Associate Scheduler

About the position

The Associate Scheduler is responsible for the daily and monthly scheduling of natural gas for a growing retail natural gas portfolio, ensuring reliable, compliant, and cost-effective delivery of supply through interstate pipelines and local distribution companies (LDCs). This role requires hands on pipeline and utility scheduling experience and is well suited for a candidate based in New Jersey with strong knowledge of the Northeast natural gas market, including regional pipelines, utility operations, and winter reliability dynamics. Candidates located in Buffalo, New York may also be considered. The Associate Scheduler works closely with Trading, Supply, Pricing, Risk, and Back Office teams to support bidweek execution, daily balancing, imbalance management, and monthly settlement activities while ensuring compliance with applicable pipeline and LDC tariffs, NAESB standards, and internal risk policies. Employees in this role are under the direction and guidance of senior personnel. The successful candidate is responsible for scheduling transportation of natural gas, fuel oil, and/or wholesale power purchases and/or sales to facilities as required for unit obligations. Individuals ensure scheduling processes take place in a correct and timely manner with regard to applicable regulations, policies, and deadlines.

Responsibilities

  • Generates accurate and timely reports for all responsibility areas to balance and manage physical controlled business
  • Inputs, verifies, and adjusts physical flows and transported volumes into computerized management system
  • Verifies accuracy of portfolio, assists back office with monthly closing process
  • Provides alternate routing to ensure contractual obligations met
  • Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Requirements

  • High School Grad / GED

Nice-to-haves

  • Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance
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