Senior Work Control Planner

COMPA Industries • Aiken, SC

2d • $80 - $90 • Onsite

About The Position

COMPA Industries is searching for qualified candidates for a Senior Work Control Planner position supporting DOE/NNSA operations in Aiken, SC. As a Senior Work Control Planner, you will play a critical role in developing safe, accurate, and executable work packages that support maintenance, operations, modifications, and system work activities in a DOE/NNSA environment. Your work will directly impact safety, operational readiness, work execution quality, configuration control, lockout/tagout planning, hazard identification, and successful completion of complex maintenance and modification activities.

Requirements

• Strong work control planning experience, including the ability to develop, review, and issue large and complex work packages for operations, maintenance, or modification work activities.
• Ability to understand and interpret electrical and mechanical documents, blueprints, engineering drawings, schematics, vendor documents, diagrams, and specifications.
• Ability to utilize and manipulate a computerized work management system to maintain and track work planning activities.
• Working knowledge of DOE, federal, and state regulations, engineering and quality assurance standards, site work control procedures, radiological control, configuration management, material control, maintenance/operations procedures, work hazards, safety practices, operating configuration, and lockout point identification.
• Bachelor’s degree in a non-technical discipline and at least 4–5 years of practical experience in work control, materials management, E&I / mechanical maintenance, or related areas OR Associate degree in a technical or mechanical area and at least 8 years of practical experience OR High school diploma and at least 10–12 years of practical experience.
• Ability to understand and interpret various electrical and mechanical documents, blueprints, drawings, and schematics is required.
• Ability to utilize and manipulate a computerized work management system in maintaining and tracking work planning activities is required.
• Ability to coordinate the work of teams, set and meet goals and objectives, and prioritize work.
• A working knowledge of DOE, federal, and state regulations as well as existing engineering and quality assurance standards and procedures is required.
• Comprehensive understanding of site work control procedures and work practices, radiological control, quality assurance, configuration management, material control, and procedures for both maintenance and operations related areas.
• Thorough conceptual understanding of various processes, systems, and equipment.
• Understanding of work hazards, safety practices, operating configuration, and lockout point identification.
• Ability to develop written step-by-step work instructions and procedures.
• Ability to prepare, review, and issue corrective maintenance work packages.
• Ability to develop and issue preventive maintenance records and work packages.
• Ability to prepare, review, and issue large and complex equipment or system modification work packages.
• Ability to conduct or support physical walkdowns to identify field conditions, hazards, restraints, and configuration issues.
• Ability to analyze time, material, and resource requirements for work activities.
• Ability to provide technical review for quality, consistency, completeness, and execution readiness.
• Ability to interface with maintenance, operations, engineering, quality assurance, radiological control, material control, facility management, and work control personnel.
• Ability to resolve work package restraints, technical issues, planning concerns, and execution barriers.
• US Citizenship Required
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE “L” clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Previous SRS or DOE facility work planner experience within the last 3 years is highly preferred.
• Possession of an active DOE clearance, L or Q, within the past two years is preferred.
• Previous SRS or DOE facility experience is preferred.
• Previous Savannah River Site work control experience.
• Experience with DOE maintenance, modification, and operations work packages.
• Experience with lockout/tagout planning in a DOE, nuclear, industrial, or high-hazard environment.
• Experience using computerized work management systems in support of work planning and execution.
• Experience supporting radiological, electrical, mechanical, chemical, or complex maintenance work activities.

Responsibilities

• Develop, review, and issue large and complex work packages for operations, maintenance, modification, and work control activities.
• Prepare written step-by-step work instructions, procedures, safety requirements, testing requirements, and execution guidance.
• Prepare, review, and issue complex equipment and system modification work packages.
• Prepare, review, and issue corrective maintenance work packages.
• Develop and issue preventive maintenance records and work packages.
• Resolve work package restraints and bring work packages to final closure.
• Review work packages for quality, consistency, completeness, technical accuracy, and execution readiness.
• Review and interpret engineering, design, technical, and vendor prints, drawings, schematics, documents, diagrams, and specifications.
• Ensure design information is sufficient to develop modifications for electrical and mechanical systems.
• Identify missing information, configuration issues, field conditions, technical concerns, and work execution risks.
• Support work package development through physical walkdowns of areas, systems, and equipment.
• Identify potentially hazardous conditions, configuration anomalies, system concerns, and lockout/tagout requirements.
• Develop recommendations and instructions for mechanical, electrical, radiological, and chemical energy control.
• Support lockout/tagout planning and lockout point identification.
• Evaluate work hazards, safety practices, operating configuration, and required controls.
• Ensure work packages include appropriate safety, testing, radiological, quality, and operational requirements.
• Support safe and compliant execution of work activities in procedure-driven DOE environments.
• Provide technical review and guidance to other work control personnel in a lead or coordinating capacity.
• Coordinate with work control, maintenance, operations, engineering, quality assurance, radiological control, material control, and facility management organizations.
• Discuss and resolve problems or concerns associated with work control and work package activities.
• Provide technical advice regarding maintenance and work control to facility management and work control personnel.
• Coordinate the work of teams, set goals and objectives, prioritize work, and help ensure planning deliverables are completed on schedule.
• Analyze time, material, labor, and resource requirements for assigned work activities.
• Use computerized work management systems to maintain, track, update, and support work planning activities.
• Support material control, work order tracking, schedule readiness, and work execution planning.
• Ensure work packages are complete, accurate, technically sound, and aligned with site procedures and work practices.

Benefits

• COMPA Industries supports mission-critical DOE programs with best-in-class engineering, planning, quality, construction, and technical services.
• Join a team where your work planning expertise directly supports safety, operational readiness, maintenance execution, and DOE/NNSA mission success.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed