TFS Work Mngmt Coordinator Associate - Sr

aep; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 63,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

AEP is seeking a Transmission Field Services Work Management Coordinator to schedule and optimize field crews and outages. You will develop resource-loaded schedules for maintenance, capital outages, and other TFS activities, using approved software and tools, while ensuring compliance with outage procedures and safety standards.

Responsibilities include assisting with outage requests, coordinating with project and operations teams, analyzing KPI data, and preparing reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or equivalent in engineering, tech, or construction management is preferred.
• Relevant scheduling or project controls experience in utilities is highly valued.
• Strong reading of electrical schematics and ability to interpret plans.

Responsibilities

• Develop integrated resource-loaded and levelized TFS work schedules.
• Align schedules with maintenance, outages, and other TFS activities.
• Comply with Outage Coordination Procedures and RTO guidelines.
• Participate in cross-group meetings and outage coordination.
• Assist with outage requests and data entry into TOA/OSI.
• Support data analysis, KPI reporting, and trend summaries.
• Coordinate with scheduling, staffing and outages across sections.
• Promote professional safety practices and teamwork.

Skills

Scheduling

Data entry

Communication

Team coordination

Attention to detail

Excel

SharePoint

IPS

IBM Cognos

Primavera

PowerBI

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Engineering Technology/Construction Management

Associate degree in Engineering/Engineering Technology/Construction Management

High school diploma

Tools

Excel

SharePoint

IPS

IBM Cognos

Primavera

PowerBI

Job description

Job Summary

Responsible for scheduling of pre-determined work activities of Transmission field personnel. Perform the collecting data, data entry, and maintaining front end loaded schedules as well as completed ready to execute resource loaded schedules that optimize the maintenance work plans, capital work plans and other TFS work activities. Complete and submit accurate TFS outage requests, including entering outages into iTOA/OSI and verifying that all required outages have been entered. Possess an advanced knowledge of scheduling software and upgrades to the software. Must be a self-motivated individual and able to work under minimal supervision, be a good communicator and work well with others.

Job Description

What will you do:

• Transmission Field Services Work Management Coordinator Associate - Sr
• Under the direction of others, assist with the development of fully integrated resource loaded and levelized TFS work schedules that optimize maintenance work plans, capital outage work, and other TFS work activities using Transmission approved scheduling software and tools.
• Comply with the Outage Coordination Procedure and all RTO guidelines.
• Participate in meetings with project, outage, construction, maintenance, operations and commissioning groups.
• Assist with TFS outage requests, including entering outages into TOA or its successor data base.
• Assist in organizing, coordinating and attending the supporting areas outage coordination meetings.
• Assist higher level employees in coordinating changes to the work schedule when an outage needs to be canceled or rescheduled.
• Assist higher level employees in the development, review, and presentation of statistical reports related to work scheduling and adherence, crew utilization, etc.
• Assist with the coordination and participate in meetings with other sections/departments covering scheduling, staffing and outages.
• Develop professionalism, Safety practices and positive Culture, good teamwork skills, effective communication skills, and become familiar with planning and scheduling techniques.
• Perform all duties and work with others in a safe manner in compliance with appropriate Company safety policies and rules.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What we are looking for:

TFS Work Mngmt Coord Associate SG 05: $63,496-$79,369

• Bachelor's Degree in a related technical field such as Engineering, Engineering Technology, Construction Management or
• Associate's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Construction Management or related technical field or
• High school diploma, Vocational training and 4 years' utility field experience.

Work Experience Requirement:

• Candidates with a Bachelor Degree in a Business field, such as Accounting, Finance or Management will be accepted if they have at least 2 years of maintenance work scheduling or construction project scheduling experience or other relevant utility experience. Utility field experience would include Transmission or Distribution Line, Station, P&C, Transmission engineering, Transmission or Distribution dispatch experience; or maintenance and/or construction work/project scheduling or project controls experience is strongly preferred.

Other Requirements:

• Basic working knowledge with MS Office Tools and MS SharePoint.
• Ability to read/ interpret electrical schematics Some travel required, must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license.
• Become familiar with planning and scheduling techniques.

TFS Work Mngmt Coord - SG 06: $74,551-$93,189

• Bachelor's Degree in a related technical field such as Engineering, Engineering Technology, Construction Management and 1 year experience. OR
• Associate's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Construction Management or related technical field and 3 years' utility experience. Or
• High school diploma and 6 years' utility field experience.

Work Experience Requirement:

• Candidates with a Bachelor Degree in a Business field, such as Accounting, Finance or Management will be accepted if they have at least 6 years of maintenance work scheduling or construction project scheduling experience or other relevant utility experience. Utility field experience would include Transmission or Distribution Line, Station, P&C, Transmission engineering, Transmission or Distribution dispatch experience; or maintenance and/or construction work/project scheduling or project controls experience is strongly preferred.

Other Requirements:

• Proficient with Excel, MS Office Tools, SharePoint.
• Experience with IPS, IBM Cognos, Primavera, PowerBI preferred.
• Ability to solicit information from field employees and leadership via phone and email.
• Talent for organizing and summarizing data.
• Skillful in developing and /or interpreting detailed KPI, metrics, and progress reports.
• 6). Ability to read/ interpret electrical schematics.
• Some travel required, must possess and m