Natural Gas Scheduling Team Lead Job at Trafigura, Houston, TX

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  • Trafigura
  • Houston, TX

Job Description

Natural Gas Scheduling Team Lead

We are looking for a Natural Gas Scheduling Team Lead to manage day to day operational activities for our growing gas scheduling function. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of pipeline operations, strong leadership skills and ability to work in a fast paced, commercially driven environment.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities of Candidate and Overall Operations Team:

  • Supervise and guide a gas scheduling team, overseeing day-to-day operations across North America.
  • Execute daily nominations via pipeline EBBs and proprietary/third-party systems for various U.S. pipelines
  • Train, develop, and mentor junior schedulers to form team capacity and expertise.
  • Maintain positive relationships with counterparties, third-party schedulers, and service providers.
  • Build and maintain strong working practices and communications with other departments, in particular: trading, risk, trade finance, insurance, legal and compliance. Actively pick up cross functional issues and resolve for the overall efficiency of the company and not just operations.
  • Reconcile storage activity and manage OBAs and balancing agreements, ensuring accurate tracking of storage and PAL balances.
  • Ensure accurate capture of commercial transactions, including book-outs and purchase/sale confirmations in pipeline systems.
  • Monitor intraday cuts and restrictions and communicate impacts to the trading desk in real time Ensure all operational costs (e.g., fuel, imbalance, transport) are tracked and reported correctly.
  • Maintain data integrity within Allegro, ensuring operational records are current and accurate.
  • Collaborate with Settlements to ensure timely invoicing and cash flow; assist with monitoring A/R issues.
  • Partner with Trade Finance to provide operational support for letters of credit, pre-payments, and related instruments.
  • Ensure strict compliance with internal control procedures, company policies, and Trafigura's Code of Conduct and HSEC principles.
  • Raise operational or contractual risks to management and collaborate cross-functionally to resolve process bottlenecks or inefficiencies.

Knowledge Skills & Abilities:

  • Knowledge of U.S. natural gas pipeline operations, contracts, and terminology.
  • Expertise in scheduling tools and pipeline EBBs. Allegro experience preferred.
  • Strong interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to lead and develop high-performing teams.
  • Commercial awareness and ability to interpret operational and financial impact of logistics decisions.
  • Comfortable handling multiple priorities under time-sensitive trading environments.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to liaise optimally with traders, risk, legal, and external parties.
  • Experience in Texas Intrastate, Louisiana Intrastate, and Gulf Coast Region experience preferred.

Preferable Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of relevant gas scheduling experience.
  • Knowledge of Canadian natural gas pipeline operations, contracts, and terminology is a plus
  • Previous experience in a team lead or supervisory role strongly preferred.
  • Familiarity with storage and balancing agreements, NAESB standards, and regulatory requirements.

Key Relationships and Department Overview

North American Natural Gas Trading Platform

Trafigura

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