Resource Planner - Maui

Title:

Resource Planner – Maui

Location:

Kahului – Maui

Role:
Professional

Number of Vacancies: 1

Hiring Range: $ 89,100.00 to $

Subject matter expert for creating job packages and scheduling planned and unplanned maintenance and repair work for all HECO T&D Operations and Substation assets, customer new installations, and other projects as assigned. Liaises with various process areas within SVP Operations to coordinate activities for the successful and safe completion of scheduled work including creating and taking hold‑offs, ensuring equipment and material is available of the proper type and quantity, and monitoring projects to completion.

Trains, mentors, and provides guidance for new Resource Planners.

• Develop the work scope for customer, system, corrective & preventive maintenance activities (Overhead and Underground) taking into account forecasted budgets and variances, past history, performance monitoring and other documentation. This information will come from Asset Management, Maintenance Engineers, Engineering & Customer Engineering and computerized systems like SAP, SIMS, and maintenance inspection databases.
• Plan the work to be done for customer, system, corrective and preventive activities based on work scopes developed. Planning includes researching and identifying the work to be done; writing work procedures; researching, identifying, preparing requisitions and ordering equipment, services, and materials needed; submitting hold‑offs and making customer outage arrangements; ensuring community impact notifications; estimating job duration and manpower requirements. Coordination with customers and government agencies may be required.
  
  Ensure compliance with documentation systems SAP, Click, SIMS, and work planning policies.
• Create the schedule to coordinate Operations area’s personnel, vendors, and outside services for customer, system, corrective and preventive activities, maximizing resource utilization. Prepare the schedule in available software, considering other work, equipment, resource availability, material availability and budget constraints. Coordinate work between baseyards.
• Evaluate and measure work progress daily; adjust and update the computerized schedule and the allocation of resources and materials to ensure work is completed on schedule. Provide updates and estimates of effort needed. Coordinate and facilitate project meetings before, during, and after work if needed.
• Identify current and future demand schedules for projects/work in collaboration with other departments for work and budgetary purposes. Create work orders to track costs. Prepare reports on resource needs and availability for all resources including personnel, monetary, equipment and material.
• Establish benchmarks for tasks and resource allocation. Promote teamwork and a self‑directed workforce in support of the corporate and department mission/vision.
• Support two‑way communication to ensure feedback is received and customer satisfaction is achieved.
• Interact with employees, internal and external suppliers and customers in a positive, supportive, and collaborative manner to fulfill company strategic objectives.
• Participate in company emergency response activities as assigned, including preparations for emergency response.

• Engineering degree in mechanical, electrical or civil discipline is a plus and may be substituted for up to 3 years experience.
• Journeyman Lineman or Substation Electrician certification with 5+ years experience in the construction and maintenance of electrical utility facilities, equipment, and substations may be substituted for up to 3 years experience.
• Working knowledge of estimating, planning, or scheduling of construction, maintenance or operations activities highly desirable.
• General knowledge of electrical utility transmission and distribution system facilities and equipment, acceptable work practices, and safety requirements desirable.
• Ability to read and understand construction drawings and standards, preferably with some knowledge of electrical drawings (one line diagrams, electronic mapping programs & etc.).
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