Senior Evening & Weekend Scheduler

#WeAreONEOK – Fortune 500 company. 100+ years in business. Leading midstream service provider. Safety first. Sustainable operations. Environmentally responsible. Employee focused. Job Summary Job Profile Summary Performs expert level of work related to confirmation and scheduling activities for intrastate and interstate natural gas transmission pipelines, and storage assets.

Essential Functions And Responsibilities

  • The role will be Houston-based remote work
  • The schedule for this role are structured around either after-hours weekday shifts or weekend shifts.

  • Confirm, schedule and allocate daily nominations on Natural Gas Pipelines
  • Monitor, mitigate and/or manage shipper/customer imbalances and Operational Balance Agreement (OBA) imbalances (as specified by position)

  • Coordinate with commercial/account managers regarding overall daily scheduling and balancing positions on interstate and intrastate pipelines; report any problems regarding flow of gas.
  • Interact with gas control representatives, customers, operators, producers, pipeline companies and others concerning nominations, allocations, imbalances, daily flow and operational orders
  • Calculate, prepare, analyze and/or verify information or reports including, but not limited to:

  • Allocations

  • Balancing deliveries

  • Nominations and confirmations

  • Pricing

  • Flow rates/capacity issues

  • Measurement discrepancies

  • Storage balances

  • Electronic bulletin board communications
  • Provide training, instruction and guidance for scheduling colleagues

  • Attend meetings representing the department to provide insight and direction on projects or cross-departmental issues
  • Assist leader by reviewing the work of colleagues
  • Recommend new processes and initiate new ideas; take lead role during implementations of new systems and processes

  • Analyze data and complete projects with generally no assistance; may serve as a project manager
  • Available to occasionally work outside designated work schedule in order to handle supply disruptions, changes and emergencies

  • Available to be on-call regarding scheduling disruptions, emergencies and additional issues

Education
  • Bachelor's Degree in engineering, business administration or an equivalent combination of formal education and the following job related knowledge or experience
Work Experience
  • 5+ years related work experience scheduling and/or related experience in the oil and gas industry
  • Experience and thorough knowledge of nomination and scheduling of natural gas or NGL volumes on a pipeline system

  • Experience and knowledge of operational aspects and assets across the systems of the applicable business unit
  • Experience in use of software such as: Microsoft Excel, Word, Access and PowerPoint

  • Experience and/or training related to:

  • Gas purchase and sales

  • Gas control

  • Gas accounting

  • Transportation services

  • Volume control

  • Customer service

  • Pipeline tariffs

  • Pipeline operations
  • NGL distribution (as specified by position)
  • Experience working in a time-sensitive environment with inflexible deadlines

  • Experience reading and interpreting applicable contracts, agreements, reports, statements, invoices, confirmations, correspondence, tariffs, government regulations, industry standards, electronic bulletin board communications and company policies and procedures
  • Experience composing and preparing balancing reports, volume summaries, confirmations, reports, pipeline postings, storage reports and electronic bulletin board communications
  • Experience analyzing information, conducting meetings and making presentations

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
  • Knowledge of: scheduling functions and commercial relationships with the ability to discern functional and transactional effects
  • Skills in: sound problem solving which include the ability to: research, analyze and resolve issues and/or questions concerning scheduling, nominations, balancing and allocations without supervisor assistance
  • Ability to: apply basic math, algebra and statistical methods
  • Ability to: manage and prioritize multiple assignments with competing deadlines
  • Ability to: communicate and/or exchange written and verbal information or instructions; conduct oral presentations
Licenses and Certifications
  • None required
Strength Factor Rating - Physical Demands/Requirements
  • Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

    Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Strength Factor Description - Physical Demands/Requirements

  • Standing: Remaining on one's feet in an upright position at a work station without moving about (Occasionally)
  • Walking: Moving about on foot (Frequently)
  • Sitting: Remaining in a seated position (Constantly)
  • Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling) (Occasionally)
  • Carrying: Transporting an object, usually holding it in the hands or arms, or on the shoulder (Occasionally)
  • Pushing: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves away from the force (Occasionally)
  • Pulling: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves toward the force (includes jerking) (Occasionally)
  • Climbing: Ladders, Stairs (Occasionally)
  • Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling (Occasionally)
  • Stooping: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist (Occasionally)
  • Kneeling: Bending the legs at the knees to come to rest on the knee or knees (Occasionally)
  • Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the legs and spine (Occasionally)
  • Crawling: Moving about on the hands and arms in any direction (Occasionally)
  • Reaching: Extending hands and arms in any direction (Constantly)
  • Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with the hand or hands (Manual Dexterity) (Constantly)
  • Fingering: Picking, pinching or otherwise working with the fingers primarily (Finger Dexterity) (Constantly)
  • Feeling: Perceiving such attributes of objects/materials as size, shape, temperature, texture, movement or pulsation by receptors in the skin, particularly those of the finger tips (Constantly)
  • Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas/information by means of the spoken word (Frequently)
  • Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sound by the ear (Frequently)
  • Tasting/Smelling: (Occasionally)
  • Near Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less (Constantly)
  • Far Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 feet for more (Frequently)
  • Depth Perception: Three-dimensional vision; ability to judge distances and spatial relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are (Frequently)
  • Vision: Color - The ability to identify and distinguish colors (Constantly)
Working Conditions/Environment
  • Employee is subject to inside environmental conditions
Working Conditions
  • Well lighted, climate controlled areas (Constantly)
  • Frequent repetitive motion (Constantly)
  • CRT (Computer Monitor(s)) (Constantly)
Travel
  • Travel to other locations required as needded
Driving
  • Based on assigned tasks, employee may be assigned a company vehicle requiring the applicable driver's license
ONEOK is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, national origin, gender identity, disability, military/veteran status, genetic information or any other categories protected by applicable law.

The job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of ONEOK. ONEOK is committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request an accommodation email HRSolutions@ONEOK.com or call 1-855-663-6547 .

Expected Salary Range $108,000.00 - $162,000.00

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