Planner - Planner Principal

American Electric Power•South Charleston, WV

2d•$74,551 - $128,689•Onsite

About The Position

The Planner Principal establishes critical path, balance of plant work, and matching labor expertise to specific jobs to improve the operating and maintenance outage and project efficiency. They work with maintenance and daily planners to establish work packages, utilize Business Objects reports to track outage costs, and assist with part orders to ensure material is on site 30 days prior to outage. This role also assists in establishing Indus Contracts/Releases for all outage vendors, holds pre-outage meetings, and works with supervisors to order long lead time parts for the next outage. The Planner Principal assists maintenance with PDS justifications for outage projects, completes risk analysis for projects, prepares Capital Excellence presentations, and initiates CI's and maintains LRP. They provide work direction to daily planners as assigned, organize and conduct planning meetings, and are proficient in preparing detailed work plans, Work Management Systems, Business Objects, and applicable Scheduling Software. They also complete lessons learned after each outage and/or major project, are proficient in various contracting methods, and advise management of manpower deficiencies with recovery plans. Finally, they confirm lessons learned and best in fleet safety practices have been integrated into work planning activities.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science Degree in a technical related field or seven (7) years of maintenance related experience.
An additional twelve (12) years of work-related experience in outage / project planning, outage / project field work activities and / or plant operations; or equivalent education / work experience.
Must have the ability to read and understand technical documentation, write technical reports in a clear and concise manner, communicate both in writing and verbally with craft and management personnel, possesses organizational skills necessary to maintain files and documentation related to the position, and work in a team environment.

Responsibilities

Establish schedule to outline critical path and balance of plant work.
Promote the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of the plant.
Work with maintenance and daily planner to establish work packages.
Match labor expertise to specific jobs.
Utilize Business Objects applicable reports to track outage cost.
Assist with part orders to ensure material in on site 30 days prior to outage.
Assist in establishing Indus Contracts/Releases for all outage venders.
Hold pre-outage meetings in accordance to OMG-001 Generation Guidelines or plant outage management team desired timeline.
Work with supervisors to order long lead time parts for next outage and maintains a list of outstanding material / equipment with estimated delivery dates and owners.
Assist maintenance with the completion of PDS justifications for outage projects.
Complete risk analysis for projects.
Prepares Capital Excellence presentations.
Initiate CI's and maintains LRP.
Provide work direction to daily planners as assigned.
Organizes and conducts planning meetings covering the estimating, planning ,and scheduling of assigned outage / projects with applicable company and contract personnel.
Proficient with development input necessary to establish projected costs of assigned outages / projects. (Estimating)
Proficient in preparing detailed work plans on assigned outage and maintenance work outage / project assignments.
Proficient in Work Management Systems and Business Objects.
Complete lessons learned after each outage and/or major project.
Proficient in use of applicable Scheduling Software.
Proficient scheduling techniques for budgeting and planning activities.
Produce final outage plans on assigned outages / projects.
Prepares and analyzes reports.
Proficient in the use of various contracting methods.
Advises management of manpower deficiencies based on work planning results and provides recovery plans as possible solutions.
Confirms lessons learned and best in fleet safety practices have been integrated into work planning activities.
Perform other duties as assigned.