Scheduler Analyst - Austin Water

City of Austin; United States; Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Telework option

Training opportunities

Retirement plan

Job summary

The City of Austin's Austin Water Facility Engineering Division seeks a Scheduler Analyst – Electrical to support project and workforce planning for utility infrastructure. You will coordinate field construction, review contracts, and plan crew size, hours, and equipment to ensure on-time delivery and compliance with standards.

Position includes a telework option, pays $38.01–$47.90 hourly, and is based at Ullrich Water Treatment Plant with opportunities across multiple locations and a

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent with related experience.
• Experience planning, coordinating, and scheduling utility projects.
• Ability to travel to multiple work locations and manage contracts.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and schedule field construction and maintenance projects.
• Review contracts and contract documents related to construction or engineering.
• Measure work performance to develop and improve utility design standards.
• Track project status and report to management.
• Plan projects with crew size, work hours, and equipment needs.
• Prepare work orders, control records and post schedules.
• Communicate project information to internal and external customers.
• Ensure compliance with City and regulatory requirements.
• Meet with project managers, engineers and contractors to discuss designs.

Skills

Scheduling

Contract review

Project coordination

Communication

Workforce planning

Documentation

Education

High school diploma

Job description

About This Position

Austin Water has been committed to providing safe, reliable, high-quality, and affordable water services to our customers. Today, we serve over 1,000,000 people in the Austin metropolitan area, across more than 548 square miles. As one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, we’re not just keeping up—we’re leading the way with sustainable infrastructure, advanced treatment technology, and environmental innovation. Austin Water consistently ranks among the best in the country when it comes to water quality. We also treat, return, and recycle wastewater in ways that protect environmental resources. Austin Water exceeds federal and state requirements for clean water and environmental compliance at our water and wastewater treatment plants.

Job Description

Scheduler Analyst Purpose: Under general supervision, this position performs and manages tasks to assist engineering or management on project or workforce planning and scheduling.

Duties, Functions and Responsibilities

• Coordinates and schedules field construction and maintenance projects.
• Coordinates and reviews construction- or engineering-related contracts and contract documents.
• Measures work performances against engineering work standards to develop, maintain, and improve City of Austin design and construction standards.
• Tracks status of projects, and reports to management.
• Plans projects by determining crew size and composition, work hour requirements, and equipment requirements.
• Prepares work order schedules, control records, and post schedules.
• Communicates project and/or program information to internal and external customers.
• Ensures compliance with City and other regulatory agency requirements and policies.
• Meets with project managers, engineers, and contractors to discuss designs.

Responsibilities – Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised

May provide leadership, work assignments, evaluations, training, and guidance to others.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
• Knowledge of construction projects common to utilities.
• Knowledge of workforce requirements and work output for field construction crews.
• Knowledge of equipment and construction techniques common to utility construction practices.
• Skill in reviewing and summarizing project status reports.
• Skill in maintaining records of project phase.
• Skill in scheduling workforce.

Minimum Qualifications

• For Austin Energy: Graduation from an accredited high school or equivalent, plus three (3) years of experience in a field related to electric utility line or power plant construction and maintenance. OR Seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in construction or maintenance activities, including three (3) years of which were in the planning, coordination, and scheduling of utility construction projects.
• For Austin Water: Graduation from an accredited high school or equivalent, plus 3 years of experience in coordination and scheduling of utility infrastructure projects. Education may substitute for experience up to two (2) years.

Licenses and Certifications Required

None.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master Electrician with field experience in private sector and/or municipal utility.
• Experience reviewing, interpreting, and ensuring/enforcing conformance to electrical construction drawings and specifications.
• Experience with commissioning and start-up of water/wastewater equipment and electrical gear including motors, generators, MCCS, MCPs, and medium-voltage equipment.
• Field experience in heavy electrical gear installation, operation and maintenance in water/wastewater municipal utility setting.
• Experience working with the following electric industry codes, regulations and standards: National Code, NEC, NEMA, NEMA MG-1, NFPA-70E, and NETA.
• Ability to travel to more than one work location.

Notes to Candidate

Position Overview: Austin Water is a large and complex department of the City of Austin, with over 1,300 employees, and multiple facilities across a wide geographical area. Austin Water provides drinking water and wastewater services to over one million customers in the Austin area and manages over 40,000 acres of preserve land for drinking water quality and endangered species habitat. Austin Water Facility Engineering Division is looking for a Scheduler Analyst – Electrical with experience in medium-voltage power distribution equipment installation, operation, and maintenance in water/wastewater utility setting.

Pay Range

$38.01 – $47.90 hourly

Work Location

Ullrich Water Treatment Plant, 1000 Forest View Dr, Austin TX 78746

Days & Hours

M-F, 7:30am – 4:30pm, with the option to telework

Benefits

Working with Austin Water provides a number of health and welfare benefits, such as medical, paid leave time, a great retirement plan, training opportunities and more.

Critical

This position has been designated as critical for the City of Austin. Critical positions are necessary and vital and support activities that impact City or department operations. Work can be done while at a designated work site or while working at an alternate work location. Critical employees may be reassigned to another area to provide essential services to support any extraordinary situations or emergency conditions.

Secondary Employment

All Austin Water employees are prohibited from accepting or engaging in any secondary employment that might conflict or interfere with an employee’s duty and responsibility to the Department. Austin Water will review all secondary employment. Employees are required to submit a Secondary Employment Application for review and approval upon being hired with Austin Water, as well as current Austin Water employees considering secondary employment.

Travel

If you are selected for this position, and meet the Driver Safety Standards in the City of Austin Driver Safety Program, you may drive when necessary to multiple locations as part of your regular job duties. Otherwise, you are responsible for getting to and from these locations.

EEO Statement for City of Austin

The City of Austin will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, religion, veteran status, disability, or sexual orientation. In addition, the City will not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of an individual's AIDS, AIDS Related Complex, or HIV status; nor will the City discriminate against individuals who are perceived to be at risk of HIV infection, or who associate with individuals who are believed to be at risk. City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Important Note to Applicants

All Austin Water worksite locations are tobacco-free. Use of tobacco products and/or e-cigarettes is not permitted on any AW worksite – including construction sites, parking lots, garages or in any personal vehicle located on the premises. Please be aware that the Job Posting Close Date reflects the final day to apply, but the posting will close at 11:59 PM the day before the date listed. All application steps, including attachments and submission, must be fully completed before that time. The posting may also close at any time after seven days. We also recommend that you save or print a copy of the job posting for your records. Once a posting has closed, it will no longer be viewable in the system. Electronic Notification to Applicants: Applicants will be notified via e-mail to communicate information related to the status of their application as part of an ongoing effort to increase operational efficiency, promote a green environment and minimize delays and costs. Ensure that the email address and contact information you provide are current, secure, and readily accessible to you. The City of Austin/Austin Water will not be responsible in any way if you do not receive email communications, fail to check your inbox, or fail to respond in a timely manner.

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