Manager-Planning & Scheduling Power Generation

Tallgrass • Cheyenne, WY

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About The Position

The Planning & Scheduling Manager is responsible for leading all maintenance
planning, scheduling, and outage coordination activities at the Tallgrass
Cheyenne Energy Center-an off-grid, large-scale AI-dedicated critical power,
multi‑unit generation campus that is planned to produce approximately 2.5 GW of
initial capacity with expansion capability up to 10 GW from a fleet of
simple‑cycle gas turbines and combined‑cycle gas turbine (CCGT) technologies.
This role ensures that maintenance work is effectively scoped, planned,
scheduled, and executed to support operational reliability, regulatory
compliance, and long-term asset health across a multi‑unit generation facility.

The Planning & Scheduling Manager owns rework reduction through planning
quality, with direct accountability for clear work scopes, accurate and complete
job plans, correct material identification, realistic labor and duration
estimates, and outage readiness. This role establishes planning standards that
enable right‑the‑first‑time execution and reliable schedule performance during
both routine maintenance and major outages.

Performance is measured through defined work management KPIs, including but not
limited to, rework rate attributable to planning deficiencies, schedule
adherence (weekly and outage), PM/PdM plan accuracy,
first‑pass yield of
planning evolutions, and planning backlog health. The Planning & Scheduling
Manager uses KPI trends and Human Performance insights to continuously improve
planning effectiveness, execution readiness, and schedule realism.

The Planning and Scheduling Manager establishes and sustains Human Performance
(HP) principles and Tallgrass culture expectations across all plant planning and
scheduling disciplines. The manager ensures HP principles and Tallgrass values
are integrated into all planning, scheduling, and outage coordination
activities. The role ensures job plans and schedules account for task
complexity, critical steps, human‑machine interfaces, error precursors, and
appropriate time and resource allocation to reduce execution risk. The manager
sets a culture to ensure job close out includes execution feedback, using
lessons learned to improve planning standards, documentation quality, and work
package consistency for reliable and repeatable execution.

The Planning & Scheduling Manager works closely with Operations, Maintenance,
Procurement, Reliability Engineering, Supply Chain, EHS, and the O&M Contractor
to meet Tallgrass Energy’s safety, regulatory, environmental, and
mission‑critical data center commercial objectives. The role requires extensive
experience with IBM Maximo, Primavera P6, and Autodesk tools within a thermal
power generation environment.

Tallgrass was named one of the 2023 Top Workplaces USA and highlighted in
Colorado's Top Workplaces for the past seven consecutive years. Tallgrass is a
leading energy infrastructure company focused on safely, reliably, and
sustainably delivering the energy and services that power our nation and enable
our quality of life. 

At Tallgrass, we value our teams and strive to create an environment where
employees feel respected, and their contributions are valued. We aim to support
employees' physical, mental, and financial well-being through a comprehensive
Total Rewards Program.

Requirements

• Extensive experience with IBM Maximo, Primavera P6, and Autodesk tools within a thermal power generation environment

Responsibilities

• Leading all maintenance planning, scheduling, and outage coordination activities
• Ensuring maintenance work is effectively scoped, planned, scheduled, and executed to support operational reliability, regulatory compliance, and long-term asset health
• Owning rework reduction through planning quality
• Establishing planning standards that enable right‑the‑first‑time execution and reliable schedule performance during both routine maintenance and major outages
• Using KPI trends and Human Performance insights to continuously improve planning effectiveness, execution readiness, and schedule realism
• Establishing and sustaining Human Performance (HP) principles and Tallgrass culture expectations across all plant planning and scheduling disciplines
• Ensuring HP principles and Tallgrass values are integrated into all planning, scheduling, and outage coordination activities
• Setting a culture to ensure job close out includes execution feedback, using lessons learned to improve planning standards, documentation quality, and work package consistency for reliable and repeatable execution
• Working closely with Operations, Maintenance, Procurement, Reliability Engineering, Supply Chain, EHS, and the O&M Contractor to meet Tallgrass Energy’s safety, regulatory, environmental, and mission‑critical data center commercial objectives

Benefits

• Industry competitive pay
• Health insurance package options that include Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
• Infertility Coverage
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) with up to a 6% match that vests immediately plus an employer discretionary contribution of up to 4%
• Wellness Programs and Mental Health Resources
• Employer-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage
• Critical Illness & Accident Insurance
• Vacation, sick days, paid caregiver leave, volunteer and bereavement paid time off
• Identity theft protection
• Annual discretionary bonus
• Generous Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Company-paid holidays and floating holidays
• Company vehicle (if applicable)
• Employee discounts; vehicles, tires, cellular plans, and more
• Networking and employee engagement events
• Personal development to grow your career with us based on your strengths and interests

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees