Analyst - Gas Control

CECONY•New York, NY

8h•$85,000 - $110,000

About The Position

The Analyst assists Gas Control Operators in maintaining the integrity of the natural gas Extra High Pressure and Distribution system safely, reliably, and economically. The role maintains gas accounting functions to ensure accurate accounting of delivered supplies for system operations with interstate pipelines, the Company’s Commodity Operations and Transportation Customers, including electric-steam generation, and other related sections. The Analyst helps ensure appropriate gas schedules are in place to meet service-area demand requirements, coordinates city-gate capacity allocations, and forecasts gas demand using load forecasting models and historical data. The role also coordinates the Daily Morning Meeting between Gas Control and Energy Management’s Commodity Procurement and Scheduling Section, and prepares daily and ad-hoc reports using Excel and Word. The selected candidate will have a System Emergency Assignment and is expected to support the Department during incident response, including working outside business hours during emergencies. Travel within the Company service territory may be required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree and 2 years of work experience.
General knowledge of the gas system, including Extra High Pressure, Distribution, or Supply Market.
Proficiency with computer applications such as Word, Excel or comparable applications, PowerPoint, and the Internet for online research.
Excellent judgment and decision-making skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Effective interpersonal skills.
Valid driver’s license.
Ability to sit or stand and use a keyboard, mouse, and computer for the duration of the workday.
Ability to read small print and symbols.
Must be able to travel within the Company service territory as necessary.
Must be available to work non-business hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays, during emergencies as part of a System Emergency Assignment.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Mathematics, Economics, Accounting, Finance, Statistics, English, or a related discipline.
2 years of relevant work experience performing or assisting in the development of technical studies or analyses.
Knowledge of natural gas scheduling deliveries, nominations on interstate pipeline websites, and the confirmation process.
2 years of experience in Gas or electric Commodity Procurement and Scheduling.
2 years of experience and/or previous access to Pipeline EBBs and Gas Day Operations (GDO) or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Assist Gas System Operators in maintaining the integrity of the Company’s natural gas infrastructure by ensuring commodity schedules align with real-time consumption, coordinating with interstate pipelines, Company Commodity Operations and Transportation Customers, and direct-connected generation procurement representatives.
Generate, modify, and maintain gas accounting functions and required reports for the Organization and Enterprise.
Audit gas meter consumption data to identify discrepancies and malfunctioning equipment and ensure accurate interstate pipeline metered volumes.
Coordinate with Planning to resolve metering discrepancies for connected generation resources.
Represent Gas Control in the Daily Morning Meeting with Energy Management’s Commodity Procurement and Scheduling Section; identify potential commodity scheduling challenges and work with the On-Call Procurement Analyst to resolve same-day issues.
Coordinate identification and distribution of city-gate capacity allocations among New York Facilities members and third parties delivering gas to the service area, in accordance with contractual obligations.
Use Gas Load Forecasting models and historical data to forecast service-territory and city-gate gas demand.
Assist in developing and managing Departmental Emergency Response Plans and support the Department during incident response.
Create daily and ad-hoc reports using Excel and Word.
Perform other related tasks and assignments as required.