Senior Natural Gas Scheduler & Operations Leader (South US)

Shell Nederland

Houston (TX)

Hybrid

USD 124,000 - 186,000

Full time

8 days ago
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Job summary

Shell is seeking a Senior Commercial Operator/Natural Gas Scheduler for its Houston, TX team. You will lead complex scheduling across multiple pipelines and storage assets, acting as the go-to expert for operational and commercial issues. The role requires strong leadership, cross-team collaboration, and the ability to manage high-impact events.

On-call rotations and weekend coverage are required. The position offers a competitive base salary and comprehensive benefits, with a focus on

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of natural gas scheduling experience required.
  • Legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis.
  • Experience scheduling South US region pipelines preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the most complex scheduling portfolios across multiple systems and pipelines.
  • Serve as primary escalation point for scheduling, pipeline, and system issues.
  • Lead operational events including constraints, force majeure, balancing challenges, and disruptions.
  • Identify and execute commercial optimization opportunities in transport, storage, and capacity utilization.
  • Provide guidance to schedulers on operational, contractual, and system matters.
  • Mentor schedulers and support onboarding, training, and cross-training programs.

Skills

Natural gas scheduling
Multi-stakeholder coordination
Excel VBA
ETRM systems
Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

ICE Chat
Pipeline EBBs
Microsoft Excel

Job description

Shell is seeking a Senior Commercial Operator/Natural Gas Scheduler for its Houston, TX team. You will lead complex scheduling across multiple pipelines and storage assets, acting as the go-to expert for operational and commercial issues. The role requires strong leadership, cross-team collaboration, and the ability to manage high-impact events.

On-call rotations and weekend coverage are required. The position offers a competitive base salary and comprehensive benefits, with a focus on

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