Scheduler I

ONEOK; Tulsa (OK); Hybrid; USD 67,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

ONEOK in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is seeking an experienced Natural Gas Pipeline Scheduler to manage nominations, confirmations, and scheduling for intrastate and interstate transmission. The role emphasizes balancing volumes, maintaining pipeline integrity, and strong customer service relations with end-users and shippers.

The position supports a hybrid work arrangement (Office Mon-Thu, Remote Fri) and requires flexibility for evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business administration, or accounting, or equivalent education with related coursework.

Responsibilities

• Initiate, schedule, review, and monitor nominations to maintain pipeline integrity and minimize imbalances.
• Coordinate with traders on daily scheduling and balancing on interstate and intrastate pipelines.
• Interact with customers, operators, producers, and pipeline companies regarding nominations, allocations, billing, and flow.

Skills

Nominations scheduling

Analytical skills

Customer service

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, business administration, or accounting

Tools

Mainframe applications

Office software

Job description

#WeAreONEOK

Fortune 500 company. 100+ years in business. Leading midstream service provider. Safety first. Sustainable operations. Environmentally responsible. Employee focused.

Job Summary

ONEOK is seeking an experienced Natural Gas Pipeline Scheduler to join our fun, energetic Tulsa team. The position will be responsible for handling nominations, confirmations, and scheduling of natural gas volumes for intrastate and interstate pipeline transmission business. This position will manage volumetric imbalances with end-users, shippers, and pipelines daily in accordance with contractual and system compliance. An emphasis on fostering strong relationships and providing excellent customer service is desired.

Job Profile Summary

Quorum and QPTM experience are a plus.

The ideal candidate should be willing to adapt to a flexible schedule incorporating evenings, weekends, and holidays as required.

Hybrid

Office - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

Remote - Friday

Essential Functions And Responsibilities

• Initiate, schedule, review, and monitor daily nominations to maintain pipeline integrity by minimizing Operational Balance Agreement (OBA) and shipper or customer imbalances
• Coordinate with traders regarding overall daily scheduling and balancing positions on interstate and intrastate pipelines; report any problems to traders regarding flow of product(s)
• Interact with gas control representatives, customers, operators, producers, pipeline companies and others concerning nominations, allocations, billing, imbalances, daily flow and operational orders
• Calculate, prepare, and analyze information or reports including, but not limited to:
• Allocations
• Balancing deliveries
• Nominations and confirmations
• Pricing
• Flow rates/capacity issues
• Measurement discrepancies
• Storage balances
• Electronic bulletin board communications
• Actual Usage – Electronic Flow Measurement (EFM)

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in engineering, business administration, or accounting with job related experience or equivalent formal education to include a combination of courses such as accounting, business law, business communications, algebra, basic statistics, or speech and the following job related knowledge or experience

Work Experience

• Experience and thorough knowledge of nomination and scheduling of energy product(s) volumes on a pipeline system
• Experience analyzing and resolving issues and/or questions concerning scheduling, nominations, balancing, and allocations
• Experience in use and function of office equipment including mainframe applications and microcomputers and applicable software
• Experience and/or training related to:
• Product purchase
• Product control
• Product accounting
• Transportation services
• Volume control
• Customer service
• Pipeline Tariffs
• Product Distribution (as specified by position)
• Experience reading and interpreting applicable contracts, agreements, reports, statements, invoices, confirmations, correspondence, tariffs, government regulations, industry standards, electronic bulletin board communications, and company policies and procedures
• Experience composing and preparing balancing reports, volume summaries, confirmations, reports, pipeline postings, storage reports, and electronic bulletin board communications
• Experience analyzing information, conducting meetings, and making presentations

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Ability to: apply basic math, algebra, and statistics
• Ability to: communicate and/or exchange written and verbal information or instructions

Licenses and Certifications

• None required

Strength Factor Rating - Physical Demands/Requirements

• Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Strength Factor Description - Physical Demands/Requirements

• Standing: Remaining on one's feet in an upright position at a work station without moving about (Occasionally)
• Walking: Moving about on foot (Frequently)
• Sitting: Remaining in a seated position (Constantly)
• Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling) (Occasionally)
• Carrying: Transporting an object, usually holding it in the hands or arms, or on the shoulder (Occasionally)
• Pushing: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves away from the force (Occasionally)
• Pulling: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves toward the force (includes jerking) (Occasionally)
• Climbing: Ladders, Stairs (Occasionally)
• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling (Occasionally)
• Stooping: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist (Occasionally)
• Kneeling: Bending the legs at the knees to come to rest on the knee or knees (Occasionally)
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the legs and spine (Occasionally)
• Crawling: Moving about on the hands and arms in any direction (Occasionally)
• Reaching: Extending hands and arms in any direction (Constantly)
• Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with the hand or hands (Manual Dexterity) (Constantly)
• Fingering: Picking, pinching or otherwise working with the fingers primarily (Finger Dexterity) (Constantly)
• Feeling: Perceiving such attributes of objects/materials as size, shape, temperature, texture, movement or pulsation by receptors in the skin, particularly those of the finger tips (Constantly)
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas/information by means of the spoken word (Frequently)
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sound by the ear (Frequently)
• Tasting/Smelling: (Occasionally)
• Near Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less (Constantly)
• Far Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 feet for more (Frequently)
• Depth Perception: Three-dimensional vision; ability to judge distances and spatial relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are (Frequently)
• Vision: Color - The ability to identify and distinguish colors (Constantly)

Working Conditions/Environment

• Employee is subject to inside environmental conditions

Working Conditions

• Well lighted, climate controlled areas (Constantly)
• Frequent repetitive motion (Constantly)
• CRT (Computer Monitor(s)) (Constantly)

Travel

• Travel upon request

Driving

• Based on assigned tasks, employee may be assigned a company vehicle requiring the applicable driver's license

ONEOK is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, national origin, gender identity, disability, military/veteran status, genetic information or any other categories protected by applicable law.

The job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of ONEOK.

ONEOK is committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request an accommodation email [e-mail] or call 1-855-663-6547.

Expected Salary Range

$67,000.00 - $101,000.00