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Scheduling Analyst, TSL Operations
Position: Not specified
Start: As soon as possible
End: Not specified
Location: Calgary, Canada
Method of collaboration: Project only
Hourly rate: Not specified
Latest update: Apr 8, 2024
Task description and requirements
Reporting to the Manager, Trading, Supply & Logistics (TSL) NG & NGL Commercial Scheduling, the NGL Scheduling Analyst is accountable for supporting the safe, compliant, and value-optimized movement of NGL products throughout domestic and international markets. The scope includes ensuring continuous operations of producing assets, assisting the broader team in assisting setting nomination strategies, and executing on those strategies.
The Scheduling Analyst is a front-line operational role, accountable for managing the supply plan for a variety of Natural Gas Liquid components, blending, different modes of transportation and storage, identifying, evaluating, and executing opportunities that enable operational performance and drive commercial value, and additionally provides backup coverage for various scheduling roles as required. NGL Commercial Scheduling Team works 7 days a week. Scheduling Analyst is included in the evening, holiday, and weekend rotation. Rotation is every 3-6 weeks and includes scheduling and handling issues on Holidays and weekends.
The Scheduling team within TSL is an integral part of a broader Downstream organization helping leverage assets across Canada and the US in order to optimize the supply chain from Natural Gas Liquid production and acquisition to product placement. As a Scheduling Analyst, this role is vital in moving product across the supply network, optimizing trading and asset strategies, mitigating costs and creating additional value across the overall transportation chain.
Key Accountabilities:
*Create, automate, and maintain tools to continue to improve team's processes
*With support, deliver reliable supply while at the same time minimizing working capital, maximizing commercial delivery, and identifying optimization opportunities
*Provide support to Schedulers and Traders by determining daily physical position, and transportation capacity and utilization forecasts by asset
*Nominate volumes for shipments for all NGL facilities and NGL pipelines that correspond with the TSL trade strategy
*With support, understand, track, and notify key stakeholders of Force Majeure, cuts/curtailments/increases, track Pipeline outage report and assess impact
*Collaborating in close partnership with NGL facilities, multiple carriers, customers and accounting teams
*Assist with monitoring, reviewing and reconciling purchase, sales and inventory volumes for all NGL facilities and NGL pipelines for month end close
*Verifying and approving accuracy of customer invoices
*Ability to cover some NGL desks with a focus on accuracy and timely updates
*Work collaboratively in an inclusive environment with multiple internal and external stakeholders
*Ensure best practices across all NGL facilities and different modes of transportations (truck, rail, pipeline) are documented
*Weekend and holidays work including scheduling and handling issues every 3-4 weeks (NGL Team rotation)
Qualifications:
*Formal education in Business, Economics, Engineering, or a related discipline
*1-3 years of industry experience in Natural Gas logistics and/or analytics is an asset
*Industry experience in Business Development or other commercial functions is an asset
*Understanding of North American commodity transportation networks of Natural Gas Liquids is an asset
*Understanding of conventional and oil sands upstream production operations is an asset
*Strong ability to analyze complex information & details, and present findings in a clear concise format
*Enthusiastic self-starter, detail oriented
*Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment meeting time sensitive deadlines
*Actively support change management
*Advanced knowledge of Excel
*System Experience including Petrotranz, Geometrix, T4 Pipeline Portals, Right Angle is an asset
The Scheduling Analyst is a front-line operational role, accountable for managing the supply plan for a variety of Natural Gas Liquid components, blending, different modes of transportation and storage, identifying, evaluating, and executing opportunities that enable operational performance and drive commercial value, and additionally provides backup coverage for various scheduling roles as required. NGL Commercial Scheduling Team works 7 days a week. Scheduling Analyst is included in the evening, holiday, and weekend rotation. Rotation is every 3-6 weeks and includes scheduling and handling issues on Holidays and weekends.
The Scheduling team within TSL is an integral part of a broader Downstream organization helping leverage assets across Canada and the US in order to optimize the supply chain from Natural Gas Liquid production and acquisition to product placement. As a Scheduling Analyst, this role is vital in moving product across the supply network, optimizing trading and asset strategies, mitigating costs and creating additional value across the overall transportation chain.
Key Accountabilities:
*Create, automate, and maintain tools to continue to improve team's processes
*With support, deliver reliable supply while at the same time minimizing working capital, maximizing commercial delivery, and identifying optimization opportunities
*Provide support to Schedulers and Traders by determining daily physical position, and transportation capacity and utilization forecasts by asset
*Nominate volumes for shipments for all NGL facilities and NGL pipelines that correspond with the TSL trade strategy
*With support, understand, track, and notify key stakeholders of Force Majeure, cuts/curtailments/increases, track Pipeline outage report and assess impact
*Collaborating in close partnership with NGL facilities, multiple carriers, customers and accounting teams
*Assist with monitoring, reviewing and reconciling purchase, sales and inventory volumes for all NGL facilities and NGL pipelines for month end close
*Verifying and approving accuracy of customer invoices
*Ability to cover some NGL desks with a focus on accuracy and timely updates
*Work collaboratively in an inclusive environment with multiple internal and external stakeholders
*Ensure best practices across all NGL facilities and different modes of transportations (truck, rail, pipeline) are documented
*Weekend and holidays work including scheduling and handling issues every 3-4 weeks (NGL Team rotation)
Qualifications:
*Formal education in Business, Economics, Engineering, or a related discipline
*1-3 years of industry experience in Natural Gas logistics and/or analytics is an asset
*Industry experience in Business Development or other commercial functions is an asset
*Understanding of North American commodity transportation networks of Natural Gas Liquids is an asset
*Understanding of conventional and oil sands upstream production operations is an asset
*Strong ability to analyze complex information & details, and present findings in a clear concise format
*Enthusiastic self-starter, detail oriented
*Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment meeting time sensitive deadlines
*Actively support change management
*Advanced knowledge of Excel
*System Experience including Petrotranz, Geometrix, T4 Pipeline Portals, Right Angle is an asset
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