Resource Planner / Scheduler

Siemens•Wendell, NC

1d•$46,331 - $79,425•Hybrid

About The Position

Siemens is seeking a Resource Planner / Scheduler based in Wendell, North Carolina. The role coordinates engineering resource plans and master schedules across a high-volume portfolio of protection and automation projects, particularly those involving physical control and protection panels. The planner connects engineering, project management, and factory teams to balance capacity, maintain milestones, and support dependable project execution in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. The position develops and maintains integrated project and resource schedules, allocates engineering resources, forecasts demand, monitors utilization and schedule performance, communicates updates and risks, and resolves resource conflicts. It also coordinates the handoff of approved panel designs to production to support panel build, test readiness, and customer delivery. The role requires on-site work in Wendell 2 to 3 days per week, with additional presence as needed.

Requirements

High school diploma or state-recognized GED.
At least 2 years of experience in customer service and relationship-building in a fast-paced environment.
At least 2 years of experience scheduling projects, engineering resources, or related activities across multiple priorities.
At least 2 years of written and verbal communication experience across phone, email, meetings, and collaboration tools.
At least 2 years of experience applying problem-solving, prioritization, organization, time management, and critical thinking.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, and general business systems.
Ability to work on-site in Wendell, North Carolina, 2 to 3 days per week, with additional presence as needed.
Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Salesforce.com or a similar customer relationship management system.
Background in project coordination, resource planning, or capacity planning within engineering, manufacturing, or project-based operations.
Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities, resolve scheduling or resource conflicts, and collaborate across diverse teams.
Experience supporting engineering, manufacturing, panel production, infrastructure, utilities, or project-based operations.
Ability to learn new systems and processes quickly and use data, trends, and key performance indicators to improve resource utilization and schedule performance.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain integrated project and resource schedules based on scope, task dependencies, milestones, deadlines, and changing priorities.
Coordinate with project managers, engineering managers, lead engineers, offer engineering, and factory scheduling teams to confirm requirements and align execution plans.
Allocate engineering resources according to skills, availability, workload, and project demand while balancing capacity across concurrent projects.
Forecast resource needs using current demand, historical information, and future project requirements, and identify capacity gaps, constraints, and schedule risks.
Monitor resource utilization, productivity, and schedule adherence; maintain key performance indicators; and recommend process improvements.
Communicate schedule updates, resource changes, and risks through phone, email, meetings, and collaboration tools.
Resolve resource conflicts and coordinate the handoff of approved panel designs to production, supporting panel build, test readiness, and customer delivery.