Infrastructure & Capital Projects- Outage Planner, ANS

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HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• You’ll actively engage, participate, and take the lead on outage coordination in all Project Team meetings where outages are required. 
• You’ll provide input to the Project Team with consultation on LOTO requirements and clearance sequencing to ensure adequate boundaries are identified. 
• You’ll evaluate the proposed scope of work provided by the Project Manager (PM) or Engineering to identify outage needs, determine outage requirements, durations, and sequences, and ensure proper implementation. 
• You’ll identify and pursue scope clarification that may affect outage requests based on knowledge of T&S system operations. 
• You’ll request and obtain T&S outages from the applicable Designated Authority (DA) and assist DA in prioritizing project outages. 
• You’ll attempt to bundle Project Management installation work to minimize outages, reschedule outages as needed while understanding effects on other outages, and notify affected parties. 
• You’ll provide and maintain communication with the Project Manager and Team on the status of outages sought, secured, planned, and any being rescheduled. 
• You’ll identify the respective Utility Designated Authority for clearance requests, determine the line of demarcation if multiple DA(s) are involved, and review clearance requests in Asset Suite 8 and iTOA before submission. 
• You’ll create clearance requests in Asset Suite 8 and iTOA as needed, evaluate and determine the best approach for blocking resources, sequence clearances efficiently, and submit clearance/outage requests per the timeline and requirements. 
• You’ll secure NERC-CIP clearance, attend T&S weekly work management countdown meetings, and participate in TSO monthly and quarterly Long-Range Outage Planning review conference calls. 
• Flexible: The work location for this role will include a mix of working remotely, onsite at a client or in an Accenture office or center.   
With all our roles, there is some in-person time for collaboration, learning and building relationships with clients, peers, leaders and communities. As an employer, we will be as flexible as possible to support your specific work/life needs.  

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• 5-8 years of experience in the planning, design, operation or maintenance of high voltage electrical equipment 
• A valid driver’s license 

BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE:

• Prior experience with Transmission and Substation planning, in particular outage scheduling is a plus 
• Experienced in LOTO (lock out tag out) process 
• Ability to read and interpret and monitor the accuracy of single line diagrams and engineering drawings 
• Working knowledge of the transmission, substation and distr