Sr Work Planner

Transmission & Distribution World; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 83,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match and company contribution

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

Generous paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Exelon is a Fortune 200 energy company seeking a high-potential professional to oversee regional planning and work management. You will lead and mentor planners, develop the planning model, and monitor performance against strict SLAs while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance across a major utility footprint.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, budgeting oversight, and coordination with Field and Meter Service teams to optimize reliability and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business or Engineering with 4–7 years in a utility environment.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to use measurement frameworks.
• Proficient in Access, Excel, Word, and Passport.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple objectives and work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Leads, directs and motivates regional planners; conducts yearly performance reviews.
• Develops and directs the planning model of Work Management for the region.
• Monitors work plans and communicates with management to maintain the cycle plan.
• Provides weekly, monthly and annual performance indicators for leadership.
• Collaborates with field managers to ensure safe, efficient scheduling and budgeting.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excellent communication

Multi-tasking

Problem solving

Negotiation & conflict management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or Engineering

Tools

Access

Excel

Word

Passport

Job description

Exelon is helping build a more affordable, reliable energy future for the communities we serve. We're looking for people who are ready to make a difference and work together to deliver the energy our customers count on every day. As a Fortune 200 company and one of the nation's largest utility companies, we have more than 20,000 colleagues who serve nearly 11 million customers through six fully regulated utilities - Atlantic City Electric (ACE), Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE), Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), Delmarva Power & Light (DPL), PECO Energy Company (PECO), and Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco). Exelon is built by people who put safety first, work together to solve problems and show up every day for our customers and communities. We believe strong teams are built on trust, respect and a shared commitment to high-performance culture. And our commitment to employees includes creating an environment where people can grow, develop new skills and build thriving careers. We know this work isn't easy. That's why we offer competitive compensation, incentives, excellent benefits and the opportunity to build a rewarding career. No matter your role, you will be part of a team that is committed to making a difference, improving how we work and delivering for the people who depend on us.

Are you on for the challenge?

Provide development and oversight of the work plan. Responsible for development and reporting of indicators to track the success of regional planners. Proactively monitors work planning, ensures quality and standard of work packages, daily communication with Work Management, ensures local planners make changes as needed to support the cycle plan and provide supervisors with standardized work packages. Provide analysis and assist in developing recommendations to senior management to enable fact-based strategic decision-making. Specific to Customer Field and Meter Services Provide development and oversight of the work plan. Responsible for development and reporting of indicators to track the success of regional planners, proactively monitors work planning, communicates with outside department on departmental prioritization, and project manages workflow issues. Provide analysis and assist in developing recommendations to senior management to enable fact-based strategic decision-making. Position may be required to work extended hours for coverage during storms or other energy delivery emergencies.

Primary Duties

• Leads, directs and provides motivation for regional planners. Responsible for the yearly performance review of the regional planners. Works directly with and assists the Regional Work Control Manager. (20%)
• Assumes a lead role to provide support, analysis, and guidance to the work planners to ensure that proper timelines, appointments, commitments, and Service Level Agreements are met. (20%)
• Develops and directs the planning model of Work Management Process for the region in alignment with the cycle plan (including coordination and input from the regionalized planners). (20%)
• Assumes a lead role to provide support, analysis, and guidance to the work planners to ensure that proper timelines and standards are met. (20%)
• Proactively monitors work plans and key initiatives, communicates on a daily basis with the Field and Meter Service Management Team and regionalized work planners to identify risks and plan for contingencies to maintain the cycle plan. (20%)
• Accountable for ensuring effective financial task accounting. Responsible for monitoring operating and capital budget for areas, and ensuring safe work performance. (20%)
• Proactively monitors work plans and key initiatives, communicates on a daily basis with the Regional Work Control Manager and regionalized work planners to identify risks and plan for contingencies to maintain the cycle plan. (20%)
• Accountable for ensuring effective financial task accounting. Responsible for monitoring operating and capital budget for areas, and ensuring safe work performance. (10%)
• Establish and maintain a safe work environment for subordinates within the department (10%)
• Provides accurate weekly, monthly and annual performance indicators for the Regional Director. (10%)
• Provides accurate weekly, monthly and annual performance indicators for the Regional Director.Leads, directs and provides motivation for regional planners. Responsible for the yearly performance review of the regional planners. Communicates with the Regional Field Managers.

Job Scope

Maintain internal communication with the Work Control Coordinators, Work Week Managers and the Schedulers Maintain external relationships with the First Line Supervisors, Area Maintenance Engineers and Design Engineers Actions have direct impact on the utility company reliability and customer satisfaction goals, the revenue stream of utility company and Exelon, the public, political and regulatory opinion of utility company. Specific to Customer Field and Meter Services Maintain internal communication with the Director, Regional Field Managers, and other Customer Operations key managers requesting escalated scheduling of field orders. Maintain external relationships with the First Line Supervisors. Actions have direct impact on the utility company reliability and customer satisfaction goals, the revenue stream of the utility company and Exelon, the public, political and regulatory opinion of the utility company.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business or Engineering AND 4-7 years' experience in utility company business unit or equivalent external experience, or in lieu of bachelor's degree, a minimum of 6-9 years' experience in utility company business unit or equivalent external experience
• For ComEd T&S Only: Employee will be required to successfully pass a comprehensive T&S Training Program. Failure to pass training classes with adequate scores will be subject to the Loss of Employment Policy HR -AC-20.
• Strong analytical skills in measurement frameworks, tools, approaches and techniques
• Proficient in Access, Excel, Word, and Passport
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives and projects while maintaining proper focus on major tactical and strategic initiatives
• Ability to perform under pressure and/or opposition
• Advanced skills in problem solving, negotiation, and conflict management
• Demonstrates proficiency in utility company competencies: Drives for Accountability and Achieves Results Fosters Teamwork and Collaboration Applies Continuous Learning and Improvement Sustains High Performance in Ambiguous Situations Promotes Diversity Creates Competitive Advantage

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Business or Engineering

Benefits

• Annual salary will vary based on a candidate’s skills, qualifications, experience, and other factors: $83,200.00/Yr. – $114,400.00/Yr.
• Annual Bonus for eligible positions: 15%
• 401(k) match and annual company contribution
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• Generous paid time off options, including vacation, sick time, floating and fixed holidays, maternity leave and bonding/primary caregiver leave or parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program and resources for mental and emotional support
• Wellbeing programs such as tuition reimbursement, adoption and surrogacy assistance and fitness reimbursement
• Referral bonus program
• And much more

Note: Exelon-sponsored compensation and benefit programs may vary or not apply based on length of service, job grade, job classification or represented status. Eligibility will be determined by the written plan or program documents.

Who We Are

We're powering a cleaner, brighter future.
Exelon is leading the energy transformation, and we're calling all problem solvers, innovators, community builders and change makers. Work with us to deliver solutions that make our diverse cities and communities stronger, healthier and more resilient.
We're powered by purpose-driven people like you who believe in being inclusive and creative, and value safety, innovation, integrity and community service. We are a Fortune 200 company, 19,000 colleagues strong serving more than 10 million customers at six energy companies -- Atlantic City Electric (ACE), Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE), Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), Delmarva Power & Light (DPL), PECO Energy Company (PECO), and Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco).
In our relentless pursuit of excellence, we elevate diverse voices, fresh perspectives and bold thinking. And since we know transforming the future of energy is hard work, we provide competitive compensation, incentives, excellent benefits and the opportunity to build a rewarding career.
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