SR C&M Planner

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This position reports to the Transmission Manager C&M Work Management and supports the Transmission field personnel who perform construction and maintenance activities for substation and transmission line assets. This position supports the development and implementation of construction and maintenance work plans to support annual programs ranging from $150M - $500M annually (capital and O&M, approximate). In addition, this position continually adjusts to changes in these plans to align with changing funding requirements, and to align plans to execute the highest priority work. The Planner has a responsibility to ensure the annual Construction & Maintenance work plan is completed.

The Planner is responsible for the preparation of work packages to perform both Construction and Maintenance activities. The Planner will review the maintenance/performance history of the equipment to identify and determine special requirements necessary to successfully complete the work. The Planner will be responsible for the submissions of iTOA requests for work in their area. The Planner will identify any additional maintenance work or capital projects that could be worked concurrently to gain resource efficiencies. The Planner will document and explain variances in the actual job task work hours versus estimated job task work hours. The Planner must closely monitor the progress and status of maintenance work and is responsible for raising issues to schedulers, C&M supervisors, and/or Manager C&M Work Management to identify areas for improvement and opportunities to improve efficiencies. The Planner will ensure accurate completion of NERC and/or FAC-008 related documentation. The Planner will collaborate with the Construction Manager, Project Manager, C&M Supervisor, or others to assist in schedule recovery including additional planning, iTOA submissions.

Preferred candidate should have extensive knowledge of transmission programs, procedures and operations, systems and processes, and Transmission programs, procedures and operations, systems & processes, and knowledge of jurisdictional rules and regulations, especially as related to Work Management, Construction & Maintenance process and Contractor Management.

• Full Knowledge of work management processes, broad knowledge of the transmission and distribution systems, stations & equipment, and associated safety policies, practices, and procedures.
• Previous Utility Experience
• Full knowledge of applicable safe work practices and standards.
• Full understanding of budgeting and goal setting practices and the ability to manage departmental budgets to achieve financial and operational goals.
• Ability to work in a self-directed manner.
• Strong people skills and the ability to build cooperative working relationships across multiple levels of the organization.
• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements applicable to the position (NERC, EPC, State utility regulators, etc.)
• Full knowledge of project management principles
• Full knowledge of workforce resourcing, resource scheduling, and contract administration.
• Conflict management and negotiation skills
• Effective problem solving and analytical skills.
• Working knowledge of software applications such as Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Projects) Work Management tools, Asset Management tools, (Maximo, Slate, EcoSys., P6, ITOA) and familiarity with retrieving all applicable corporate information to motivate team members at multiple levels of the organization and lead others through changes.
• Support planning and coordination of Relay construction and maintenance activities, including protection and control, relay replacement, RTU/controls work, testing, commissioning, and associated station work.
• Develop and maintain detailed work plans in coordination with Relay C&M, Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, Outage Coordination, and other affected disciplines.
• Identify Relay-related outage and switching needs, prepare and submit applicable iTOA requests, and coordinate planned work to capture opportunities for concurrent maintenance and compliance-related testing.
• Coordinate Relay material, settings, prints, work packages, testing/commissioning requirements, and field readiness to support safe and efficient execution.
• Monitor Relay work scope, schedule, resource needs, and work-order status; communicate changes or risks early and support schedule recovery when needed.
• Ensure required NERC and FAC-008 documentation associated with Relay work is accurately completed, when applicable.
• experience or working knowledge in transmission protection and control systems, relay testing/commissioning, RTUs, station prints and one-lines, outage coordination, and the interfaces between Relay, Substation, Engineering, and the Energy Control Center.
• Mobility classification- Hybrid

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