Planner/Schedule Coordinator - Transmission

　　Date: Jan 22, 2024

　　Location: Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

　　Company: Entergy

　　Posting End Date:

　　Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid

　　Legal Entity: Entergy Arkansas, LLC

　　* This position will be filled as a Planner/Schedule Coordinator, Planner/Schedule Coordinator II, or Planner/Schedule Coordinator, Sr based on the qualifications and experience of the selected candidate. *

　　JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE:

　　Manages the planning and scheduling of all maintenance and repair activities to ensure the safe and reliable operation of the Transmission System. Secures available manpower and schedules activities in accordance with Transmission’s Work Management System. Performs long range planning for outage maintenance tasks, develops integrated outage schedules for all outage tasks, and schedules emergent repairs to the Transmission System. Ensures all work is completed in accordance with Entergy procedures and within compliance guidelines (SoX). Ensures all SERC related work tasks are scheduled and completed within required periodicity; and all documentation is completed.

　　Works with Grid Engineers and Project Managers in planning and scheduling substation capital construction projects. Performs long range planning for construction projects that require scheduled outages and develops integrated outage schedules for all outage tasks. Interfaces with internal groups such as Project Management and Construction, Major Accounts, Asset Management, Transmission Control Center, Transmission Design Engineering, Distribution Operations Center, Distribution Operations, and Transmission Operational Planning. Additionally, works with external customers and other utilities to schedule work.

　　JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

　　Performs all maintenance planning activities to ensure the correct outage and manpower resources are available to support preventive maintenance and corrective maintenance activities prior to them being scheduled

　　Utilizes Maximo and Click to accomplish the following:

　　Manages, prioritizes and schedules all maintenance activities for their respective Grid

　　Coordinate all substation switching

　　Screens and consolidates work orders for projects

　　Manages the exceptions associated with the schedule that Click generates

　　Maintains and performs updates on scheduled work, resolves time constraint conflicts, identifies variances, develops explanations to schedule changes, monitors close out tasks, and sends reminders as needed

　　Identifies Click schedule errors, analyzes alternatives, and recommends solutions to schedule conflicts

　　Creates work orders for tasks that do not auto-generate

　　Coordinates and leads weekly scheduling conferences with local management personnel. Adjusts schedules and work plans as necessary based on stakeholder feedback.

　　Serves as a member of the Incident Response Team to support storm events

　　Utilizes TOMS to submit outages.

　　Ensures Energization Notices are sent per procedure

　　Responsible to enable assets in Maximo and set maintenance templates

　　Ensures all outstanding work is documented with a current work request detailing the required scope of work

　　Ensures all completed work requests are closed out showing a detailed description of work completed and man hours logged against each task

　　Performs long range planning for outage preventive/corrective maintenance tasks

　　Develops annual plans that lay out the intended execution of all grid portfolio tasks

　　Plans and schedules Capital Project Portfolio for the Grids to include resource allocation, outage requests, and material procurement

　　Schedules and coordinates all SERC required maintenance tasks and ensures proper close-out of the work tasks

　　Performs long range planning and coordination with major industrial customers and Nuclear Power Plants to perform all required preventative and corrective maintenance

　　MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

　　Minimum Education:

　　Associate degree or equivalent work experience

　　Preferred : Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent work experience

　　Minimum Experience:

　　Pl/Sc Coord:

　　with an Associate degree: 0 - 4 years of experience in a related field or function

　　without an Associate degree: at least 2 - 4 years of experience in a related field or function

　　Pl/Sc Coord II: At least 4 - 6 years of experience in a related field or function

　　with an Associate degree: 4 - 6 years of experience in a related field or function

　　without an Associate degree: at least 6 years of experience in a related field or function

　　Pl/Sc Coord Sr: At least 6 years of experience in a related field or function

　　with an Associate degree: 6+ years of experience in a related field or function

　　without an Associate degree: 8+ years of experience in a related field or function

　　Preferred : At least 2 years of operational experience in the construction, power plant or utility sector

　　Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

　　Proficiency with current computer-based business applications

　　Ability to manage multiple responsibilities and deliverables in a fast-paced environment

　　Ability to work with multiple levels of the organizational structure

　　Ability to adapt to changing priorities

　　Ability to work well under pressure

　　Strong verbal and written communications skills

　　Excellent organizational and analytical skills

　　Experience/training in scheduling resources or maintenance and construction practices

　　Experience with Microsoft Office Excel and database applications

　　Self-motivated and dependable team player

　　Ability to learn new software systems quickly

　　Preferred :

　　Experience in substation or relay maintenance and construction

　　Experience in planning and scheduling maintenance and construction activities.

　　Excellent computer technical skills

　　Knowledge of/experience with Click, Maximo, and TOMS

　　Ability to understand and interpret policies and procedures applicable to the Business Unit

　　Any Certificates, Licenses, etc.:

　　None#LI-NC1

　　#LI-HYBRID

　　Primary Location: Arkansas-Little Rock Arkansas : Little Rock

　　Job Function : Professional

　　FLSA Status :

　　Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered

　　Union description/code : NON BARGAINING UNIT

　　Number of Openings : 1

　　Req ID: 113860

　　Travel Percentage :Up to 25%

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　　Additional Responsibilities: As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

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　　WORKING CONDITIONS:

　　As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

　　Please note: Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.

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