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This position reports to the Transmission Area Coordinator Supervisor. The Planner supports internal Transmission Relay field personnel who perform relay construction activities for substation assets. The Planner also works closely with the relay resources and resources within the Transmission Project Management to plan and allocate resources to all projects assigned. The Planner is responsible for the preparation of work packages to perform relay Maintenance activities. The Planner will work with others to help 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 work and is responsible for raising issues to schedulers and supervisors to identify areas for improvement and opportunities to improve efficiencies. The Planner will be required to support all processes relative to regulatory compliance requirements. The Planner may also be required to ensure accurate completion of NERC related documentation. The position must possess good organization and collaboration skills for working in team environments to produce excellent project plans.
This position supports the development and implementation of construction and maintenance work plans to support annual programs ranging from $150M - $300M annually (capital and O&M, approximate). In addition, this position continually manages 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.
Job Responsibilities
The Planner will develop work packages to include:
Scope of work required
Accurate estimate of hours required to perform job
Skill sets required to perform work
Provide procedures required to perform work
Identify special tools required to perform work
Plan for any mobile equipment needs
Plan for any special part needs
Obtain necessary DOT or Environmental permits
Project job durations for scheduling purposes
Provide any sketches, digital pictures or drawings needed
Provide any vendor support information
Provide any Safety or Environmental information
Provide any special PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) needs
Secure and ensure materials are available for appropriate delivery to meet CMI date
Produce construction estimates for durations and man hours and resources required for construction projects.
The Transmission Work Management Relay Planner identifies critical work activities and keeps all transmission work groups informed of work nearing overdue status to avoid negative consequences.
The Transmission Work Management Relay Planner communicates and schedules with various work groups (i.e. Construction, Project Management, Energy Services, T&D Key Account Reps, Nuclear & Fossil Plants, etc.) to identify and coordinate high priority work.
Planners participate in project planning meetings with Project Management to develop a project plan for each capital construction project. Clarifies project scope, identifies and assigns required construction resources, develops construction work sequence, identifies potential obstacles to completing the project, identifies clearance requirements, and makes…