Planner/Scheduler Coordinator

Entergy Corporation; Conroe (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Entergy Corporation is seeking a skilled planner/coordinator for transmission maintenance. The role focuses on planning outages, securing manpower, and integrating schedules to support reliable transmission operations.

The position requires coordination with grid operations, contractors, and major industrial customers, with emphasis on long-range outage planning and regulatory compliance. On-site work in Texas is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent work experience.
• 2–4 years of operational experience for Pl/Sc Coord I, 4–6 years for Coord II, 6+ years for Coord Sr.

Responsibilities

• Performs maintenance planning to ensure correct outage and manpower resources.
• Builds weekly maintenance schedules and manages backlog.
• Maintains SWMS and LWMS with detailed work requests and hours.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Outage scheduling

Work management

SERC compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SWMS

LWMS

MS Office

Job description

This position will be filled as a Pl/Sc Coord I, Pl/Sc Coord II, or Pl/Sc Coord Sr based on the qualifications and experience of the selected candidate.

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE

Manages the planning and scheduling of all maintenance and repair activities to ensure the safe and reliable operation of the Transmission System. Secures available manpower and schedule activities in accordance with Transmission’s Work Management System. Performs long range planning for outage maintenance tasks, develops integrated outage schedules for all outage tasks, and schedules emergent repairs to the Transmission System. Ensures all work is completed in accordance with Entergy procedures and within compliance guidelines (SoX). Ensures all SERC related work tasks are scheduled and completed within required periodicity; and the all documentation is completed.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs all maintenance planning activities to ensure the correct outage and manpower resources are available to support preventive maintenance and corrective maintenance activities prior to them being scheduled.
• Manages, prioritizes and schedules all maintenance activities for their respective Grid. Builds weekly maintenance schedules, manages the maintenance backlog and identifies any emergent work that requires immediate attention.
• Maintains the Substation Work Management System (SWMS) and Line Work Management System (LWMS) for the Grid. Ensures all outstanding work is documented with a current work request detailing the required scope of work. Ensures all completed work requests are closed out showing a detailed description of work completed and man hours logged against each task.
• Performs long range planning for outage preventive/corrective maintenance task. Develops annual plans that lay out the intended execution of all grid portfolio tasks. Develops outage work schedules and manages contracts, contractors and budgets associated with this work.
• Plans and schedules Capital Project Portfolio for the Grids to include resource allocation , outage requests, and material procurment.
• Schedules and coordinates all SERC required maintenance tasks and ensures proper close-out of the work tasks.
• Performs long range planning and coordination with major industrial customers and Nuclear Power Plants to perform all required preventative and corrective maintenance.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Minimum education required of the position

Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent work experience desired.

Minimum experience required of the position

Pl/Sc Coord I: 2-4 years of operational experience in the construction, power plant or utility sector.

Pl/Sc Coord II: 4-6 years of operational experience in the construction, power plant or utility sector.

Pl/Sc Coord Sr: At least 6 of years of operational experience in the construction, power plant or utility sector.

Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position

Proficiency with current computer based business applications.

• None

Primary Location: Texas-ConroeTexas : The Woodlands || Texas : Conroe
Job Function: Engineering
FLSA Status: Professional
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 125477
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets.

EEO Statement: The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.

Accessibility:

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Additional Responsibilities:

As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

The non-confidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment. Please [e-mail] to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

Please note:

Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.