SR C&M Planner

Duke Energy Corporation•Plainfield, IN

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior C&M Planner reports to the Transmission Manager C&M Work Management and supports Transmission field personnel performing construction and maintenance activities for substation and transmission line assets. The role supports the development and implementation of annual construction and maintenance work plans, approximately $150 million to $500 million in capital and O&M programs, and adjusts plans as funding and priorities change. The Planner is responsible for ensuring completion of the annual Construction & Maintenance work plan. The position prepares work packages for construction and maintenance activities, reviews equipment maintenance and performance history to identify special requirements, and submits iTOA requests for work in the assigned area. The Planner identifies opportunities to coordinate maintenance work and capital projects, documents variances between estimated and actual task hours, monitors work progress and status, and raises issues and improvement opportunities with schedulers, C&M supervisors, and the C&M Work Management Manager. The role ensures accurate completion of applicable NERC and FAC-008 documentation and works with construction and project managers, C&M supervisors, and others on schedule recovery. The position also supports planning and coordination of Relay construction and maintenance, including protection and control, relay replacement, RTU and controls work, testing, commissioning, and associated station work. It develops and maintains detailed plans with Relay C&M, Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, Outage Coordination, and other affected disciplines. The Planner coordinates outage and switching needs, materials, settings, prints, work packages, testing and commissioning requirements, and field readiness, while monitoring scope, schedule, resources, and work-order status.

Requirements

Full knowledge of work management processes.
Broad knowledge of transmission and distribution systems, stations, equipment, and associated safety policies, practices, and procedures.
Previous utility experience.
Full knowledge of applicable safe work practices and standards.
Understanding of budgeting and goal-setting practices and ability to manage departmental budgets to achieve financial and operational goals.
Ability to work in a self-directed manner.
Strong people skills and ability to build cooperative working relationships across multiple organizational levels.
Effective written and oral communication skills.
Familiarity with applicable regulatory requirements, including NERC, EPC, and state utility regulators.
Full knowledge of project management principles.
Full knowledge of workforce resourcing, resource scheduling, and contract administration.
Conflict-management and negotiation skills.
Effective problem-solving and analytical skills.
Working knowledge of software including Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Projects), work management and asset management tools, and systems such as Maximo, Slate, EcoSys, P6, and iTOA.
Familiarity with retrieving applicable corporate information and using it to motivate team members and lead others through change.
Ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Extensive knowledge of transmission programs, procedures, operations, systems, and processes, and jurisdictional rules and regulations, particularly for work management, construction and maintenance, and contractor management.
Experience or working knowledge of transmission protection and control systems, relay testing and commissioning, RTUs, station prints and one-lines, outage coordination, and interfaces between Relay, Substation, Engineering, and the Energy Control Center.

Responsibilities

Support development, implementation, and completion of annual construction and maintenance work plans for transmission substation and line assets.
Adjust work plans to changing funding requirements and priorities.
Prepare work packages for construction and maintenance activities.
Review equipment maintenance and performance history to determine special work requirements.
Submit iTOA requests for work in the assigned area.
Identify concurrent maintenance work and capital projects to improve resource efficiency.
Document and explain variances between actual and estimated job-task work hours.
Monitor maintenance work progress and status, and raise issues and efficiency opportunities to schedulers, C&M supervisors, and the C&M Work Management Manager.
Ensure accurate completion of applicable NERC and FAC-008 documentation.
Collaborate with construction managers, project managers, C&M supervisors, and others to support schedule recovery, including additional planning and iTOA submissions.
Plan and coordinate Relay construction and maintenance activities, including protection and control, relay replacement, RTU and controls work, testing, commissioning, and related station work.
Develop and maintain detailed work plans in coordination with Relay C&M, Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, Outage Coordination, and other affected disciplines.
Identify Relay outage and switching needs, submit applicable iTOA requests, and coordinate work to capture opportunities for concurrent maintenance and compliance-related testing.
Coordinate Relay materials, settings, prints, work packages, testing and commissioning requirements, and field readiness.
Monitor Relay work scope, schedule, resource needs, and work-order status; communicate changes or risks early and support schedule recovery.