Lead Resource Planner (Hybrid)

Eversource Energy•Norwalk, CT

29d•Hybrid

About The Position

Role and Scope of Position: Responsible for integrating all Substation, Transmission and Distribution Lines, and Engineering work. Oversees, integrates and maintains the centralized Master Schedule for a designated group. Responsible for the overall data integrity and adherence to scheduling standards. Responsible for project control management, roll-up of all construction schedules and integration into the Centralized Master Schedule. Performs integrated analytical assessment of internal and external resources needed to drive project completion. Develops, maintains and issues organizational reports (scorecards) that promote integrated decisions around project completion. Responsible for improving the forecasting of resources and expenditures, and optimizing resource utilization for Substation, Transmission, and Distribution projects. The position will also take a lead role in the organization to drive planning and scheduling of internal and external resources for construction activities. Directly supervises Integrated Planning and Scheduling staff.

Requirements

Requires expert level project and schedule management skills, including knowledge of scheduling tool, (Primavera strongly preferred)
Requires knowledge of Construction Principles and Practices, Operations, Maintenance, Safety Standards and Business Processes
Requires working knowledge of labor contracts
Ability to use PC desktop applications (e.g. Microsoft Word and Excel)
Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, related discipline, or equivalent experience
Minimum of five years of related experience in planning, scheduling or related field
Valid driver’s license

Responsibilities

Develops, coordinates and maintains an integrated construction schedule for a designated group, including reports (scorecards) to measure organizational performance.
Oversees the work planning/scheduling process, including preparation and prioritization of work plans and schedules, resource and materials requirements and forecasts, and coordination with other processes for optimal resource utilization.
Establishes and manages the global templates for use in creating schedules and forecasts of future resource requirements. This includes tracking historical costs and durations for continuous improvement of work plan estimates.
Leads the standardization and integration of all schedules used in the Integrated Planning & Scheduling function.
Ensures the integrity and accuracy of data through bi-weekly project update meetings.
Identifies, develops and implements work process and best practices for Integrated Planning & Scheduling.
Provides direct supervision and coaching to the Planning and Scheduling Group.
Fosters an environment of teamwork, creativity and problem solving.
Manages performance by reviewing and evaluating work of employees.
Builds consensus and communicates performance measures and expected performance levels.
Assesses and improves team and employee performance through coaching and on-the-job training.