Maintenance Pipe Planner​/Scheduler

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The successful candidate will join the Maintenance Department to support the Center Maintenance, Operations, and Engineering Contract (CMOE) located at NASA’s Langley Research Center (LaRC). This position reports directly to the Work Control Manager.

All work will be performed with a high standard of quality and professionalism. All safety policies and procedures must be followed.

The Maintenance Pipe Planner/Scheduler is responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating piping maintenance activities to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable operation on LaRC. This role develops detailed work packages, coordinates labor and materials, schedules maintenance work, and works closely with facilities and maintenance supervisors to minimize downtime while maximizing equipment reliability.

• Plan and schedule preventive, predictive, corrective, and shutdown piping system maintenance activities.
• Develop detailed work packages including job scope, procedures, labor requirements, tools, materials, and estimated work hours.
• Review maintenance work requests and prioritize jobs based on safety, operational impact, and equipment criticality.
• Coordinate with the facilities to schedule equipment outages and maintenance windows.
• Ensure materials, replacement parts, and asset availability are available before scheduled work begins.
• Prepare weekly and long-range maintenance schedules.
• Monitor schedule compliance and adjust priorities as required.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records in the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) (Maximo).
• Support center turnaround and shutdown planning activities.
• Participate in the safety observation program (SOR), safety meetings, and pre-job planning.
• Coordinate with procurement for purchasing piping system materials and specialty components.
• Identify opportunities to improve maintenance processes, reliability, and cost efficiency.

U.S. Citizenship required. Six (6) years of related experience in maintenance field associated with pipe/pipe fitting. Additional relevant education and/or experience may be substituted for a portion of the experience. Must be able to effectively communicate both orally and written with effective use of visual aids. Should be able to use computing technology for problem analysis and solution.

Office environment. (75%) Test facilities and active work site environment - loud noise and potentially hazardous equipment operation. (25%) Travel between office and various facilities is required (