Work Management Relay Planner

Duke Energy•Greenville, SC

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Work Management Relay Planner supports internal Transmission Relay field personnel performing relay construction activities for substation assets and prepares work packages for relay maintenance. Working with relay resources and Transmission Project Management, the Planner plans and allocates resources across assigned projects, identifies opportunities to perform maintenance or capital work concurrently, and documents variances between estimated and actual task hours. The role monitors work progress and status, raises issues to schedulers and supervisors, and supports regulatory compliance processes, including accurate NERC documentation when required. The Planner supports the development and ongoing implementation of annual construction and maintenance work plans covering approximately $150M–$300M in capital and O&M work. The role manages changes to align plans with funding and priorities and is responsible for ensuring completion of the annual Construction & Maintenance work plan. It coordinates with work groups and project stakeholders to plan high-priority work, develop capital project plans, coordinate transmission clearances, and address customer sensitivities and load issues. The Planner may process and store completed work-package documentation in some regions, helps with emergency planning and clearance requests, and travels to work locations for project scoping, site walkdowns, meetings, and audits of work-package effectiveness and required materials and equipment.

Requirements

Associate degree and at least 5 years of related experience; alternatively, a high school diploma or GED and at least 7 years of related experience.
Substantial specific knowledge of craft areas such as electrical, relaying, apparatus, substation, and line construction and maintenance to develop job plans effectively.
Vast knowledge of substation, apparatus, relaying, and line maintenance practices to identify procedures, resources, and clearances needed for maintenance and construction jobs.
Excellent communication and organizational skills.
Ability to function effectively in a diverse support organization.
Ability to work lawfully in the United States without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree and 6 years of related experience.
Working knowledge of work management and related software, such as Passport, MS Project, THOR, Artemis Project View, e-Max, TOA, P6, Adobe, PaperPort, and Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, and Access.

Responsibilities

Develop work packages defining the required scope, estimated labor hours, skill sets, procedures, tools, mobile equipment, parts, permits, durations, sketches or drawings, vendor support, safety and environmental information, and PPE.
Produce construction estimates for project durations, labor hours, and required resources.
Plan and allocate relay resources across assigned projects in coordination with relay resources and Transmission Project Management.
Identify maintenance work or capital projects that could be performed concurrently to improve resource efficiency.
Document and explain differences between actual and estimated job-task work hours.
Monitor progress and work status, identify work nearing overdue status, inform transmission work groups, and raise issues to schedulers and supervisors.
Support regulatory compliance processes and, when required, ensure accurate completion of NERC documentation.
Develop and manage annual Construction & Maintenance work plans, adapting them to funding changes and priorities and ensuring the annual plan is completed.
Communicate and coordinate high-priority work with groups including Construction, Project Management, Energy Services, T&D Key Account Representatives, Nuclear and Fossil Plants, and other work groups.
Participate in project-planning meetings to clarify scope, identify and assign construction resources, develop work sequences, identify obstacles and clearance requirements, and make initial resource assignments.
Coordinate transmission clearances with Grid Management, ECC, TCC, and DCC; assist with resolving load issues and resequencing work while considering customer sensitivities.
In some regions, process and store completed work-package documentation.
Obtain feedback from schedulers, crew members, and supervisors and address work-package quality issues to improve future accuracy.
Assist with emergency planning, clearance requests, and hot-line tag requests.
Travel to work locations to develop work and project requirements; attend scoping, pre-bid, and pre-construction meetings; conduct job-site walkdowns; audit work-package effectiveness; and verify availability of parts, special tools, and equipment.