Senior Gas Scheduling Analyst

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) is a leading energy provider and Fortune 500 company, dedicated to serving millions of electricity and natural gas customers across eight states: Minnesota, Colorado, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, New Mexico and Texas. We make energy work better for our customers, helping them thrive every day. That means always raising the bar - delivering better service and providing more reliable, resilient, and sustainable energy.

Xcel Energy is a place where you’ll have opportunities to grow, expand your skills, and help lead the clean energy transition. We offer meaningful rewards, recognition, and support to help you build your career and make an impact - both on the job and beyond. Most importantly, it means you’ll be joining a company that knows employees are the driving force behind its success and is committed to helping you be your best.

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Position Summary

Responsible for managing transport customer information in the software system including nominations, scheduling, confirmations, allocations, imbalance management, and contract administration. Troubleshoots and resolves gas scheduling problems and customer issues. Provides accurate and effective guidance to team members.

Essential Responsibilities

• Perform problem recognition, troubleshooting and resolution capabilities for both customer issues and the scheduling software system.

• Guide internal and external stakeholders with all aspects of the gas transportation process including nominations, imbalance resolution, billing inquiries, prior period adjustments or any other potential scheduling system issues that may arise.

• Perform daily, weekly, or monthly special project duties.

• Complete contract, location, and business contact set up in the software system.

• Review and monitor imbalances with other interconnecting pipelines for accuracy and reconcile differences.

• Complete pipeline closing and reporting duties.

• Train customers and internal users on basic functions of the scheduling software system.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.

• 5 years of Gas Scheduling or related experience.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Successfully perform multiple tasks with strict deadlines efficiently and accurately.

• Understand contractual rights and types of service as defined by the tariffs.

• Intermediate proficiency level in MS Office applications that include but are not limited to Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.

• Communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing.

• Be flexible and respond effectively to changing schedules, priorities, and other urgent situations.

• Ability to recognize business opportunities from shipper scheduling patterns and how to turn them into revenue opportunities.

• Demonstrated understanding of how pipeline operations impact scheduling.

• Ability to training new schedulers and contribute to ongoing development of the team.

• Ability to multitask and manage several responsibilities simultaneously.

• Working Conditions: Required to be available to respond during working and non-working hours.

• Required to work all shifts to provide gas scheduling coverage 24/7 and 365 days per year.

Preferred Requirements

• 3 years of gas scheduling software application experience.

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Non-Bargaining

The anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $84,900.00 to $120,566.00 per year

This position is eligible for the following benefits: Annual Incentive Program, Medical/Pharmacy Plan, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Dependent Care Reimbursement Account, Health Care Reimbursement Account, Health Savings Account (HSA) (if enrolled in eligible health plan), Limited-Purpose FSA (if enrolled in eligible health plan and HSA), Transportation Reimbursement Account, Short-term disability (STD), Long-term disability (LTD), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Fitness Center Reimbursement (if enrolled in eligible health plan), Tuition reimbursement, Transit programs, Employee recognition program, Pension, 401(k) plan, Paid time off (PTO), Holidays, Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO), Parental Leave

Benefit plans are subject to change and Xcel Energy has the right to end, suspend, or amend any of its plans, at any time, in whole or in part.

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Deadline to Apply: 10/22/26

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