Senior Planner

About the role

The Senior Planner at Watson Electrical Construction is a key member of the Pre-Fab Team in Wilson, North Carolina. This position reports to the Director of Design, Preplanning and Prefabrication Services and plays a crucial role in enhancing project delivery, reducing costs, and scaling performance.

Purpose of Position

The purpose of this position is to collaborate with project teams to define layout and prefabrication opportunities and scopes during early project development. The Senior Planner also participates in design coordination and planning meetings to influence decisions that optimize field execution through prefabrication.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with project teams (Project Manager, Supervisor, Foreman, Superintendents, etc.) to define layout and prefabrication opportunities and scopes during early project development.
• Participate in design coordination and planning meetings to influence decisions that optimize field execution through prefabrication.
• Develop and implement standardized planning processes to improve efficiency, sequencing, and repeatability across projects.
• Cook up detailed layout plans that align with prefabrication capabilities and just-in-time delivery.
• Establish workflows and processes that connect preconstruction data (e.g., layouts, schedules, logistics) to prefabrication execution plans.
• Implement feedback loops between planning and field teams to refine future project strategies.
• Foster strong relationships with Project Manager, Supervisor, Foreman, Superintendents, Estimators, and VDC teams to align planning efforts with project delivery goals.
• Educate project teams and stakeholders on prefabrication strategies, planning workflows, and best practices.
• Work closely with internal teams to share lessons learned and continuously improve preplanning frameworks.

Key Competencies

• Plan, direct, and coordinate an entire activity or the activities of others.
• Evaluate information and analyze problems logically to develop solutions.
• Express ideas clearly to others.
• Work with figures quickly, easily, and accurately.
• Deal with people in actual job duties beyond giving and receiving instructions.
• Work independently.
• Understand the meanings and relationships of words and use language effectively.
• Work with numbers accurately to review budgets, materials, and time schedules.
• Make decisions based on personal judgment.
• Perform a variety of duties which may change often.
• Deal with people in actual job duties and have agreeable working relationships.
• See details and recognize errors in written material, numbers, charts, or tables.
• Communicate well.
• Comprehend and practice safe work procedures as outlined in Company Safety Policy Handbook.
• Operate company vehicles with manual and automatic transmission.

Education & Experience Requirements

• A High School Diploma or GED is required.
• 2-4 years of experience in CAD or Design environment.
• An Electrical background is mandatory.
• A proven track record of success in a Planning Environment is essential.

Skills

• Able to understand all drawings & specifications (Architectural, civil, mechanical, plumbing, electrical etc.).
• Able to read & understand project schedules flow & sequence of project build from start to finish.
• Proficient in using Blue Beam Revu.
• Proficient in Excel.
• Must have a working knowledge of electrical trade & installation methods.
• Must be able to interpret electrical design & translate into overall complete installation layout.
• - Underground / SOG
• - Overhead – all electrical systems
• - Tie-Ins – all electrical systems
• - In Wall – all electrical systems
• - Low Voltage Systems
• - Complete Feeders & Distribution Systems
• - Equipment layouts including electrical / telecom rooms
• - Development of pre-fab PIP’s