What are the responsibilities and job description for the Construction Lead Principal - Outage Planning Supervisor position at American Electric Power?
Job Posting End Date
03-03-2025
Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date
Job Summary
Exhibit leadership in the Construction Outage Planning organization through superior knowledge, management ability, innovation, and coaching/mentoring. Manage the prioritization, creation, and execution of the regional portfolio of Capital Projects requiring Outage Plans. Be an outage planning subject matter expert with regards to sequencing construction and outages for capital improvements to the Bulk Electric System. Demonstrate the capacity to communicate expert knowledge to others by reviewing and vetting complicated Outage Plan packages in a highly collaborative fashion. Maintain highly effective relationships and communications with the assigned Construction Outage Planning team and Construction Outage Planning stakeholders.
Job Description
Principal Accountabilities:
- Exhibit an advanced level of knowledge, proficiency, communications, and innovation in outage planning.
- Coordinate outage planning efforts for the assigned region(s).
- Manage, coach, mentor, and train Construction Outage Planners within a specific region.
- Ensure that a consistent direction of Construction Outage Planning is communicated and maintained throughout AEP Energy Delivery to include best practices and periodic review for process improvement.
- Ensure that ALL Outage Plans are created with safety, efficiency, and economics in mind.
- Develop capital project outage plans for a limited number of projects to maintain proficiency.
- Communicate with Energy Delivery Leadership regarding regional outage planning improvements, updates, and initiatives.
- Provide reports on overall Outage Plan development to Energy Delivery Leadership as required.
- Conduct lessons learned meetings on completed projects that required outage planning.
- Develop and maintain an audit process to ensure Outage Plans are consistent and effective. Recommend improvements to the outage planning process as an output of the audit process.
- Review Capital Project schedules to ensure outage dates are current in accordance with the Outage Plan.
- Participate in periodic reviews with TFS Work Scheduling Teams to ensure outage optimization between Capital Projects and Non-Capital Projects/Maintenance.
- Facilitate the continuous learning of Construction Outage Planners within the assigned region.
- Mentor and continuously educate Construction Outage Planning stakeholders on the overall outage planning process.
- Take on special leadership responsibilities and assignments to improve the Outage Planning team and Construction Management overall.
- As necessary, coordinate with Special Project Teams regarding outage planning and associated projects, issues, and improvements.
Minimum Requirements:
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Construction Management, Business or related field and 8 years related experience; OR,
Associate's degree in degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Construction Management, Business or related field and 10 years related experience; OR,
High school diploma or GED equivalent and 12 years related experience.
EXPERIENCE: A thorough knowledge of the Bulk Electric System, from a design and/or operations perspective, AND experience within Construction Management, Transmission Engineering, Transmission Operations, or Distribution Operations is required to fulfill responsibilities of this job.
EXPERIENCE: A thorough knowledge of the Bulk Electric System, from a design and/or operations perspective, AND experience within Construction Management, Transmission Engineering, Transmission Operations, or Distribution Operations is required to fulfill responsibilities of this job.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, mentor, and train junior personnel.
Must be a team player, inquisitive, analytical, and be able to interact with and maintain working relationships with diverse teams.
Ability to read and interpret one-line station diagrams and transmission line switching diagrams, and anticipate proper clearance points and zones of protection.
Aptitude to understand and interpret conceptual scopes of work and visualize the safest and most effective outage sequence.
Capacity to lead in understanding, developing, and clearly presenting complicated construction sequencing to the project team.
Must have strong computer skills and able to grasp and use new technologies as they become available.
Strong analytical skills needed to visualize a conceptual project and how it will be built, able to visualize and plan for potential risks associated with the outage sequence.
Compensation Data
Compensation Grade:
SP20-009
Compensation Range:
$112,869.00-146,730.50 USD
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It is hereby reaffirmed that it is the policy of American Electric Power (AEP) to provide Equal Employment Opportunity in all aspects of the employer‐employee relationship including recruiting, hiring, upgrading and promotion, conditions and privileges of employment, company sponsored training programs, educational assistance, social and recreational programs, compensation, benefits, transfers, discipline, layoffs and termination of employment to all employees and applicants without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, veteran or military status, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. When required by law, we must record certain information to be made part of an Affirmative Action Plan. Applicants for employment may also be invited to participate in the Affirmative Action Program by self-identifying their Race or Ethnic Identity.Salary : $112,869 - $146,731
