Outage Scheduler and Planner
About The Position
The Outage Scheduler and Planner ensures planned outages and maintenance windows affecting critical Data Center and HPC infrastructure are scheduled, communicated, and executed with minimal impact to uptime. The role owns the outage calendar, coordinates outage windows across electrical, mechanical, and cooling systems, and aligns planning, reliability, and change management activities around shared outage opportunities. Working closely with the Planning Supervisor, Planners, Reliability Engineers, and Change Coordinator, this position enables safe operations, minimizes risk, and supports facility performance, capacity, and availability commitments. The opportunity has a rotational schedule with a 15% premium rate. The role is listed as onsite in Childress, Texas, though the posting also states that the employee should be comfortable working remotely or hybrid and must travel to Childress occasionally for onsite visits supporting the Childress HPC and Childress Air Cooled facilities. Schedule and visit frequency will be discussed. A reliable home office with high-speed internet is required. The employee must provide their own steel-toed work boots for onsite visits; other required PPE is supplied onsite.
Requirements
- 3–5+ years of experience in outage scheduling, maintenance planning, or project scheduling; data center or other mission-critical environment experience is preferred.
- Strong understanding of planning and scheduling principles, including critical path and resource-leveling concepts.
- Experience with CMMS/EAM systems and scheduling tools such as MS Project, Primavera, or similar.
- Ability to coordinate across electrical, mechanical, and cooling disciplines and stakeholders.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills for building consensus around shared outage windows.
- Detail-oriented, with strong documentation and recordkeeping skills.
- Comfortable working remotely or hybrid while maintaining strong working relationships with onsite teams.
- A clear criminal record check is required.
- Must be able to travel to Childress, Texas, for occasional onsite visits; schedule and frequency will be discussed.
- Must maintain a reliable home office setup with high-speed internet capable of supporting remote system access, video conferencing, and CMMS use.
- Must provide own steel-toed work boots for onsite visits; other required PPE is supplied onsite.
Responsibilities
- Own and maintain the outage calendar.
- Coordinate outage windows across electrical, mechanical, and cooling systems.
- Align planning, reliability, and change management activities around shared outage opportunities.
- Coordinate with the Planning Supervisor, Planners, Reliability Engineers, and Change Coordinator to support safe operations and minimize risk.
- Support facility performance, capacity, and availability commitments.
- Travel occasionally to Childress, Texas, to support the Childress HPC and Childress Air Cooled facilities.
Benefits
- Base salary and annual performance incentives.
- Equity programs and opportunities to build long-term wealth.
- Relocation assistance, as applicable and based on candidate circumstances.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance; company pays 100% of employee coverage and 75% of dependent coverage.
- Company-paid life and disability insurance.
- Voluntary life, critical illness, and accident coverage.
- Health Savings Accounts when combined with the High-Deductible Health Plan.
- Employee Assistance Program and wellness resources.
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
- Financial wellness tools and resources.
- Paid Time Off and paid holidays.
- Flexible work arrangements.
- Opportunities for advancement and internal mobility.
- Training and personal development opportunities.
- Company events and team-building activities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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