Weekend Commercial Operator

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Texas, United States of America

Job Family Group:

Trading Jobs

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

Business unit:

Downstream

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

What is the role

Weekend Commercial Operator/ Natural Gas Scheduler – The South Operations team is part of the Commercial North America Gas Operations Team and is responsible for the day-to-day operational management of Shell Energy Americas (SEAm) Natural Gas activities in the South US markets. The scheduler will provide scheduling and operations support to various business desks across North America.

The primary purpose is to carryout daily natural gas scheduling and operational duties for Shell Energy Americas (SEAm) which includes but is not limited to the following accountabilities:

Job duties:


Primary Weekend coverage role, but may move to Weekday scheduling role as needed


Weekend Responsibilities:


Coverage for weekday scheduler on Monday and Friday (Floater - including pathing)
Coordinate the daily product movement for SEAm and agency customers including equity gas production, purchases, sales, transportation, storage on both interstate and intrastate pipelines via electronic bulletin boards while ensuring contract obligations and regulatory requirements are met for any timely or intraday activity on a weekend
Report physical pipeline positions to SEAm trading groups- if changes on weekend, update to Trading on Monday morning
Schedule accurate nominations meeting all deadlines throughout the day
Execute complex transport – segmentation and meter bounces
Monitor and report pipeline operational information providing short term opportunities to trading/commercial operations due to pipeline constraints and operations over the weekend
Manage and balance pipeline and customer accounts
Strict compliance with FERC Shipper Must Hold Title, Dodd Frank Book-out requirements and understanding of the buy/sell capacity release rules
Maintains a thorough understanding of all contractual, license and regulatory requirements
Know and understand of the various balancing mechanisms in use across North America regarding imbalance tolerances and the financial cash out risks for shippers and traders
Understand how a pipeline calculates and uses cash out indices
Knowledge in a pipeline’s tariff general terms and conditions
Input operational information daily into SEAm internal gas management system (Endur) for accurate P&L and a clean hand off at month end
Highly proficient in the knowledge and use of SEAm internal gas management system to troubleshoot issues from deal entry to invoicing
Provide Holiday coverage around Nymex extended weekend packages
Handoff for coverage and between weekend and weekday, keeping Endur and any Operations spreadsheets accurately updated and reported


Team Duties:


Foster and maintain strong working relationships with teammates
Build and maintain trusted partnerships with both internal and external stakeholders
Crosstrain train and Provide Coverage support to other schedulers within own team and across NA teams
Work with limited supervision to troubleshoot, resolve problems


Dimensions:

Primary working hours being 7:00 am and 7:00pm

Natural Gas Daily Deadlines:

Intraday-ID1(same day) = 10:00 a.m.

Timely (next day) = 1:00 p.m.

Intraday-ID2(same day) = 2:30 p.m.

EVE (next day) = 6:00 p.m.

Intraday-ID3 (same day) = 7:00 p.m.

The times represented are in Central Prevailing Time. This requires the candidate to be able to multi-task and work on 2 different gas days at the same time.

Commercial Acumen


Ability to analyses market information, communicate and act on trading implications
Commercially adept with demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills


Compliance


Knowledge of regulatory requirements for Natural Gas Scheduling preferred


Continuous Improvement


Leaner Mindset and continuous improvement mindset would be preferred; ability to suggest and implement process changes and new procedures
Champions continuous improvements (CI) by proactively supporting the forward plan for maintaining and improving systems, tools, data and processes as well as sharing best practices


STN Systems


Advanced Excel User with knowledge of formulas, look-ups, linking, pivot tables and macros
Knowledge of internal system; Endur / G-motion experience preferred


What we need from you


Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer.
Bachelor’s degree preferred
Qualified candidate should have at least 5 or more years of natural gas scheduling experience
Primary work schedule is Friday to Monday for this role
Experience in scheduling South US region pipelines
Support retail gas business
Knowledge of Gulf Production is a plus
Commercial mindset and ability to work effectively with Trade Desk in transport optimization, segmentation of pipeline capacity and realization of incremental value through commercial operational decisions
Advanced Knowledge of equity production supply, gathering lines, processing plants and downstream optionality
Proven track record of performance and delivery
Self-starter and ability to effectively multi-task
Ability to work under pressure, prioritize, and meet strict time sensitive deadlines
Very strong attention to detail
Effective communicator, with highly developed interpersonal skills
Strong Team Player
Ability to adapt quickly to changing internal and external requirements


Company description

Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies with about 84,000 employees across more than 70 countries. We aim to meet the world’s growing need for more and cleaner energy solutions in ways that are economically, environmentally, and socially responsible. We have expertise in exploration, production, refining and marketing of oil and natural gas, and the manufacturing and marketing of chemicals.

As a global energy company operating in a challenging world, we set high standards of performance and ethical behaviors. We are judged by how we act and how we live up to our core values of honesty, integrity, and respect for people. Our Business Principles are based on these. They promote trust, openness, teamwork, and professionalism, as well as pride in what we do and how we conduct business.

Building on our core values, we aspire to sustain a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels respected and valued, from our employees to our customers and partners. A diverse workforce and an inclusive work environment are vital to our success, leading to greater innovation and better energy solutions.

An innovative place to work

There’s never been a more exciting time to work at Shell. Everyone here is helping solve one of the biggest challenges facing the world today: bringing the benefits of energy to everyone on the planet, whilst managing the risks of climate change.

Join us and you’ll add your talent and imagination to a business with the power to shape the future – whether by investing in renewables, exploring new ways to store energy, or developing technology that helps the world to use energy more efficiently.

An inclusive place to work

To power progress together, we need to attract and develop the brightest minds and make sure every voice is heard. Here are just some of the ways we’re nurturing an inclusive environment – one where you can express your ideas, extend your skills, and reach your potential.


We’re creating a space where people with disabilities can excel through transparent recruitment process, workplace adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Feel free to let us know about your circumstances when you apply, and we’ll take it from there.
We’re closing the gender gap – whether that’s through action on equal pay or by enabling more women to reach senior roles in engineering and technology.
We’re striving to be a pioneer of an inclusive and diverse workplace, promoting equality for employees regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
We consider ourselves a flexible employer and want to support you finding the right balance. We encourage you to discuss this with us in your application.


A rewarding place to work

Combine our creative, collaborative environment and global operations with an impressive range of benefits and joining Shell becomes an inspired career choice.

We’re huge advocates for career development. We’ll encourage you to try new roles and experience new settings. By pushing people to reach their potential, we frequently help them find skills they never knew they had, or make career moves they never thought possible.

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