Manager - Natural Gas Scheduling

Job Summary

The Natural Gas Scheduling Manager oversees all day‑to‑day scheduling activities for natural gas supply, transportation, storage, and delivery across multiple pipelines and markets. This role ensures operational reliability, regulatory compliance, and commercial optimization by leading a scheduling team, managing pipeline relationships, and coordinating closely with trading, marketing, risk, and operations groups.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

Scheduling & Operations

• Oversee and manage all natural gas nominations, confirmations, and scheduling activities across interstate, intrastate and gathering pipelines
• Ensure accurate and timely daily and intra‑day nominations for supply, transport, storage, and end‑user deliveries
• Manage capacity utilization, imbalances, storage injections/withdrawals, and transport optimization
• Monitor pipeline operational notices, OFOs, constraints, weather impacts, and system conditions; communicate impacts to internal stakeholders
• Ensure scheduling accuracy within ETRM systems and NAESB timelines and requirements

Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of gas schedulers, ensuring high operational standards and reliability
• Establish performance metrics, training programs, and process improvement initiatives
• Provide guidance during critical operational periods (weather events, pipeline outages, high‑volume days)

Commercial & Cross‑Functional Support

• Collaborate with trading and marketing teams to support commercial strategies and maximize asset value
• Provide real‑time operational insights to commercial teams to support deal execution and risk management
• Work with risk, credit, and contracts teams to reconcile flows, confirm transactions, and resolve discrepancies

Compliance & Reporting

• Ensure all scheduling activities adhere to FERC, pipeline tariff, and internal compliance standards.
• Manage imbalance resolution, reporting, invoice validations, and monthly closing processes.
• Maintain accurate operational data, logs, and audit documentation.

Pipeline & Counterparty Relations

• Serve as the primary operational contact with pipelines, utilities, producers, and counterparties
• Build and maintain strong working relationships to ensure smooth operational coordination
• Resolve operational disputes, confirmation issues, and imbalance discrepancies

Job Specific Skills

• Operational Accuracy & Attention to Detail
• Leadership & Team Development
• Communication & Relationship Management
• Strategic Thinking & Commercial Awareness
• Problem Solving & Crisis Management
• Data Analysis & Technology Proficiency
• Strong understanding of pipeline tariffs, NAESB standards, nomination cycles, and gas market operations
• Excellent analytical, communication, and problem‑solving skills
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, time‑sensitive environment, including early mornings, evenings, and weekends
• Experience with Endur ETRM system
• Knowledge of storage optimization, capacity management, and imbalance trading
• Experience working with Pipelines in Appalachia and Gulf Coast

Education

Minimum: Bachelor’s degree - from accredited university - Business, Finance, Energy Management, Engineering, or related field of study

Experience

Minimum: 8 years industry work experience and two years of supervisory experience