Electrical Planner - Scheduler

Responsibilities

Responsible for planning and estimating functions for routine maintenance work, special orders, other major maintenance jobs, and small shutdowns.
•    Screen Work Notifications and confirm job priority after communication with Operations Work Execution Coordinator.  
•    Lead the weekly planning backlog meeting to ensure the planning priority is agreed upon and understood.  
•    Identify all requirements for the execution of the work.  
Perform Detailed Planning to include:
•    Scope development, job step-outs, quality assurance plans, the identification of support resources with operations added to WO for them, and resource estimates.  
•    Development of safety related plans such as special PPE requirements, fall hazard plans, confined space planning, etc.    
•    Prepare budgets, monitor progress and cash flow spend on Special Order Requisitions (SOR), major maintenance jobs, Capital Repair, and small turnarounds.
•    Ensure SOR approvals are initiated prior to job execution where it is known that the jobs will exceed the SOR amount based on estimates.  
•    Procure estimates, parts, and Kit and stage for execution of work
Use computers to:
•    Access procedures, standards, drawings, specifications, and other information
•    Access and complete required training
•    Input/retrieve data
•    Be available for rotational on-call duties, overtime or alternate schedules and work rotating shift as required.
•    Perform other related duties as designated by supervision and as described in department SOPs related to Planning and Scheduling

Responsibilities

The Electrical Planner - Scheduler manages and controls the scheduling processes for daily work execution in area maintenance crews and/or a portfolio of smaller shutdowns annually.  The primary responsibility of the Maintenance Scheduler is to schedule resources in a manner that provides optimal utilization of people and equipment on the highest priority work.  
•    Focal point for within their area of responsibility for PMD Resources and allocation of those resources with other schedulers.
•    Create daily and weekly resource loaded work schedules and issue by 3:00 p.m. each day for Daily Schedules, and by Thursday afternoon for Weekly Schedules. 
•    Optimize schedule resource loading to support maintenance productivity goals. 
•    Lead daily and weekly scheduling meetings with Operations Supervision, Operations Work Execution Coordinator, Maintenance Planner, and Maintenance Team Manager, and all support contractors in each of your assigned areas.
•    Communicate as often as necessary throughout the day/week, with Maintenance Team Manager, Support resources, and Operations to account for any changes that affect the daily/weekly schedule.
•     Communicate with Team Manager early in the week to determine/verify resource availability (in available hours) for the following week, accounting for upcoming vacations, known illnesses, training events, meetings, etc. 
•    Maintain up-to-date list of available flex jobs, resource requirements, and resource availability.
•     Become comfortable looking forward for resource conflicts and can resolve those conflicts. Manage schedule changes.
•    Make arrangements with all work execution groups when jobs are delayed or moved up.
•    Obtain additional resources when jobs turn out to be larger than expected.