PGO Resource Scheduler

Duke Energy•Asheville, NC

17d

About The Position

This position reports to the Leader of PGO Resource Management and is responsible for the scheduling, coordinating, and effective utilization of construction resources within their assigned area, including company and contract crews, materials, and special equipment. This position schedules approximately $500 million (Carolinas), $120 million (Florida) and $146 million (Midwest) annual capital construction and maintenance work plans and construction planning labor resource plans. In addition, he/she continually adjusts these plans to align with budget requirements, while completing the highest priority work. This position is accountable for optimally scheduling 2,190 craft workers in the Carolinas, 780 craft in Florida and 1,210 in the Midwest within a 4-week window. This job position is primarily accountable to:· Schedule an optimized two-week block of work to stakeholders and reschedule (if applicable) based on least cost, resource match/availability and customer need. Develop and maintain a full 4-week schedule for the available man hours. Owns/implements the schedule working with the Resource Specialist and Contractor Specialist to ensure optimal use of internal and external craft resources within the 2-4-week scheduling window . Manage and adjust dependencies with stakeholders to ensure the most efficient use of construction resources. Evaluate and manage unscheduled work by collaborating with Zone and contract partners to identify and document all reschedule reasons. Provide data to Operations Analyst for tracking, trending reschedule reasons. Maintain strong, positive relationships with Zone employees, Engineering and Operations Planning, and Contractor Management to provide feedback for solution development to area resource team. Responsible for ensuring adherence to scheduling and coordinating maintenance activities in assigned area. Forecasting job status and monitoring, work completion and exception reporting. Coordinates with other work centers and other schedulers to levelize work across the region and to ensure effective use of resources. Maintain a safe and productive work environment by contributing to a positive work environment where fellow employees work safely and efficiently. Adopt and model the safety guiding principles.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree
4 plus years related work experience
In lieu of Bachelor's degree(s) AND 4 plus year(s) related work experience listed above, High School/GED AND 6 plus year(s) related work experience

Nice To Haves

Possesses thorough knowledge of various computer systems and programs used in Customer Delivery
Possesses thorough understanding of Customer Delivery processes
Demonstrated effective communication skills (verbal and written)
Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills
Experience with Customer Delivery field functions
Demonstrated use of electronic scheduling tools
Demonstrated effective analytical and problem-solving skills
Demonstrated ability to make effective decisions that affect
Demonstrated collaboration skills
Exc ellent written and oral communication skills
Ability to meet stated deadlines and respond quickly to changing needs through a teamwork approach
Broad knowledge of Duke Energy and its business units / operations
Self-motivated; able to work independently in a remote environment
Flexibility to take on new assignments

Responsibilities

Builds multi-week construction schedule and provides schedule analysis, management and optimization from work plan and resource availability.
Understands targets, takes best cost approach and ensures that scheduling is process aligned to help optimize costs.
Schedule includes operations, asset management programs, and new infrastructure and revenue orders.
Manages scheduling exceptions / changes / reschedules and negotiates with stakeholders to optimize efficiency and provide for effective execution.
Communicates with customers regarding schedules.
Monitors availability of manpower, status of pending work, and workforce productivity for contract and construction crews to provide productivity and completion status.
Understands how crew loading is determined and ensures proper crew adjustments are made to account for actual staffing.
Measure schedule adherence and results, track and adjust the work plan (< 30 days).
Adjusts resource capacity to reflect crew staffing / status.
Provides feedback/recommendations to work and resource planning function to address schedule availability and work force performance needs / issues / opportunities.
Leads weekly scheduling meeting –Revises schedule and provides updated reports to field supervision.
Provides feedback on any changes and shares with group how changes may negatively impact costs.