Analyst, Energy Procurement (Scheduler)

Analyst, Energy Procurement (Scheduler)

LU Service Corp.

Londonderry, NH, US, 03053

Our purpose is sustaining energy and water for life, and it is demonstrated in everything we do as a business, and as an employee team.

At Liberty, we hire passionate people who care about doing the right thing for our customers. We are entrepreneurial, creative, and outcome-focused. Here, your natural talent and achievements will flourish in an inclusive environment of teamwork, trust and continuous learning. We are always pursuing excellence to exceed our ambitions goals, rewarding both the goal outcome and how we achieve it.

Purpose

This role is responsible for coordinating the nominating, scheduling, and monitoring of transported gas supplies, coordinates and assists with the release of company capacity assets, assists the manager with administration of gas supply contracts, and gas transportation and storage agreements, provides support for the various Retail Choice programs through interaction and capacity release activity and pipeline confirmations. Reconciles counterparty invoices and provides necessary gas cost information to accounting and regulatory groups. Interacts with internal and external stakeholders including Competitive Energy Suppliers, Producers, Marketer’s and pipeline personnel pertinent to the operation of the utilities’ day-to-day activities.

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Accountabilities

Ensures that gas supplies are scheduled and delivered in a reliable and highly accurate manner consistent with best-cost supply strategies.

Utilizes contracts efficiently and advises Gas Managers of current procurement and transportation opportunities.

Supports the various Retail Choice programs through capacity release activity as well as customer and supplier interactions.

Monitors contracts and pipeline tariffs to assure rules are followed and utilized for procurement decisions.

Weekend and early morning on call rotation for scheduling duties.

Assist in the release of firm transportation and storage capacity for AMA capacity assignments, utilizes the various electronic bulletin boards to release and acquire pipeline capacity as required and in accordance with company guidelines.

Balances scheduling needs, capacity release, and acquisition activities to ensure economic, reliable supplies for customers.

Reconciles pipeline, supplier, hedging, and other transactional invoices and routes for appropriate signature.

Provides gas cost information to regulatory and financial accounting for use in forecasting and reconciliation.

Stays abreast of applicable industry and tariff changes and advises management of possible impacts

Education and Experience

BS / BA in a quantitative discipline or equivalent experience preferred.

2+ year’s work experience in finance, accounting, analytical role

Understanding of local natural gas infrastructure is an asset but not a requirement

Works well in a team environment

Strong PC skills with the application of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel) with the ability to prepare reports and / or exhibits in the development of investigations and analysis required

Able to react quickly and effectively under changing conditions

Good oral and written communications skills

Strong analytical skills required

Valid passport with flexibility to travel within the US & Canada required

Valid driver’s license required

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. is a growing renewable energy and utility company with over $15 billion of assets across North America and internationally.

For more than 30 years, Algonquin has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to delivering clean energy and water solutions. Our rapid growth has led both our regulated utility services and renewable energy business groups into different geographies and commodities, but our purpose remains unchanged – Sustaining Energy and Water for Life.

Through our operating business (Liberty), we provide regulated electricity, water, and natural gas utility services to over 1 million customer connections, primarily in North America. And, our growing portfolio of clean, renewable wind, solar, hydro and thermal power generation facilities represent over 3 GW of renewable generation capacity in operation and under construction.

With our robust, diversified, and growing presence in communities across North America and internationally, we are continually demonstrating our “Think Global, Act Local” business model.

What we offer

Company funded Pension program

401k with Company match

Full insurance benefits (health / dental / vision / life)

Collaborative environment with a genuine flexible working policy

Share purchase / match plan

Defined Contribution savings plan

Top Talent Program

Volunteer paid days off

Employee Assistance Program

Achievement fund

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role and are not certain you meet the all the qualification requirements, we encourage you to apply to further investigate the opportunity.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value each person’s unique background, diversity, experiences, perspectives and talents. Full participation of all employees in a safe, healthy and respectful environment is key to individual and company success. We are committed to fully utilizing the abilities of all of our employees and expect each of our employees to honor this commitment in their daily responsibilities.