Natural Gas Scheduling Team Lead
TrafiguraHouston, TX, USjob_description.job_card.variable_days_ago
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job_description.job_card.job_descriptionKnowledge of U.S. natural gas pipeline operations, contracts, and terminology. Expertise in scheduling tools and pipeline EBBs. Allegro experience preferred. Strong interpersonal skills. Ability to lead and develop high-performing teams. Commercial awareness and ability to interpret operational and financial impact of logistics decisions. Comfortable handling multiple priorities under time-sensitive trading environments. Strong communication skills and ability to liaise optimally with traders, risk, legal, and external parties. Experience in Texas Intrastate, Louisiana Intrastate, and Gulf Coast Region experience preferred. 5+ years of relevant gas scheduling experience. Knowledge of Canadian natural gas pipeline operations, contracts, and terminology is a plus Previous experience in a team lead or supervisory role strongly preferred. Familiarity with storage and balancing agreements, NAESB standards, and regulatory requirements.
Natural Gas Scheduling Team Lead
We are looking for a Natural Gas Scheduling Team Lead to manage day to day operational activities for our growing gas scheduling function. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of pipeline operations, strong leadership skills and ability to work in a fast paced, commercially driven environment.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities of Candidate and Overall Operations Team :
- Supervise and guide a gas scheduling team, overseeing day-to-day operations across North America.
- Execute daily nominations via pipeline EBBs and proprietary / third-party systems for various U.S. pipelines
- Train, develop, and mentor junior schedulers to form team capacity and expertise.
- Maintain positive relationships with counterparties, third-party schedulers, and service providers.
- Build and maintain strong working practices and communications with other departments, in particular : trading, risk, trade finance, insurance, legal and compliance. Actively pick up cross functional issues and resolve for the overall efficiency of the company and not just operations.
- Reconcile storage activity and manage OBAs and balancing agreements, ensuring accurate tracking of storage and PAL balances.
- Ensure accurate capture of commercial transactions, including book-outs and purchase / sale confirmations in pipeline systems.
- Monitor intraday cuts and restrictions and communicate impacts to the trading desk in real time Ensure all operational costs (e.g., fuel, imbalance, transport) are tracked and reported correctly.
- Maintain data integrity within Allegro, ensuring operational records are current and accurate.
- Collaborate with Settlements to ensure timely invoicing and cash flow; assist with monitoring A / R issues.
- Partner with Trade Finance to provide operational support for letters of credit, pre-payments, and related instruments.
- Ensure strict compliance with internal control procedures, company policies, and Trafigura's Code of Conduct and HSEC principles.
- Raise operational or contractual risks to management and collaborate cross-functionally to resolve process bottlenecks or inefficiencies.
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Natural Gas Scheduling Team Lead • Houston, TX, US