Senior Planner

NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY•Massena, IA

1d•$110,000 - $151,800

About The Position

The Senior Planner is responsible for planning and coordinating maintenance and capital activities in support of New York Power Authority operations. The role oversees maintenance adherence and resource utilization, supports facility operations and maintenance departments, and contributes to preventative maintenance program oversight and decision-making. It also supports NYPA’s reliability standards compliance and asset management policies and programs. The position develops short- and long-term resource-loaded schedules, work plans, and technical maintenance procedures; schedules preventive, corrective, and capital work; and estimates the labor, materials, duration, crew size, and contracted costs needed for work orders. The Senior Planner supports asset management planning and risk analysis, contributes to proposed outage scheduling, analyzes equipment performance, and recommends improvements with Maintenance Departments. The role may serve as Lead Outage Planner and assists in developing junior Planners. The position requires travel primarily within New York State and access to regional maintenance work areas, including substations, powerhouses, transmission rights-of-way, and support facilities. A valid New York State driver’s license is required.

Requirements

High school diploma required.
At least 8 years of related utility, construction management, maintenance, or planning experience with a high school diploma; alternatively, at least 6 years of related experience with an AAS degree.
Demonstrated experience with computer systems and software applications, including Maximo and Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, Project, Word, and Outlook.
Strong communication skills.
Ability to view tasks logically, break them into essential requirements, and develop solutions that meet project goals.
Ability to identify and solve problems.
Advanced experience reading and understanding technical drawings and manuals relevant to complex electrical and mechanical equipment and civil works.
Valid New York State driver’s license.
Ability to access work areas within the region’s maintenance responsibility, including substations, powerhouses, transmission rights-of-way, and support facilities.

Nice To Haves

A two-year AAS degree in a technical discipline or equivalent is preferred.

Responsibilities

Support NYPA’s NERC Reliability Standards Compliance program and applicable corporate policies, responsibility matrices, and procedures.
Support NYPA’s Asset Management Policy and the Regional Asset Management Plan.
Develop and implement short-term schedules of at least six weeks and long-term resource-loaded schedules for operations and maintenance and capital activities.
Develop job plans and technical maintenance procedures consistent with the reliability-centered maintenance program and established work techniques.
Plan work tasks using established methods, policies, and procedures, and schedule resources in a timely manner to minimize delays, improve resource utilization, remain within budget constraints, and maintain quality.
Determine work-order resource needs and prepare credible estimates for labor, materials, duration, crew size, and contracted work costs.
Obtain NYPA Clearance and Protection Procedure CPP-1 Holder/Requester qualification within three years of employment within the Planner hierarchy.
Schedule preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, and capital improvement work to ensure assets are properly maintained.
Promote asset management goals and benefits and develop line-of-sight awareness through training and communications.
Support ongoing risk analysis using key risk indicators and other risk identification methods, considering risk likelihood and impact; support formal response plans for risks above accepted risk appetite levels as prescribed in the Asset Management Risk Framework.
Support and execute procedures detailed in NYPA’s Asset Maintenance Manual.
Participate in developing schedules that propose outage dates to Operations in accordance with NYISO requirements.
Analyze equipment performance and recommend equipment performance improvements in conjunction with Maintenance Departments.
Assist in developing junior-level Planners.
Function as a Lead Outage Planner when assigned.