TFS Work Mngmt Coord Assc - Sr

American Electric Power • Roanoke, VA

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About The Position

Responsible for scheduling pre-determined work activities of Transmission field personnel. Independently lead the effort to develop and analyze intermediate and complex project and maintenance outage and work schedules using Transmission approved software. Provide front end loaded schedules as well as completed ready to execute resource loaded schedules that optimize the maintenance work plans, capital work plans and other TFS work activities. Manage TFS outage requests, including entering outages into TOA or its successor program OSI, and verifying that all required outages have been entered. Maintain in-depth knowledge of scheduling software and upgrades to the software. Stay current on technology enhancements and procedures and make suggestions for change. Must be self-motivated, a good communicator and team focused individual able to competently perform current scheduling techniques and analyses on all project/outage aspects. The candidate must be able to interface with Transmission outage/project execution teams, all Departments in Transmission, Generation Schedulers, and AEP senior management. NOTE: This is posted in a range and the selected candidate will be placed in one in one of the grades based on education and experience.

Requirements

• TFS Work Mgmt Coordinator Assc(Grade 5) Education: Bachelor's Degree in a related technical field such as Engineering, Engineering Technology, Construction Management. Or Associate's degree in engineering, Engineering Technology, Construction Management or related technical field Or High school diploma, Vocational training and 4 years' utility field experience.
• Candidates with a Bachelor Degree in a Business field, such as Accounting, Finance or Management will be accepted if they have at least 2 years of maintenance work scheduling or construction project scheduling experience or other relevant utility experience.
• Utility field experience would include Transmission or Distribution Line, Station, P&C, Transmission engineering, Transmission or Distribution dispatch experience; or maintenance and/or construction work/project scheduling or project controls experience is strongly preferred.
• TFS Work Mgmt Coord(Grade 6) Education requirements are listed below: Bachelor's Degree in a related technical field such as Engineering, Engineering Technology, Construction Management and 1 years' experience.OR Associate's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Construction Management or related technical field and 3 years' utility experience.Or High school diploma and 6 years' utility field experience.
• Candidates with a Bachelor Degree in a Business field, such as Accounting, Finance or Management will be accepted if they have at least 6 years of maintenance work scheduling or construction project scheduling experience or other relevant utility experience.
• Utility field experience would include Transmission or Distribution Line, Station, P&C, Transmission engineering, Transmission or Distribution dispatch experience; or maintenance and/or construction work/project scheduling or project controls experience is strongly preferred.
• TFS Work Mgmt Coord Sr(Grade 7) Education requirements are listed below: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Construction Management or related field and 4 years' related experience;Or Associate's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Construction Management, Business or related field and 5 years' related experience;Or High School diploma/GED and 8 years' related experience.
• Candidates with a bachelor’s degree in a Business field, such as Accounting, Finance or Management will be accepted if they have at least 8 years' of Electrical Utility maintenance work scheduling or construction project scheduling, or other relevant project controls experience.
• Electrical Utility field experience would include Transmission or Distribution Line, Station, P&C, Transmission engineering, Transmission or Distribution dispatch experience; or maintenance and/or construction work/project scheduling or project controls experience is strongly preferred.
• OTHER REQUIREMENTS: Proficient with MS Office Tools and MS SharePoint.
• Some travel required.
• Ability to read and interpret one line station diagrams and transmission line switching diagrams.
• Fully understand switching, tagging and clearance points.
• Demonstrate knowledge of zones of protection and AEP protection schemes.
• Ability to estimate resource requirements for typical TFS projects (construction and maintenance).
• Must possess the ability to communicate effectively, have good organizational skills and the ability to prioritize work.
• Strong team focus and work effectively with others.
• Competently perform current scheduling techniques and analyses on all project/outage aspects.

Responsibilities

• Develop fully integrated resource loaded and levelized TFS work schedules that optimize maintenance work plans, capital outage work, and other TFS work activities using Transmission approved scheduling software and tools.
• Comply with the Outage Coordination Procedure and all RTO guidelines.
• Manage TFS outage requests, including entering outages into TOA or its successor program, verifying that all required outages have been entered, and ensuring that all outage requests are approved by EDOps.
• Coordinate changes to the work schedule when an outage needs to be canceled or rescheduled.
• Lead the effort to prioritize outage reservations to optimize the benefit to AEP both in reliability and earnings.
• Develop, review, and present statistical reports related to work scheduling and adherence, crew utilization, KPI’s, etc.
• Coordinate and conduct meetings with other sections/departments covering scheduling, staffing and outages.
• Must promote Safety, Culture, professionalism, teamwork, and adherence to standards.
• Perform all duties and work with others in a safe manner in compliance with appropriate Company safety policies and rules.
• Mentor and train junior level schedulers.
• Must maintain a high level knowledge of all AEP protection schemes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• In addition to a competitive compensation, AEP offers a unique comprehensive benefits package that aims to support and enhance the overall well-being of our employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees