Duke Energy Corporation

Transmission Relay Construction Work Management Planner

Duke Energy Corporation • $80K — $95K *
Aberdeen, NC 28315In-Person
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Associates degree or High School/GED with relevant experience
  • 5 years related work experience or 7 years in lieu of degree
  • Strong written and oral communication skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and work management systems (Maximo)
  • Knowledge of generating station systems and equipment

Responsibilities

  • Analyze resources (time, tools, & materials) for job efficiency
  • Ensure timely scheduling of work orders
  • Lead weekly scheduling meetings and manage adherence
  • Develop project plans from start to finish, resolving conflicts
  • Coordinate projects, ensuring requirements and resources are aligned
  • Plan for special tools, parts, and environmental permits
  • Monitor progress and report variances in job task hours

Benefits

  • Flexible hybrid work environment after onboarding
  • Company-provided vehicle for field duties
  • Involvement in high-budget projects ($150M - $300M annually)
  • Opportunities for process improvement and efficiencies
  • Collaboration with multiple teams and departments
Full Job Description
The Transmission Relay Construction Planner reports to the Area Coordination Supervisor & is responsible for coordinating all planning activities in support of the I&M annual work plan & routine capital work including managing all activities that are scheduled for the Transmission Relay Construction field technicians to perform such work. Planner is responsible for developing plans that facilitate work execution. Planners are expected to develop plans that are barrier free, including verifying that materials and resources are available to execute I&M work plans & routine capital work. 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 identify any additional maintenance work or capital projects that could be worked concurrently to gain resource efficiencies. The Planners will also facilitate process improvements to make work plans more productive and cost competitive. 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 supervisors to identify areas for improvement and opportunities to improve efficiencies. Planner will ensure NERC compliance PMs are scheduled in the appropriate week that supports completion within required timeframes. The Planner may also be required to ensure accurate completion of NERC related documentation. The Planner will work closely with the construction resources and resources within Project Management to plan, estimate, and allocate resources to all projects assigned to the internal maintenance crew. This requires first-hand knowledge of Construction activities or the ability to draw on resources within the Construction Section to gain that knowledge. The position must possess good organization and collaboration skills for working in team environments to produce excellent project plans and estimates. 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 Transmission Work Management Planner identifies critical work activities and keeps all transmission work groups informed of work nearing overdue status in order to avoid negative consequences. The Transmission Work Management 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 initial resource assignments. Additionally, the Planner coordinates clearances with Outage coordination, Grid Management, TSC, ECC, and DCC when there are load issues. The Planner assists in resolving and re-sequencing the work considering any customer & grid sensitivities. Travel to work location(s) to develop work/project requirements, attend scoping meetings, pre-bid meetings, and/or pre-construction meetings, perform walk down of job sites, audit the effectiveness of the work packages and to ensure adequate parts, special tools, and special equipment is available.

Responsibilities

The Planner responsibilities include:
  • Analyzing resources (time, tools, & materials) necessary for efficient completion of job.
  • Ensure timely scheduling of work orders.
  • Leads weekly scheduling meeting & maintains schedule adherence.
  • Owns the schedule development from T-12 through T+1 and resolves or manages schedule conflicts.
  • Coordinate / Support emergent & routine capital projects supported by C&M.
  • Supports outage planning process & submits outage requests.
  • Supports safety and environmental program compliance.
  • Provide project updates & real time project support.
  • Attend and/or facilitate the weekly corrective & compliance calls.
  • Submit request to add work to outage tracking tool to R&PM outage coordinator.
  • Assist in Transmission operational risk management assessment & CMI review for maintenance or project work that puts any customer in an abnormal grid configuration.
  • Confirm all FAC-008 coordination activities have been coordinated & scheduled.
  • Coordinate bundling opportunities with other planners (Line, Relay, Substation, Construction).
  • Ensure the annual work plan is completed.
  • Provides scope of work.
  • Provides accurate estimate of hours 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.
  • 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.
  • Maintain a list of projects that require mobile installations.
  • Perform clearance validation review per guidelines. Mark up station / Line map with clearance boundaries.


  • Required/Basic Qualifications
  • Associates degree
  • 5 years related work experience
  • In lieu of Associates degree(s) AND 5 year(s) related work experience listed above, High School/GED AND 7 year(s) related work experience.


  • Desired Qualifications
  • Bachelors degree
  • In addition to desired degree, 6 years related work experience


  • Additional Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience and demonstrated written and oral communications skills, including the ability to present information, facilitate meetings and provide direction to others.
  • Experience and demonstrated computer skills including the ability to use various applications such as Microsoft Office Products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), work management system (Maximo), Slate scheduling tool, ITOA.
  • Working knowledge of overall operating fundamentals and principles of generating station systems, equipment and processes.
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently in a leadership capacity.


  • Working Conditions
  • Line Planner position will perform more field than office duties. This position will provide a vehicle. Line Planner will be based out of Aberdeen NC or Florence SC Operations.
  • Hybrid - Work will be performed from both remote and onsite locations after the onboarding period. However, hybrid employees should live within a reasonable commute to their designated Duke Energy facility.


Travel Requirements
5-15%

Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable)
No

Represented/Union Position
No

Visa Sponsored Position
No. This is not a Visa Sponsored Position. This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.

Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.

About Duke Energy Corporation

Duke Energy is one of the largest energy holding companies in the United States. Its Electric Utilities and Infrastructure business unit serves approximately 7.5 million customers located in six states in the Southeast and Midwest.

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Learn more about Duke Energy Corporation
Size
27,605 employees
Market Cap
$79 billion
Industry
Energy & Utilities
Net Income
$1.3 billion
5 Year Trend
+2%
Revenue
$23.8 billion
NASDAQ
DUK
* Ladders Estimates

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