Electrical/Instrumentation Planner

Job Scope

Generally responsible for planning and scheduling heavy industrial engineering projects, monitoring project costs and/or estimating projects. Work will be performed under minimal supervision. Primary responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Develop and generate Work Order plans involving multiple steps specializing in electrical equipment installation and maintenance
• Develop replacement scope of works for electrical equipment retrofit
• Develop replacement in kind for obsolete instruments and be able to develop the wiring runs and meet all electrical specs for the site
• Create budgetary estimate for instrument replacement, wiring runs
• Develop Steps, schedule, and quality requirements for electrical scope
• Fluency with cost reduction efforts and able to challenge the costs from vendors to develop most cost-effective options of repair
• Optional but Preferred items: PLC knowledge and be able to generate scope of work for PLC upgrades, high voltage or substation repair scope experience, One Line Knowledge and experience

Requirements

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent is required. Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Construction Science, Building Science or related field is highly preferred.
• Certification: AACE International or Project Management Institute (PMI) certification is preferred.
• Experience: This position requires 5+ years of relevant industrial experience in planning, scheduling, cost control and estimating.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and application of company business standards and good practices.
• Extreme attention to detail.
• Possesses a comprehensive understanding of the function of all engineering disciplines.
• Understanding of existing and potential customer deliverable expectations and preferences.
• Ability to set priorities.
• Ability to effectively discuss and correspond with engineering disciplines and/or contractors to ascertain and understand pertinent information concerning schedules, scopes of work, estimates and/or project costs.
• Coaching and mentoring skills and experience.
• Excellent listening and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Knowledge of other disciplines deliverable development to ensure coordination of efforts.
• Knowledge and understanding of schedule constraints and information requirements for the production of all project controls deliverables.
• Experienced in scheduling professional service hours and assessing the progress and quality of project controls work.
• Able to accurately estimate completion of assigned tasks.
• Proficient in the use of Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project scheduling software.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit, stand or walk for long periods of time.