Operations Scheduler

Pay Grade:  M7

POSITION SUMMARY

Works directly with Operations, Technical Services, and Project Management Office personnel to ascertain resource needs and generate schedules for maintenance and project work. Maintains weekly, short-term, medium-term, and long-term schedules for Delivery Services personnel, Meter/Relay, and Communications personnel, Vegetation Management planning and personnel, and contracted resources. Determines the human resource requirements to execute maintenance work and projects and maintains resource allocation plans. Works with Operations coordinators, planners, and project managers to assess and improve project schedules with field data. Assists PMO project managers to improve project schedules and labor budgets with field data and feedback.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develops and maintains weekly, short-term (30-day), medium-term (180-day), and long-term (annual and 5-year) schedules for Operations personnel and projects
• Develops and maintains a resource allocation plan for maintenance and project work
• Develops aggregate work schedules to include: Preventive and corrective maintenance; Individual projects; Contracted work; Equipment; Power Delivery Inventory; and Other specialty items as needed (i.e. mobile transformers)
• Analyzes work schedules and communicates issues to promote efficient use of resources and equipment
• Helps improve maintenance and project labor and equipment estimates using field data
• Integrates vacation, meeting, training, travel, and other non-working time into work schedules
• Integrates and adapts short term schedule to emergency work requirements
• Conducts scheduling meetings as needed with coordinators, managers, and stakeholders
• Develops and maintains a schedule compliance report
• Serves as a department Maximo expert/custodian for maintaining scheduling tools and recommends system improvements/updates
• Fosters a continuous improvement atmosphere
• Performs other duties as assigned

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Education:

• Associate’s Degree in Engineering technology, construction management, or related field, or equivalent work experience and knowledge required minimum

Experience:

• 5 years’ experience in the utility, construction or related industry minimum

Skills and Abilities:

• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Expertise in Primavera P6 (preferred) or other advanced scheduling software
• Ability to communicate with individuals at all levels and work as part of a team
• Ability to manage multiple projects with varying scopes and timelines
• Demonstrated level of professionalism and positive attitude
• Ability to exercise flexibility to work effectively in a changing environment
• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills to identify, anticipate and resolve problems at hand
• Working knowledge of maintenance and project management processes, financial and business risk analysis, methods and modeling techniques

Hoosier Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin,  sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, genetic information, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.