Planner/Scheduler

Date: Oct 1, 2026 | Location: JEWETT, TX, US, 75846 | Company: NRG

About the role

The Planner/Scheduler is responsible for planning, coordinating, and scheduling maintenance, outage, and project work to support safe, reliable, and cost-effective plant operations. This role develops work plans, schedules, resource estimates, and supporting documentation to facilitate maintenance and project activities. The Planner/Scheduler works collaboratively with plant personnel, contractors, and other stakeholders to prioritize work, support work management processes, and maintain accurate planning and scheduling information. The position supports compliance with company policies, safety standards, environmental requirements, and applicable regulatory obligations.

Responsibilities

• Provides detailed planning by developing scopes of work, identifying and estimating manpower and material requirements, and identifying all associated activities required to accomplish the work
• Creates/develops schedules in support of routine & outage maintenance and/or projects as needed
• Creates documents, including reports, memos, graphs, charts, tables, etc
• Coordinate and interface between various work groups
• Gains cooperation and action from people not under employee’s direct reporting
• Reviews and updates job plans/work packages as needed
• Ensures Company resources are used in a cost effective manner
• Supports and emphasizes the importance of safety and environmental policies
• Recognizes problems and is proactive in helping to resolve them
• Initiates and tracks progress of work using work management systems (ex: routine and outage backlogs)

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years’ of related plant experience or Bachelor's degree in an Engineering, Business, or related discipline from an accredited college or university, and 4 years of related plant experience
• Valid driver’s license

Working conditions: normal office environment and power plant environment which requires working in all weather conditions, around rotating and energized equipment, hazardous materials and chemicals; requires operation of a motor vehicle; overtime and non-standard working hours as required; occasional travel outside service area.

Physical requirements: wearing personal protective safety equipment (respirators, safety glasses, gloves, hard hat, appropriate footwear, ear plugs, etc.); ability to work around rotating and energized equipment, hazardous materials and chemicals; requires standing, sitting, walking, kneeling, twisting, climbing stairs and ladders, and entering plant equipment to access, inspect or collect data on plant equipment.

Qualifications

Preferred qualifications: Knowledge of power plant systems and operations; strong background in mechanical maintenance preferred.

Skills

• Ability to use a personal computer and standard business software; Microsoft Office suite and working knowledge of SAP and PaSTA highly desirable
• Basic understanding of the processes, systems, assets, resources, key personnel, and business functions of the Business Unit
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a team environment
• Ability to effectively communicate (verbal and written) at all levels of the organization
• Ability to establish and maintain a positive and professional working relationship with all individuals
• Demonstrated sound business skills necessary to accomplish assigned tasks
• Ability to perform as a team member or leader in a cross-functional team environment and achieve consensus decisions
• Ability to read, create and follow written policies and procedures
• Ability to read, write and understand English
• Knowledge of estimating techniques
• Ability to understand and use work management systems
• Knowledge of applicable safety and environmental regulations

Nearest Major Market: Waco