Planner, Operations, Gas

Role and Scope of Position

The Planner, Gas Operations is responsible for planning, organizing and managing the Gas Distribution field workload through accurate forecasting, staffing calculations, scheduling and management reports. Creates, maintains and upgrades short and long-term staffing models and trending forecasts to improve the efficiency of the Gas Operations area.

Essential Functions

• Generates district work plans and schedules that ensure resources are available to meet workload demands.
• Provides contingency plans to rebalance workload.
• Maintains current and future workload to ensure district plans and schedules maximize productivity, control costs and meets or exceeds service level agreements (SLA’s).
• Creates and maintains accurate short and long-term forecasting and staffing models that ensure the effective utilization of distribution resources.
• Evaluates current procedures and recommends changes to improve the efficiency of planning and scheduling of projects.
• Works with Compliance Coordinators to distribute district compliance and mandated program work.
• Safeguards all projects are executed and closed out in a timely, accurate and cost-effective manner and according to Company policy.
• Develops time and cost schedules for district management through analysis of survey statistics and productivity information.
• Prepares weekly and monthly workload status reports for management.

Technical Knowledge/Skill/Education/Licenses/Certifications

• Technical Knowledge/Skill: Requires working and technical knowledge of specific Distribution departmental activities including construction standards, operating and maintenance procedures and regulations related to Distribution field activity.
• Ability to use PC desktop applications (e.g. Microsoft Office, Work Management and spreadsheets).
• Strong analytical skills and demonstrated skill in workload planning and resource allocation.
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, related discipline or equivalent experience.
• Experience: Minimum of three (3) to five (5) years in Gas Operations or related field.

Working Conditions

• Must be available to work emergency restoration assignment as required.
• Must be available to travel between MA/CT/NH as necessary.
• This position is categorized as safety-sensitive for the purpose of drug testing.
• Successful applicants shall be subject to a pre-assignment drug test if the individual is currently in a non-safety sensitive position.
• A positive drug test will result in disciplinary action.

Mental Aspects

• Work includes analyzing, implementing and coordinating.
• This role works in an environment that often requires the performance of multiple simultaneous activities, where deadlines need to be met and work is performed under pressure while involving significant business commitments and results.

Compensation and Benefits

• Eversource offers a competitive total rewards program.
• Salary is commensurate with your experience.
• This position is eligible for a potential incentive.
• The annual salary range for this position is: $97,390.00-$108,210.00.

Worker Type

• Candidate must be able to work regular hours and be available to work emergency restoration assignments as required.

Emergency Response

• Responding to emergency situations to meet customers’ needs is part of every employee’s role.

EEO Statement

• Eversource Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability status, or protected veteran status.
• VEVRRA Federal Contractor