Planner Prin
About The Position
The Planner Prin serves as a leader and mentor for the planning team and leads development of detailed work plans and outage plans. The role establishes measurable goals, objectives, requirements, critical paths, and maintenance and outage work plans for assigned areas. It determines internal and external labor needs and applies advanced proficiency with work management systems, Business Objects, Primavera (P6), and scheduling tools to support safe, efficient, and economical outage and project work. The position plans and manages scheduled and forced unit outages and develops work scopes using prior inspection reports, predictive and preventive maintenance, lessons learned, facility health reports, long-range planning, and NDE test results. It also coordinates work packages, materials, contracts, cost tracking, risk analysis, schedules, and reporting, and provides work direction to daily planners as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in a technical-related field or 7 years of maintenance-related experience.
- An additional 12 years of work-related experience in outage/project planning, outage/project field work activities, and/or plant operations, or equivalent education/work experience.
- Ability to read and understand technical documentation.
- Ability to write clear and concise technical reports.
- Ability to communicate verbally and in writing with craft and management personnel.
- Organizational skills necessary to maintain files and position-related documentation.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- Physical demand level is sedentary.
Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor the planning team and provide work direction to daily planners as assigned.
- Develop detailed work plans, outage plans, schedules, critical paths, and balance-of-plant work plans.
- Promote safe, efficient, reliable plant operation through planning activities.
- Coordinate with maintenance and daily planners to establish work packages and match labor expertise to specific jobs.
- Plan and manage scheduled and forced outages and establish work scopes using inspection reports, maintenance information, lessons learned, facility health reports, long-range plans, and NDE test results.
- Determine internal and external labor requirements and advise management of manpower deficiencies, providing recovery plans where possible.
- Use applicable Business Objects reports to track outage costs and prepare and analyze reports.
- Assist with part orders and ensure materials are on site 30 days before an outage; track outstanding material and equipment, estimated delivery dates, and owners.
- Assist in establishing Indus contracts and releases for outage vendors and work with supervisors to order long-lead-time parts for future outages.
- Hold pre-outage meetings in accordance with OMG-001 Generation Guidelines or the plant outage management team's timeline.
- Assist maintenance with PDS justifications for outage projects, complete project risk analyses, prepare Capital Excellence presentations, initiate CI's, and maintain LRP.
- Organize and conduct planning meetings on estimating, planning, and scheduling assigned outages and projects with company and contract personnel.
- Estimate projected costs for assigned outages and projects.
- Prepare detailed work plans and final outage plans for assigned outage, maintenance, and project work.
- Use scheduling software and scheduling techniques for budgeting and planning activities.
- Complete lessons learned after outages and major projects and ensure lessons learned and best-in-fleet safety practices are incorporated into work planning.
- Use applicable contracting methods.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- A comprehensive benefits package aimed at supporting and enhancing employee well-being.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
