Senior Substation Construction & Maintenance Planner

Kapower; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

401K (Traditional and Roth) with match

Paid Holidays and Flexible PTO

Parental Leave

Job summary

K&A Power Group is seeking a highly skilled Substation Construction & Maintenance Planner to join our Greenville, SC team. You will plan, coordinate, and execute complex substation construction and maintenance activities, ensuring safe, efficient operations and adherence to standards.

Ideal candidates bring extensive hands-on substation experience, deep knowledge of equipment and outage sequencing, and the ability to develop detailed work plans. Travel to field locations is required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in transmission line and/or substation maintenance, construction, commissioning, or operations.
• Experience planning and coordinating substation maintenance and construction activities.
• Ability to independently develop work plans and manage complex projects.
• Hands-on experience working in electrical substations.
• Strong knowledge of substation equipment, outage planning, and sequencing.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and schedule complex substation construction and maintenance activities.
• Develop detailed work plans, construction sequences, equipment outage plans, and temporary facility installation plans.
• Coordinate with Transmission, Distribution, and Generation teams to ensure safe project execution.
• Review construction sequencing, switching plans, isolation procedures, and clearance documentation.
• Support project managers by developing construction execution strategies.
• Lead planning and scheduling calls for projects of varying complexity.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to outages and clearances.
• Interpret drawings, specifications, procedures, and system documentation.
• Ensure compliance with safety requirements and NERC standards.
• Maintain project records and scheduling information.
• Provide technical guidance for substation maintenance and construction.
• Support development and improvement of planning procedures.

Skills

Substation planning

Outage planning

Construction coordination

Scheduling

Technical guidance

NERC standards

Safety procedures

Electrical substations

Project management

Field experience

Job description

K&A Power Group is seeking a highly skilled Substation Construction & Maintenance Planner to join our Greenville, SC team. You will plan, coordinate, and execute complex substation construction and maintenance activities, ensuring safe, efficient operations and adherence to standards.

Ideal candidates bring extensive hands-on substation experience, deep knowledge of equipment and outage sequencing, and the ability to develop detailed work plans. Travel to field locations is required.