Gas Scheduling Manager

WhiteWater Midstream•Houston, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Gas Scheduling Manager leads a team of pipeline schedulers and ensures alignment between nominations and physical flows across WhiteWater natural gas pipelines and its natural gas storage facility. The manager oversees daily scheduling activities, trains and mentors team members, completes performance evaluations, and provides backfill scheduling support as needed. The position works closely with commercial and operations teams and with external industry partners to support safe, compliant, efficient pipeline operations and customer service. The role reviews nominations, monitors gas flows and operational conditions, supports management of constrained assets, and ensures reconciliation of actual flows against nominations. It also supports contractual, regulatory, and operational compliance; monthly settlements; Quorum system testing and enhancements; process and technology improvements; and reporting to management. The position is full-time and office-based in Houston, Texas, with availability required after hours and, when necessary, on weekends, evenings, holidays, and an on-call schedule. The role may require relocation during a storm or similar event and the ability to work from home using the same three-screen setup required in the office.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
At least 10 years of pipeline scheduling experience.
Proven ability to lead and train team members.
Quorum experience.
Thorough understanding of pipeline operations, including pressures, flow rates, capacity issues, and gas quality requirements.
High attention to detail and ability to multitask, analyze situations, and prioritize tasks quickly.
Ability to balance multiple tasks under tight deadlines and respond quickly to operational changes.
Strong written and verbal communication, analytical, and organizational skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate effectively with others.
High level of personal accountability, professionalism, and business acumen; ability to lead by example and remain composed in challenging situations.
Availability after hours to assist or guide team members in a timely manner, including during cycle deadlines.
Ability to work weekends, evenings, or holidays when necessary, and to work an on-call schedule to fill gaps as needed.
Ability to be available when pipeline emergencies require attention, with possible relocation during a storm or similar event.
Ability to use the same three-screen setup at home that is required in the office.
Ability to sit for prolonged periods as needed or required.
Full-time, office-based work in Houston, Texas.

Nice To Haves

Exposure to Texas intrastate pipelines, including Agua Blanca, Atmos, Trans-Pecos, Oasis, HPL, KM Tejas, KM Texas, Enterprise, Oneok, Valley Crossing Pipeline, Nextera EFM, NET Mexico, and GCX.
Familiarity with interstate pipelines, including EPNG, NGPL, NNG, Transco, TETCO, and Tennessee.
Experience viewing operational data through SCADA.
Relocation assistance to the Houston area may be offered.

Responsibilities

Lead gas schedulers and establish consistent team expectations, processes, and policies.
Provide scheduling expertise and optimization suggestions to commercial and operations teams, and support decisions on non-routine matters.
Monitor and coach employee performance, train new hires, and complete performance evaluations for team members.
Ensure effective customer service and coordination with counterparties, Gas Control, field operations, measurement, accounting, and commercial staff.
Develop and maintain relationships with producers, marketers, pipelines, shippers, and other industry partners.
Review daily gas nominations for reasonableness using current and historical trends, and communicate with shippers as needed.
Collaborate with internal teams on managing nominations during asset constraints, balancing contractual, physical, financial, and customer considerations.
Review customer contractual obligations and ensure compliance with contractual, regulatory, and operational requirements.
Set expectations and support the operations group in monthly settlement responsibilities.
Monitor gas flow, pressure, and quality through SCADA and work with the Control Center on pipeline optimization and team decision-making.
Support reconciliation of actual flow data against nominations and track and resolve imbalance discrepancies as necessary.
Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency through business-process or IT-system changes.
Lead team testing of the Quorum system for new projects and enhancements, and report progress and issues.
Promote improvements in efficiency and customer service through technology and automation.
Generate and distribute reports to management at all levels.
Build effective working relationships across internal departments to maintain the integrity of work products.
Serve intermittently as a relief Scheduler when needed.
Be available to guide team members after hours, during cycle deadlines, and on an on-call basis as needed.
Respond to pipeline emergencies and, if necessary, relocate during a storm or similar event.