Natural Gas Scheduler

Requisition ID: 94312

NextEra Energy Marketing is one of the nation's leading electricity and natural gas marketers, and a key player in the energy markets in the United States and Canada. As a part of NextEra Energy Resources, we specialize in innovative energy strategies that maximize market value for our customers and stakeholders. Our team is skilled in market analysis, trading, risk management and delivering tailored customer solutions across North America. If you are a strategic thinker eager to make a significant impact in the fast-paced energy industry, join our team today.

Position Specific Description

The Scheduler is responsible for the daily and monthly scheduling of natural gas for a growing retail natural gas portfolio, ensuring reliable, compliant, and cost-effective delivery of supply through interstate pipelines and local distribution companies (LDCs).

This role requires hands on pipeline and utility scheduling experience and is well suited for a candidate based in either Houston, Chicago, or St Louis with strong knowledge of the Midwest/Central natural gas market, including regional pipelines, utility operations, and winter reliability dynamics. Candidates located in Juno Beach, Florida may also be considered.

The Scheduler works closely with Trading, Supply, Pricing, Risk, and Back Office teams to support bidweek execution, daily balancing, imbalance management, and monthly settlement activities while ensuring compliance with applicable pipeline and LDC tariffs, NAESB standards, and internal risk policies.

Job Overview

This position is responsible for executing and managing natural gas transportation and delivery for retail customer load obligations. The Scheduler ensures that nominations, confirmations, and flow adjustments are completed accurately and on time across all nomination cycles. The role may also support training or provide guidance to less experienced schedulers and plays a critical role during high demand periods, including winter weather events and system constraints.

Key Responsibilities

• Able to manage multiple tasks of varying complexities to meet tight deadlines and be proactive
• Experience scheduling Midwest (ANR/NNG) and MidContinent (EGT/MRT) a plus
• Submit and manage daily and monthly natural gas nominations on interstate pipelines and LDC scheduling systems
• Monitor scheduled versus actual volumes and make timely intra‑day adjustments across NAESB nomination cycles
• Manage daily and monthly balancing to minimize imbalances, penalties, and operational risk
• Coordinate with pipelines and utilities during maintenance events, OFOs, constraints, and non‑routine operating conditions
• Support bidweek activities, including demand validation, nomination setup, and post bidweek execution
• Verify portfolio accuracy, including scheduled volumes, confirmations, and usage actuals
• Provide alternate routing and scheduling solutions to ensure contractual delivery obligations are met
• Generate accurate and timely operational reports to support balancing, risk oversight, and management reporting
• Assist Back Office with monthly close activities, invoice validation, and shadow settlement
• Maintain compliance with internal Risk Management policies, pipeline tariffs, and utility operating procedures
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with pipeline representatives, utilities, suppliers, and internal stakeholders
• Participate in after-hours, weekend, and holiday on-call rotation as required
• Support operations during critical events, including extreme weather and system emergencies
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Job Overview

This position is responsible for scheduling transportation of natural gas, fuel oil, and/or wholesale power purchases and/or sales to facilities as required for unit obligations. Individuals may provide guidance or training to less experienced schedulers. Employees in this role ensure scheduling processes take place in a correct and timely manner with regard to applicable regulations, policies, and deadlines.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Generates accurate and timely reports for all responsibility areas to balance and manage physical controlled business
• Inputs, verifies, and adjusts physical flows and transported volumes into computerized management system
• Verifies accuracy of portfolio, assists back office with monthly closing process
• Provides alternate routing to ensure contractual obligations met
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• High School Grad / GED
• Experience:2+ years

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors or Equivalent Experience

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Employee Group: Exempt

Employee Type: Full Time

Job Category: Energy Trading

Organization: NextEra Energy Marketing, LLC

Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable

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