Scheduler Planner (Hybrid Schedule)

About the role

The Scheduler Planner (Hybrid Schedule) position is responsible for planning, organizing, and managing the Electric/Gas/Transmission field workload through accurate forecasting, staffing calculations, scheduling, and management reports.

Responsibilities

• Generates district work plans and schedules that ensure resources are available to meet workload demands. Provides contingency plans to rebalance workload.
• Makes sure current and future workload is monitored to maximize productivity, control costs, and meet or exceed service level agreements (SLA’s).
• Creates and maintains accurate short and long-term forecasting and staffing models to ensure the efficient use of distribution resources.
• Evaluates current procedures and recommends changes to improve the efficiency of planning and scheduling of projects.
• Ensures 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 using survey statistics and productivity information.
• Prepares weekly and monthly workload status reports for management.
• Schedules daily work assignments for Electric/Gas/Transmission departments, as designated.
• Ensures work plans and schedules facilitate timely and cost-effective completion of all capital workload including new business, compliance and mandated work, system reliability, and maintenance and construction.
• Collaborates across the organization to achieve company's strategies and goals.
• Ensures area resources are available to meet work demands.

Requirements

Must possess excellent multi-tasking skills, be detail-oriented, meet expectations of multiple organizations, and understand goal-driven deliverables. Requires the ability to either take or recommend necessary actions to ensure goals and targets are achieved. Must have a working knowledge of distribution maintenance, distribution construction, testing, distribution/transmission/gas operations, and work management principles. A Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, related discipline, or equivalent experience is required. Minimum of 3 years of experience is also required.

Qualifications

Requires a working knowledge of work management systems and scheduling techniques. Experience with Primavera, MS Project, MS Access, and Safran is highly desirable. Knowledge of Construction Principles and Practices, Operations, Maintenance, Safety Standards, and Business Processes is also required. Requires working knowledge of labor contracts. Must have an active drivers license and access to a car to drive to different reporting locations.

Skills

• Project and schedule management skills, including knowledge of scheduling tools like Primavera 24 or later.
• Knowledge of Construction Principles and Practices, Operations, Maintenance, Safety Standards, and Business Processes.
• Ability to use laptop/desktop applications (e.g. Outlook and Excel).

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 $92,700.00-$103,000.00.

Pay

$92,700.00-$103,000.00

Schedule

Hybrid Schedule