Scheduling Analyst

Colonial Group; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardwalk Pipelines, LP in Houston, TX is seeking a Scheduling Analyst to manage customer activity, nominations, and scheduling within contractual limits. The role involves coordinating with Gas Control, Marketing, and IT to improve gas management processes and ensure regulatory compliance.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of scheduling experience in natural gas or pipelines, strong analytical and communication skills, and experience with tariff provisions and SOX controls.

Qualifications

• Schedule and analyze pipeline activity within contractual and operational parameters.
• Identify and communicate information critical to customer decisions.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams on data extraction and contract terms.

Responsibilities

• Analyze customer activity against contractual and pipeline operational limitations.
• Schedule the pipeline within contractual and operational parameters.
• Lead or participate in defining requirements and implementing new services or changes to the Gas Management System.
• Support nominations, confirmations, scheduling and path balancing for customers.
• Back up evening and weekend analysts as needed.
• Perform PDA maintenance and ensure valid tariffs are followed at all locations.
• Monitor imbalances and manage contract balances with Gas Control and shippers.
• Review contracts to ensure adherence to tariff terms and cash-out procedures.
• Drive improvements to customer-facing systems and ensure regulatory compliance.

Skills

Scheduling

Analytical thinking

Communication

Negotiation

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business/Engineering/Accounting

Tools

Gas management systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Boardwalk is a limited partnership operating in the midstream portion of the natural gas and natural gas liquidsindustry, providing transportation and storage services for our customers. Our 14,000 miles of pipeline and storage assets provide diverse market connectivity to producers and end-users who need reliable sources of natural gas for power generation, home heating or petrochemical feedstocks. We have the experience, knowledge, and flexibility to design service offerings and create system enhancements tailored to our customers’ needs throughout the 13 states in which we operate. As an organization focused on sustainability, we are committed to protecting the environment while delivering this energy source. This commitment is made to our customers, employees, and the communities in which we operate. We incorporate environmental stewardship, safety, and compliance into our day-to-day operations and seek to strengthen and support the communities we serve. Additional information about the company can be found online at www.bwpipelines.com.

We are currently looking for a Scheduling Analyst for our Houston, TX office.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Customer Service – Analyze customer activity against contractual and pipeline operational limitations; communicate any information critical to customer decisions; schedule the pipeline within contractual and operational parameters, provide gas management system training and support and answer customer and operator questions. Scheduling Analyst will be assigned customers that are easier to manage initially; they will progress to more difficult and larger customers as they develop knowledge and experience.

• Customer Intel – Retrieve and compile customer data as needed for marketing. Monitor contracts, service offerings, etc. on competitor pipelines to support efforts to capture additional market share. Scheduling Analyst will work with marketing to determine the terms of the data extraction such types of customers, contract types, terms, rates, and usage and will convert data into presentable material for review of the commercial team to aid in contracting and development decisions.

• Projects – Under guidance from leadership team participate and/or lead efforts for defining requirements, testing, and implementation of new services, changes to current business practices, or systems including support for day-to-day activities for other team members participating in development of new Gas Management System.

• Pipeline Scheduling - Support and oversee customer activities associated with nominations, confirmations, scheduling and path balancing.

• Back Up Responsibilities – Participate in a primary/secondary back up rotation to cover for the evening and weekend analysts on an as needed basis.

• Confirmations/PDA Maintenance – Perform Confirmations at assigned locations and ensure that all non-Oba locations have a valid PDA or correctly follow the default tariff allocation.

• Imbalance and Contract Balance Management – Monitor and proactively manage shipper, location and OBA imbalances in cooperation with Gas Control, and contact appropriate shippers and operators to minimize imbalances and monitor all NNS, PAL and storage balances for compliance with contract.

• Scheduled Quantity Reconciliation – Review and remedy any scheduling discrepancies between interconnecting parties.

• Contract and Invoice Review - Review assigned customers’ contracts to fully understand the intent and operating parameters of the service and ensure that customer and Boardwalk are following the terms of the contract, approve cash out invoices of OBA and TBO imbalances.

• Commercial Operations & Transaction Management - Delivery Point Loan processing, suspense administration, prior day processing, answering invoicing questions, approving in-field transfers, processing prior period adjustments and reviewing allocations for accuracy and managing capacity release transactions including awarding releases that meet tariff requirements.

• Customer-Focused Systems Improvement - Develop and participate in plans to identify and implement improvements to the Internet Website so that it meets internal and external customer needs and test system defects/enhancements as assigned.

• Regulatory Compliance - Comply with federal regulations, industry standards, tariff provisions, company policy, the BWP FERC Regulatory Compliance Plan, and the Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Plan.

• Customer Solutions & Negotiation - Negotiate with external and internal customers to develop solutions and recommend services that resolve nomination, scheduling, and imbalance issues.

• Strategic Execution - Execute organizational strategies, goals, and initiatives in support of business objectives.

• Resource Management - Utilize available resources effectively and efficiently to achieve objectives and deliver results.

• Customer Relationship Management - Establish and maintain effective relationships with customers, understand their business needs, address priorities, maximize customer satisfaction and loyalty, and support the development of service enhancements.

• Analysis & Problem Resolution - Prepare ad hoc analyses for internal and external customers to assist with identifying and resolving issues related to nomination and scheduling functions, including location and shipper imbalances, Pooling, PAL, and Storage.

REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE:

• 5+ years scheduling experience in Natural gas, pipeline or related field.

• Ability to analyze issues and opportunities and make sound decisions.

• Communicate clearly (verbal and written) with external business contacts and internal parties including personnel in Commercial Services, System Design, Gas Control, Allocation Services, Gas Revenue Accounting, Legal, IT, Measurement, Contracts and Financial Accounting.

• Negotiate with parties to resolve discrepancies.

• Organize data and tasks.

• Work in a team environment to complete. projects.

• Utilize electronic systems including gas management systems, internet, and Microsoft Office products.

PREFERRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE:

• 10+ years scheduling experience in Natural gas, pipeline or related field.

• Working knowledge of natural gas pipeline operations, FERC-regulated tariff environments, transportation and storage services, industry standards, applicable federal regulations, and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance requirements.

REQUIRED EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s Degree Bachelor’s Degree in a Business, Engineering or Accounting discipline.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Boardwalk Pipelines, LP, maintains a drug-free workplace and will require pre-employment drug & substance abuse testing before hiring.

Boardwalk Pipelines, LP, is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.