, Mentoring, Negotiating, Problem Solving, Sentiment and Trends, Shipping/transport, Supply chain management, Trade discipline and compliance, Trading and scheduling operations, Trading Fundamentals, Trading knowledge, Troubleshooting, Voyage operations

Legal Disclaimer

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us. If you are selected for a position and depending on your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.