Work Management Relay Planner

Duke Energy Corporation; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Duke Energy Corporation is seeking a Transmission Work Management Relay Planner to develop and manage construction and maintenance work plans for substation-related relay projects. The role requires coordinating with field crews, project management, and GRID teams to ensure on-time delivery of capital and O&M work, with travel to site as needed.

The planner will estimate hours, allocate resources, prepare work packages, and monitor progress, while maintaining compliance with safety,

Qualifications

• Associates Degree required; 5+ years related experience preferred.
• In lieu of degree, 7+ years related experience with High School/GED accepted.
• Strong planning, scheduling and resource coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Scope of work required for each project and assignment.
• Estimate hours and resources needed for execution.
• Identify tools, equipment and permits required.
• Develop construction/maintenance work packages and timelines.
• Coordinate with multiple groups to align schedules and priorities.
• Ensure safety and environmental information is documented and shared.
• Support regulatory compliance and NERC documentation where applicable.
• Travel to project sites to scope, walk-downs and verify requirements.

Skills

Project planning

Communication

Team coordination

Problem solving

Education

Associates Degree

High School / GED

Tools

Passport

MS Project

THOR

Artemis Project View

e-Max

TOA

P6

Adobe

PaperPort

MS Office

Job description

Important Application Submission Information

In order to ensure your application is successfully received before the job posting expires, please submit your application by 11:59 PM on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

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This position reports to the Transmission Area Coordinator Supervisor. The Planner supports internal Transmission Relay field personnel who perform relay construction activities for substation assets. The Planner also works closely with the relay resources and resources within the Transmission Project Management to plan and allocate resources to all projects assigned. The Planner is responsible for the preparation of work packages to perform relay Maintenance activities. The Planner will work with others to help identify any additional maintenance work or capital projects that could be worked concurrently to gain resource efficiencies. The Planner will document and explain variances in the actual job task work hours versus estimated job task work hours. The Planner must closely monitor the progress and status of work and is responsible for raising issues to schedulers and supervisors to identify areas for improvement and opportunities to improve efficiencies. The Planner will be required to support all processes relative to regulatory compliance requirements. The Planner may also be required to ensure accurate completion of NERC related documentation. The position must possess good organization and collaboration skills for working in team environments to produce excellent project plans.

This position supports the development and implementation of construction and maintenance work plans to support annual programs ranging from $150M - $300M annually (capital and O&M, approximate). In addition, this position continually manages changes in these plans to align with changing funding requirements, and to align plans to execute the highest priority work. The Planner has a responsibility to ensure the annual Construction & Maintenance work plan is completed.

Job Responsibilities

• Scope of work required
• Accurate estimate of hours required to perform job
• Skill sets required to perform work
• Provide procedures required to perform work
• Identify special tools required to perform work
• Plan for any mobile equipment needs
• Plan for any special part needs
• Obtain necessary DOT or Environmental permits
• Project job durations for scheduling purposes
• Provide any sketches, digital pictures or drawings needed
• Provide any vendor support information
• Provide any Safety or Environmental information
• Provide any special PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) needs
• Secure and ensure materials are available for appropriate delivery to meet CMI date
• Produce construction estimates for durations and man hours and resources required for construction projects.

The Transmission Work Management Relay Planner identifies critical work activities and keeps all transmission work groups informed of work nearing overdue status to avoid negative consequences.

The Transmission Work Management Relay Planner communicates and schedules with various work groups (i.e. Construction, Project Management, Energy Services, T&D Key Account Reps, Nuclear & Fossil Plants, etc.) to identify and coordinate high priority work.

Planners participate in project planning meetings with Project Management to develop a project plan for each capital construction project. Clarifies project scope, identifies and assigns required construction resources, develops construction work sequence, identifies potential obstacles to completing the project, identifies clearance requirements, and makes initial resource assignments.

Additionally, the Planner coordinates transmission clearances with Grid Management, ECC & TCC, and DCC when there are load issues with project coordination the Planner assist in resolving and re-sequencing the work considering any customer sensitivities. In some regions the Planner also processes, and stores completed work package documentation.

Obtains feedback from schedulers, crew members and supervisor(s) and takes necessary action to remedy any work package quality issues to ensure future accuracy.

Assist with emergency planning, clearance requests and hot line tag requests.

Travel to work location(s) to develop work/project requirements, attend scoping meetings, pre-bid meetings, and/or pre-construction meetings, perform walk down of job sites, audit the effectiveness of the work packages and to ensure adequate parts, special tools, and special equipment is available.

Basic Qualifications

• Associates Degree AND
• 5 years minimum required related experience
• In Lieu of Degree, High School / GED, AND 7 years minimum required related experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree AND
• 6 years related experience

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of work management system, e.g., Passport, MS Project, THOR, Artemis Project View, e-Max, TOA, P6, Adobe, Paper port, MS Office (word, excel, access, etc).
• Requires substantial specific knowledge in craft areas such as electrical, relaying, apparatus, sub-station, and line construction / maintenance work to effectively develop job plans. (Preferred)
• Must have excellent communication and organizational skills and the ability to function effectively in a diverse support organization.
• This individual must possess a vast knowledge of substation, apparatus, relaying and line maintenance practices to identify all needed procedures, resources, and clearances to effectively perform each maintenance / construction job.

Working Conditions

• Onsite Mobility Classification – Work will be performed at a company facility.

Travel Requirements

• 15-25%
• Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable) No
• Represented/Union Position No
• Visa Sponsored Position No. This is not a Visa Sponsored Position. This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.

Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.