Gas Systems Coordinator

Montana-Dakota Utilities

United States, North Dakota, Bismarck

Jun 06, 2025

Description

In an effort to minimize core gas costs, individual will use a comprehensive gas management system to coordinate/schedule the transfer of natural gas to meet daily customer requirements while adhering to department strategies and goals for gas purchases (supply), transportation, and storage. Responsible for analyzing daily, monthly, and seasonal natural gas requirements for various customer classes, maximizing the benefits associated with pipeline contracts, and maintaining system integrity. Executes interruption procedure for both on-system and off-system constraints.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Possess a working knowledge of energy industry related functions at a level normally acquired through an associate degree in business, accounting, computer science, or engineering, OR;
Three years in natural gas dispatching or gas management/scheduling.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

This position requires working outside traditional hours including a night, weekend, and holiday rotation.
Must take all measures necessary to protect networks, devices, programs and data from cyber-attack, damage or unauthorized access.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States, no sponsorship considered.
Subject to pre-employment drug testing and background checks.
May be required to maintain a valid driver's license.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Prior experience scheduling natural gas on interstate pipeline systems.
Four-year bachelor's level degree in business, accounting, computer science, or engineering.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Review the daily gas system demand to create and submit nominations on various pipelines to satisfy requirements while operating within applicable tariffs, contracts, rules and regulations. This is done while minimizing penalties associated with nomination variances, imbalances and maximizing contractual flexibility.
Coordinate/schedule daily and monthly receipts with suppliers including off-system sales and trading transactions.
Monitor daily system demand and transportation constraints to formulate and execute action plan within interruption policies to maintain security of service at the highest level. Request nomination changes necessary to accommodate supply disruptions while maintaining required coordination with company operating personnel, interconnecting pipeline companies, and gas suppliers.
Monitor storage balances and utilization to ensure proper storage levels are maintained per department strategy.

Application Deadline: June 23, 2025 at 11am CST
Offers typically made between $62.130 - $77,660

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