JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE:
Responsible for planning and scheduling transmission & substation projects and/or maintenance tasks. Secures available manpower and schedule activities in accordance with Transmission's Work Management System. Performs long range planning for outage maintenance tasks, develops integrated outage schedules for all outage tasks, and schedules emergent repairs to the Transmission System. Ensures all work is completed in accordance with Entergy procedures and within compliance guidelines (SoX). Ensures all SERC related work tasks are scheduled and completed within required periodicity; and the all documentation is completed.
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Develops short- and long-term schedules, updates area work plans, schedules work requests, and maintains documentation within scheduling software and/or maintenance applications.
- Maintains and performs updates on activities scheduled, resolves time constraint conflicts, proactively identifies variances and develops explanations to schedule changes, monitors close out tasks, and sends out reminders as needed.
- Interfaces with internal groups such as Project Management and Construction, Major Accounts, Asset Management, Transmission Operations Center, Distribution Operations Center and Transmission Operations Planning for planned outages and resource coordination. Adjust schedules and work plans based on stakeholder feedback.
- Submits and monitors maintenance and/or project outage requests in TAORS based on reviews of the work plan requirements.
- Coordinates and leads weekly scheduling conferences with local management personnel. Adjusts schedules and work plans as necessary based on stakeholder feedback.
- Identifies deficiencies, analyzes alternatives and proactively recommends solutions to schedule conflicts. Works with affected parties to ensure that conflicts are resolved and/or mitigated.
- Schedules and coordinates all SERC required maintenance tasks and ensures proper close-out of the work tasks.
- Provides guidance, direction, and training to other planner schedulers within the workgroup on processes, procedures and application requirements.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum Education:
- Associate degree or equivalent work experience.
- Preferred: Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent work experience
Minimum Experience:
- Pl/Sc Coord: At least 2 - 4 years of experience in a related field or function.
- Pl/Sc Coord II: At least 4 - 6 years of experience in a related field or function.
- Pl/Sc Coord Sr: At least 6 years of experience in a related field or function.
- Preferred: Utility industry experience.
Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Proficiency with current computer based business applications.
- Ability to manage multiple responsibilities and deliverables in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work with multiple levels of the organizational structure.
- Strong verbal and written communications skills.
- Excellent organizational and analytical skills.
- Experience/training in scheduling resources or maintenance and construction practices.
- Experience with Microsoft Office Excel and database applications.
- Desired: Knowledge of Maximo, Click Schedule and TOMS
- Experience in substation or relay maintenance and construction.
- Experience in planning and scheduling maintenance and construction activities.
Any Certificates, Licenses, Etc.:
- None
Entergy Corporation
639 Loyola Ave
New Orleans
Louisiana United States
www.entergy.com
