Manager of Natural Gas Operations

At Kansas Municipal Energy Agency, our vision is simple and unwavering - to empower our members as they deliver reliable, cost‑effective energy to the communities they serve. We are passionately committed to their success and dedicated to developing innovative solutions that help them fulfill this mission

This Vision drives every one of our employees. If it resonates with you as well, our Agency will welcome a conversation as we search for our next Manager of Natural Gas operations.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Managing gas supply to maximize economic benefit to member cities including evaluating current supply, storage balances and pipeline imbalances
• Maintaining strong working relationship with member cities including but not limited to compiling data, assisting with State and Federal reporting requirements, making presentations to member city staff personnel and/or council and commission members,
• Understanding of natural gas pipeline tariffs and identifying impacts on member cities.
• Assisting with contract administration as it relates to gas pipelines and supply.
• Retrieving and monitoring daily measurement data, monitoring needs of member cities and inputting nomination schedule per respective pipeline requirements.
• Assisting electric operations and settlements as needed to include data review, scheduling, and Southwest Power Pool market submissions.
• Assisting with management of documents and files for the Agency.
• Working as an effective team member, working cooperatively with others and contributing to our overall work and member experience.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Candidate will possess a4-year degree in a related discipline or 5+ years of progressively responsible experience in the natural gas utility industry.
• A suitable combination of education and relevant experience will be considered.
• The candidate should possess a problem-solving and self-starting disposition.
• Candidate must be extremely comfortable interacting with third parties such as suppliers and pipeline personnel.
• The candidate must be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook, and have the ability to learn and adapt to other industry-related, proprietary software.
• Candidate should exhibit extensive knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within the Energy and Natural Gas industry; specifically, demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of natural gas supply and scheduling.
• Must demonstrate ability to prioritize workflow and organize diverse materials and possess the ability to handle multiple, competing and changing priorities; ability to perform effectively without supervision and within established time limits and ongoing deadlines

All Agency employees are expected to exhibit exemplary customer service skills, both with external customers, vendors, visitors, co-workers, and management staff. Their written and verbal communication skills should be concise and effective, they should aspire to excellence in both work and customer service, they should show courtesy to all they encounter while representing the Agency. They are also expected to maintain an air of professionalism in their interpersonal relationships and personal grooming, exercise confidentiality concerning the affairs of the Agency, exhibit a willingness to learn, willingness to solve problems and willingness to step in to help others, and openly and actively participate in the direction of our Agency. KMEA views each of these traits as performance indicators, and employee appraisals reflect each of these attributes as an element of performance upon which employees are rated.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8-hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Ability to travel, sometime with short notice

Work Location:

• In person

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $86,500.00 - $173,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person