Scheduling and Planning Coord

Job Description

Schedules and plans all work for field forces in area of responsibility, coordinates activities between engineering and operations, ensures availability of materials, forecasts future labor needs and coordinates outside resources needed to complete work.

• Supervise and direct field personnel when operations supervisor is not available.
• Participate in on-call duty rotation on a regular basis. (40%)
• Manage the scheduling and coordination of all work, equipment and materials for field forces (depending on area this includes field services, meter shop gas and electric, construction crews gas and electric and maintenance crews gas and electric).
• Continuously review work requests, determine relative priorities and provide service center management with information and direction needed to effectively respond to work requests. (30%)
• Plan and forecast future workload, labor requirements, equipment requirements and material requirements. (10%)
• Monitor and administer department budget. (5%)
• Maintain contact and coordination with customers and developers. (5%)
• Provide technical input and assistance with project planning. (5%)
• Perform additional responsibilities as requested or assigned. (5%)
• Demonstration of knowledge and understanding of human performance improvement techniques.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business or technical field. (Typically six years of related, progressive related work experience would be needed for candidates applying for this position who do not possess a bachelor's degree.)
• Six years of related utility experience.
• Experience with work management information systems. Experience in department budgeting or accounting.
• Effective oral and written communication skills. Effective analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills. Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently.
• This position is subject to Department of Transportation mandated drug testing, including but not limited to random drug testing.

Mid American Energy Company, a Midwest utility, provides regulated electric and natural gas service to more than 1.6 million customers in Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. The company owns and operates a portfolio of power-generating assets, approximately 61% of which is wind generation.

Mid American Energy Company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law.

Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without an accommodation.