Work Management Relay Planner

Duke Energy Corporation•Greenville, SC

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Work Management Relay Planner supports internal Transmission Relay field personnel performing relay construction activities for substation assets. The Planner works with relay resources and Transmission Project Management to plan and allocate resources across assigned projects, prepare work packages for relay maintenance, identify opportunities to combine maintenance work or capital projects for resource efficiency, and document variances between estimated and actual task hours. The Planner monitors work progress and status, raises issues to schedulers and supervisors, and supports regulatory compliance processes, including accurate NERC-related documentation when required. The position supports the development and implementation of annual construction and maintenance work plans representing approximately $150 million to $300 million in capital and operations and maintenance work. The Planner continually manages changes to align with funding requirements and work priorities, and is responsible for ensuring completion of the annual Construction & Maintenance work plan. The Planner coordinates with transmission work groups and other stakeholders to identify, plan, schedule, and prioritize work. This includes participating in capital project planning meetings, clarifying scope, assigning resources, sequencing construction, identifying obstacles and clearance requirements, and making initial resource assignments. The Planner also coordinates transmission clearances with Grid Management, ECC, TCC, and DCC, and may help resolve load-related coordination issues by resequencing work while considering customer sensitivities. In some regions, the Planner processes and stores completed work-package documentation. The role involves obtaining feedback from schedulers, crews, and supervisors to correct work-package quality issues. It also includes assisting with emergency planning, clearance requests, and hot line tag requests, and traveling to work locations for requirements development, meetings, site walkdowns, and audits of work-package effectiveness and resource availability. The position is hybrid and requires 15–25% travel. It reports to the Transmission Area Coordinator Supervisor.

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.
Ability to work lawfully in the United States without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.
Excellent communication and organizational skills and ability to work effectively in a diverse support organization.
Substantial specific knowledge in craft areas such as electrical, relaying, apparatus, substation, and line construction or maintenance to develop job plans effectively.
Vast knowledge of substation, apparatus, relaying, and line maintenance practices to identify the procedures, resources, and clearances needed for maintenance and construction work.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree and 6 years of related experience.
Working knowledge of work management and project systems 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 covering scope, estimated hours, required skill sets and procedures, special tools and equipment, parts, permits, job durations, drawings or other visual aids, vendor support, safety and environmental information, PPE, and material delivery.
Produce construction estimates for project durations, labor hours, and required resources.
Plan and allocate resources for assigned relay construction and maintenance projects in coordination with relay resources and Transmission Project Management.
Identify maintenance work or capital projects that can be performed concurrently to improve resource efficiency.
Document and explain variances between actual and estimated job-task hours.
Monitor work progress and status, raise issues to schedulers and supervisors, and identify opportunities to improve efficiency.
Support regulatory compliance processes and ensure accurate NERC-related documentation when required.
Develop and manage annual construction and maintenance work plans, adjusting them to changing funding requirements and priorities and ensuring the annual plan is completed.
Identify critical work activities and inform transmission work groups about work nearing overdue status.
Communicate and schedule with work groups and stakeholders to coordinate high-priority work.
Participate in capital project planning meetings to clarify scope, assign construction resources, sequence work, identify obstacles and clearance requirements, and make initial resource assignments.
Coordinate transmission clearances with Grid Management, ECC, TCC, and DCC; assist with load-related project coordination and resequence work while considering customer sensitivities.
Process and store completed work-package documentation in some regions.
Obtain feedback from schedulers, crew members, and supervisors and remedy work-package quality issues.
Assist with emergency planning, clearance requests, and hot line tag requests.
Travel to work locations to develop requirements, attend scoping, pre-bid, and pre-construction meetings, conduct job-site walkdowns, audit work packages, and verify availability of parts, tools, and equipment.