Maintenance Planner, FCF Electrical

EPCOR; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

EPCOR is seeking a Maintenance Planner, FCF Electrical for the Aurum site in Edmonton, AB. This full-time temporary position focuses on planning and coordinating electrical and instrumentation maintenance activities, developing job plans, and maintaining asset data in the CMMS (IVARA).

The role involves collaboration with operations, engineering, contractors, and vendors to ensure safe, reliable, and compliant maintenance execution.

Qualifications

• High school diploma (GED or equivalent).
• Valid Journeyperson Electrician and Journeyperson Instrumentation Technician is required.
• If obtained outside Alberta, Red Seal Certification is required.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with stakeholders.
• Knowledge of wastewater collection system operation and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Process work requests by validating scope, feasibility, and resource requirements.
• Create detailed job plans and work orders for preventive and corrective maintenance.
• Perform site visits and field verification of job scope, including HEI verification.
• Develop cost and labour estimates for work execution and coordinate with internal departments and vendors for quotes.
• Specify and procure materials for electrical and instrumentation maintenance, coordinate material staging and inventory.
• Develop and review preventive maintenance practices to ensure policy and safety compliance.
• Update asset information in CMMS (IVARA) and maintain BOMs and spare parts strategies.
• Schedule work orders and monitor KPIs such as schedule compliance and backlog.
• Collaborate with Asset Manager and engineering teams on asset reliability initiatives.

Job description

Highlights of the job

We are hiring a full time temporary (up to 11 months) Maintenance Planner, FCF Electrical position working out of Aurum in Edmonton, AB.

The Maintenance Planner, FCF Electrical is responsible for planning and coordinating corrective and preventive electrical and instrumentation maintenance activities, ranging from routine tasks to complex projects. This role develops and maintains job plans, asset information, bills of materials, and preventive maintenance strategies within the CMMS, ensuring maintenance activities are aligned with operational, engineering, and manufacturer requirements. Working closely with operations, engineering, contractors, and vendors, the Maintenance Planner scopes work, develops cost and time estimates, coordinates resources, and supports the execution of maintenance activities. The role also contributes to asset reliability by establishing maintenance strategies for new and renewed assets, while maintaining key maintenance documentation, procedures, drawings, and standards to support the safe, efficient, and effective operation of Flow Control Facilities.

We welcome applications from internal and external candidates.

What you’d be responsible for

• Process work requests by validating scope, feasibility, and resource requirements. Prioritize work requests based on operational needs and resource availability, and convert approved requests into work orders.
• Create detailed job plans and work orders for preventive and corrective maintenance activities. Develop, update, and maintain supporting documentation, including diagrams, drawings, datasheets, and photographs, to support effective work execution. Assign resources and estimated durations to work orders.
• Perform site visits and field verification of job scope. Activities may include High Energy Isolation (HEI) verification, confirming equipment operating conditions, verifying voltage and current readings, validating wiring and instrumentation configurations, cleaning for inspection, and tracing wiring.
• Develop detailed cost and labour estimates for work execution. Prepare scopes of work and coordinate with internal departments, vendors, and contractors to obtain quotes and pricing.
• Specify and procure materials required for electrical and instrumentation maintenance activities. Coordinate material staging and kitting, work closely with Stores and Inventory teams to maintain spare parts inventories, and track material deliveries, inventory levels, and received goods. Maintain material order databases and critical spare parts strategies.
• Create, develop, implement, and review FCF preventive maintenance practices and processes to ensure compliance with policies, standards, and regulatory requirements, while mitigating operational risks.
• Update and maintain asset information within the CMMS (IVARA). Develop and record detailed asset data, maintain Bills of Material (BOMs), assess spare part criticality, and participate in inventory evaluations and optimization initiatives.
• Schedule work orders and develop project schedules. Monitor and report on key performance indicators, including schedule compliance, preventive maintenance completion rates, planned versus reactive work ratios, and maintenance backlog.
• Participate in design reviews and the CCC process for new and upgraded assets. Support asset setup, preventive maintenance strategy development and implementation, and bill of material creation within the CMMS.
• Collaborate with the Asset Manager, FCF Technical Services Team, FCF Mechanical Team, Engineers, Project Managers, and Schedulers on asset reliability initiatives, maintenance planning, and asset rehabilitation projects.
• Support long-term maintenance planning, asset lifecycle strategies, and maintenance budget forecasting activities.
• Demonstrate EPCOR's commitment to safety, accountability, collaboration, customer service, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

