Analyst II/Gas Scheduling

An individual contributor role responsible for the logistics and accounting of transporting natural gas supplies for Southwest Gas Corporation (SWG) on Company-owned and third-party pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily scheduling and confirmation processes on company-owned and third-party pipelines.
• Monitor BTU and SCADA data to ensure accurate and timely identification and correction of anomalies associated with RTUs in conjunction with Gas System Support Staff.
• Coordinate the reconciliation of moderate exceptions between third-party pipelines, gas purchasing, transportation customer nominations and confirmations, and accounting.
• Analyze and assess the accuracy of daily weather and load forecasting models on a routine basis.
• Develop detailed utility load forecasts and maintain the database for this information, including the creation, validation, and maintenance of forecasting methodologies.
• Develop and maintain the logic for programming and/or moderately complex spreadsheets and databases for the Daily Imbalance tracking program, which provides daily operating data to management and customers.
• Review Company tariff provisions relative to the Gas Scheduling function and assist regulatory staff in revising such provisions, as required.
• Evaluate existing systems and procedures and recommend enhancements to continuously improve department and system efficiencies.
• Perform system testing following programming changes to validate system functionality.
• Document and maintain department procedures in accordance with regulatory requirements (FERC, Sarbanes-Oxley, PHMSA) to ensure compliance.
• Prepare responses for routine data requests from regulatory agencies.
• Perform related duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• Regular and predictable attendance is a condition of employment and is an essential function of the job.

Requirements

• Three to five years of relevant work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or computer science or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential job responsibilities.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• PC software skills to maintain Microsoft Word documents and complex Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.

Schedule

• 4-day work-week schedule which includes partial coverage of holidays and weekends.
• Hybrid work from home (WFH) schedule.

Pay

Las Vegas: $75,474.00 - $109,432.00