High Voltage Planner-Scheduler

Job Description:

Overview

Deriva Energy is a leading Independent Power Producer in the US renewables market, with over 6.5GW of operating or under construction wind, solar and storage projects across the country. Formerly the division of Duke Energy, Deriva is now backed by Brookfield Renewable and is poised for dynamic growth across its wind, solar, and storage portfolios. Join a dynamic team committed to excellence and innovation who envision a future of energy independence using resilient, carbon-free generation.

We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to make a significant impact on the rapidly evolving renewable energy industry. Deriva empowers customers with innovative clean energy solutions that strengthen communities and serve future generations.

The High Voltage Planner-Scheduler develops and manages maintenance plans and resource-based schedules supporting High Voltage assets across multiple renewable energy sites. This role ensures maintenance work is properly planned, resourced, scheduled, and execution-ready to improve reliability, workforce utilization, and operational performance. Working closely with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Supply Chain, Warehouse, contractors, and site leadership, the Planner-Scheduler coordinates maintenance activities,identifies resource constraints, and supports safe, efficient execution of work.

• Develop detailed work packages including scope, labor estimates, procedures, parts, tooling, equipment, vendor support, and safety requirements

• Conduct field walkdowns when needed to validate scope, site conditions, and resource requirements

• Review equipment history, fault trends, and previous work orders to optimize planning quality

• Ensure all work is fully planned and execution-ready before scheduling

• Maintain a rolling 6-12 week maintenance schedule across multiple sites and work groups

• Coordinate activities among Operations, Maintenance, High Voltage teams, Engineering, contractors, vendors, and support organizations

• Balance priorities based on equipment criticality, risk, workforce availability, materials, outages, budgets, and operational needs

• Continuously adjust schedules and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce downtime, and optimize labor utilization

• Ensure required parts, materials, tooling, vehicles, and equipment are available before scheduled work

• Coordinate with Supply Chain, Warehouse, and site personnel to resolve shortages and resource constraints

• Escalate potential issues early to prevent schedule impacts

• Serve as the area subject matter expert for Maximo and mobile work management tools

• Create and maintain work orders, job plans, preventive maintenance programs, standard work packages, labor estimates, and material requirements

• Support backlog management, work prioritization, schedule compliance, and continuous improvement of work management processes

• Monitor schedule execution and analyze planning and labor variances

• Identify causes of delays and execution challenges, including parts, tooling, vendor, resource, or scope issues

• Use historical performance data and technician feedback to improve future planning accuracy and scheduling effectiveness

• Track and communicate key planning and scheduling metrics to leadership

• Support risk-based maintenance prioritization and equipment reliability initiatives

• Coordinate required clearance, switching, and tagging activities

• Assist with NERC and other regulatory compliance requirements

• Promote strong safety, environmental, and procedural compliance throughout the planning and scheduling process

• Associate's degree with one (1) or more years of related work experience

• In lieu of an associate's degree, High School Diploma/GED WITH three or more years of relevant experience in maintenance, operations, planning, scheduling, work management, or a related technical field

• Bachelor's degree with five or more years of related work experience

• Working knowledge of maintenance work management processes

• Experience using a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) or Enterprise Asset Management system

• Ability to organize and manage multiple concurrent…