What’s required to be successful

Knowledge/Training/Education

• High school diploma (GED or equivalent).
• Valid Journeyperson Electrician and Journeyperson Instrumentation Technician is required.
  • If obtained outside Alberta, Red Seal Certification is required.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work with all stakeholders to align interests, build relationships and resolve issues collectively working towards continuous improvement goals.
• Knowledge of the operation and maintenance of wastewater collection system.
• Strong understanding of safety standards and processes.
• Proven ability to read technical literature and apply basic mathematics to make calculations.
• Ability to read and modify electrical schematics.
• Detailed familiarity with electrical equipment, instruments, pumps, hoists, and piping.
• Fall protection, confined space, and HEI training and competency.

Experience

• 5 years of related Journeyperson experience.
• Experience developing procedures including task analysis, effective collaboration with all stakeholders and the creation of required documentation.
• Demonstrated experience entering confined spaces.

Technical Skills

• Competence with computer software including CMMS (IVARA), GeoFIT, MS Office, SharePoint, Oracle, Excel, SCADA, and PowerBI.
• Understanding of PLC logic, wired/wireless communication, Electrical drawings, and Pipe and Instrument Drawings.
• Electrical design and strong understanding of electrical codes in Alberta.
• Ability to translate engineering designs into practical commissioning efforts.
• Ability to provide input and direction on asset life cycle decision, specifically on preventive maintenance strategies and execution.
• Ability to work in confined spaces with associated PPE.
• Ability to work at heights.

• Ability to qualify for and maintain an EPCOR driver’s permit, which requires a valid. Class 5 Alberta Motor Vehicle Operator's License
  • Limited to 6 demerits or less at date of hire (prior infractions for unsafe driving behaviours will be evaluated and considered for non-selection regardless of current demerits on file).
  • A Driver Abstract (5-year commercial type) will be required.
  • Drivers with a GDL class may be considered (limited to 3 demerits and pending driving behavior review referenced above).

• Ability to withstand strenuous physical activity inherent to the work performed, as well as to function effectively outside under a variety of weather conditions and through all seasons.

Other important facts about this job

Jurisdiction: IBEW1007

Class: 8513 (DT2)

Hours of work: 80 hours bi-weekly. 7:00AM-4:30PM, every second Friday off, every second Friday from 7:00AM-3:30PM

Wage: $70.24 per hour.

Please note the following information:

• A requirement of working for EPCOR is that you are at least 18 years of age, successfully attained a high school diploma (GED, or equivalent level of secondary education) and legally entitled to work in Canada. (A copy of a valid work permit may be required.)
• If you are considered for the position, clearance is required on all applicable background checks (which may include criminal, identity, educational, and/or credit) and professional reference checks. Some EPCOR positions require an enhanced level of background assessment, which is dictated by law. These positions require advanced criminal record checks that must also be conducted from time to time after commencement of employment.
• A technical/practical assessment may be administered during the selection process and this exercise will be used as a part of the selection criterion.
• To meet the physical demands required of some positions, candidates must be in good physical condition and willing to work in all weather conditions. Clearance on pre-placement medical and drug and alcohol testing may be required.
• Prior infractions for unsafe driving behaviours will be evaluated and considered for non-selection regardless of current demerits on file.
• If you are required to provide your own personal reliable vehicle: Successful applicants must provide their own vehicles with appropriate insurance in accordance with EPCOR’s Employee Mileage Reimbursement Policy. You will be reimbursed in accordance with EPCOR’s Employee Mileage Reimbursement Policy.