Scheduling & Planning Intern — Utility Co-op

American Electric Power; Pulaski (VA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

American Electric Power is seeking a Work Scheduling Intern to support planning, scheduling, and coordination of distribution line and service work. You will gain experience with work management processes, customer work requests, scheduling activities, and coordination across internal teams and external partners to ensure work is completed safely and on schedule.

The role emphasizes developing analytical and organizational skills, collaborating with engineers, service supervisors, and customers

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing an associate degree in a relevant field.
• Strong organizational and analytical abilities.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to learn work management and scheduling processes.

Responsibilities

• Assist with planning, scheduling, and coordinating distribution line and service work.
• Support review and coordination of customer work requests and prerequisites.
• Assist with coordinating resources, schedules, and changing priorities.
• Collaborate with engineers, service supervisors, customers, and contractors as appropriate.
• Support schedule adjustments related to workload, weather, and resource availability.
• Assist with coordination of planned customer service outages.
• Maintain scheduling and work information using applicable systems and applications.
• Apply analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills to scheduling activities.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders and contribute to team goals.
• Perform assigned work safely and per company policies.

Skills

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

Associate degree in Engineering Technology, Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business, Technology, or a related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

American Electric Power is seeking a Work Scheduling Intern to support planning, scheduling, and coordination of distribution line and service work. You will gain experience with work management processes, customer work requests, scheduling activities, and coordination across internal teams and external partners to ensure work is completed safely and on schedule.

The role emphasizes developing analytical and organizational skills, collaborating with engineers, service supervisors, and customers