Planner/Scheduler I-Sr

Entergy; Brookhaven (MS); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Entergy Mississippi, LLC is seeking a Planner/Schedule Coordinator to manage the planning and scheduling of maintenance and repair activities for the Transmission System. The role ensures safe, reliable operation, secures manpower, and develops integrated outage schedules using Maximo, Click, and TOMS.

Collaboration with internal groups and external utilities is essential. The position requires coordinating long-range planning for outages and capital projects, ensuring documentation meets SOX

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent work experience
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent work experience
• Experience in scheduling maintenance and construction activities
• Experience with substation or relay maintenance and construction
• Knowledge of Click, Maximo, and TOMS

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule maintenance and outages for grid assets
• Lead weekly scheduling conferences with management
• Coordinate with internal groups and external customers
• Ensure compliance with Entergy procedures and SOX
• Manage work orders and resource allocation in Maximo/Click

Skills

Proficiency in MS Office

Strong communications

Analytical skills

Multitasking

Team collaboration

Education

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Maximo

Click

TOMS

Excel

Job description

PS Job Title:

Planner/Schedule Coordinator

Work Place Flexibility:

Onsite

Legal Entity:

Entergy Mississippi, LLC

This position will be filled as a Planner/Schedule Coordinator, I- 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 schedules 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 all documentation is completed, Works with Grid Engineers and Project Managers in planning and scheduling substation capital construction projects, Performs long range planning for construction projects that require scheduled outages and develops integrated outage schedules for all outage tasks, Interfaces with internal groups such as Project Management and Construction, Major Accounts, Asset Management, Transmission Control Center, Transmission Design Engineering, Distribution Operations Center, Distribution Operations, and Transmission Operational Planning, Additionally, works with external customers and other utilities to schedule work.

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.
• Utilizes Maximo and Click to accomplish the following:
  • Manages, prioritizes and schedules all maintenance activities for their respective Grid
  • Coordinate all substation switching
  • Screens and consolidates work orders for projects
  • Manages the exceptions associated with the schedule that Click generates
  • Maintains and performs updates on scheduled work, resolves time constraint conflicts, identifies variances, develops explanations to schedule changes, monitors close out tasks, and sends reminders as needed
  • Identifies Click schedule errors, analyzes alternatives, and recommends solutions to schedule conflicts
  • Creates work orders for tasks that do not auto-generate
• Coordinates and leads weekly scheduling conferences with local management personnel, Adjusts schedules and work plans as necessary based on stakeholder feedback,
• Serves as a member of the Incident Response Team to support storm events
• Utilizes TOMS to submit outages
• Ensures Energization Notices are sent per procedure
• Responsible to enable assets in Maximo and set maintenance templates
• 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 tasks
• Develops annual plans that lay out the intended execution of all grid portfolio tasks
• Plans and schedules Capital Project Portfolio for the Grids to include resource allocation, outage requests, and material procurement
• 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
• Develops annual plans that lay out the intended execution of all grid portfolio tasks
• Plans and schedules Capital Project Portfolio for the Grids to include resource allocation, outage requests, and material procurement
• 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:

Associate degree or equivalent work experience

Preferred

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

Minimum Experience

• Pl/Sc Coord: an Associate degree: 0 - 4 years of experience in a related field or function; without an Associate degree: at least 2 -4 years of experience in a related field or function
• Pl/Sc Coord II: At least 4 - 6 years of experience in a related field or function with an Associate degree: 4 - 6 years of experience in a related field or function; without an Associate degree: at least 6 years of experience in a related field or function
• Pl/Sc Coord Sr: At least 6 years of experience in a related field or function with an Associate degree: 6+ years of experience in a related field or function; without an Associate degree: 8+ years of experience in a related field or function
• Preferred: At least 2 years of operational experience in the construction, power plant or utility sector

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Proficiency with current computer-based business applications
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities and deliverables in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work with multiple levels of the organizational structure
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Strong verbal and written communications skills
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills
• Experience/training in scheduling resources or maintenance and construction practices
• Experience with Microsoft Office Excel and database applications
• Self-motivated and dependable team player
• Ability to learn new software systems quickly

Preferred

• Experience in substation or relay maintenance and construction
• Experience in planning and scheduling maintenance and construction activities,
• Excellent computer technical skills
• Knowledge of/experience with Click, Maximo, and TOMS
• Ability to understand and interpret policies and procedures applicable to the Business Unit

Any Certificates, Licenses, Etc.

None

Primary Location:

Mississippi - Brookhaven Mississippi : Brookhaven || Mississippi : Flora || Mississippi : Grenada

Job Function

Corporate

FLSA Status

Professional

Number of Openings

1

Req ID

125232

PS Job Title

Planner/Schedule Coordinator

Travel Percentage

Up to 25%

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Additional Responsibilities

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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.