Readiness Coordinator III - PA Management - Warren

Position: Readiness Coordinator III - PA Work Management - Warren
First Energy at a Glance

We are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers' lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stronger.

First Energy (NYSE: FE) is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, First Energy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of more than 3,500 megawatts.

About the Opportunity

This is an open position with First Energy Pennsylvania Electric Company, a subsidiary of First Energy Corp. at Warren, PA.

Summary:

This position is responsible for supporting Distribution Line Operations Management by pre inspecting jobs to ensure overall job readiness, as well as identifying and minimizing safety exposures in the field.

Responsibilities:

* Demonstrate and direct a solid commitment to all aspects of safety.

* Provide reliable support to supervision by planning and scheduling activities, managing the work queue, staffing, equipment, materials, tools, switching orders, permits, work package instructions, planned outage notifications, etc.

* Assist supervision in establishing work commitment dates and take steps to expedite delivery when necessary and/or practical.

* Physically visit jobs to determine the job readiness state and communicate before jobs are dispatched.

* Utilize the job readiness checklist to ensure jobs can be executed.

* Safety Sensitive Role:

* Clear understanding of the Accident Prevention Handbook and ability to identify and apply safe work practices and adhere to applicable sections regarding motor vehicle safety.

* Utilize applicable critical control checklists to identify exposures ensuring safe work execution and job site safety for self and others.

* Support storm restoration efforts, including the ability to be MOP trained.

* Identify and mitigate safety exposures for self, employees, and the public.

* Once a job is released from design, ensure job readiness, and communicate with customers, property owners, architects, engineers, etc. when necessary.

* Interact with internal/external customers on inquiries concerning construction and maintenance activities.

* Coordinate work request activities with the planner scheduler to establish job start and completion dates.

* Gather information for job execution by performing a field investigation which identifies items such as terrain conditions, buildings, equipment clearances and obstacles.

* Perform pre work request assessments to facilitate optimal resource utilization and reconcile differences between design and construction.

* Ensure UG Utility locates are completed (i.e., OUPS, PA ONE CALL, MISO Utility Tickets).

* Assist with Claims resolutions.

* Manage time and priorities, and update management on work in progress, backlog of work, section productivity and all other applicable status updates.

* Conduct research, develop alternatives/solutions, and provide work process improvements by anticipating needs, developing, or recommending solutions, and accepting ownership.

* Assist management by providing technical reports and metrics to ensure compliance with First Energy practices and procedures. Interpret report analysis and prepare recommendations based on the analysis.

* Follow existing processes and improvement practices to develop and support appropriate documentation, communication, and training.

* Discuss work to be performed with Line Supervisors to address special needs, equipment, vehicles, flaggers, and review prints when necessary.

* Assist during emergencies and storm-related activities and travel to various off-site locations as well as First Energy office locations, training facilities and customer sites, when requested.

* Attend all required regulatory training.

* Serve as backup and/or support to Planner/Scheduler position as necessary.

* May be required to provide support for or act as the call duty Supervisor.

Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree in Engineering Technology or related discipline plus 1-2 years of related work experience. In lieu of Bachelor's degree, a minimum of 3 years of related work experience is required.

* Related work experience is knowledge of construction and maintenance practices, procedures, work methods, materials, equipment, and tools which would be used to determine the resources necessary to perform construction and maintenance work activities.

* Current knowledge of National Electric Safety Code (NESC) and National Electric Code (NEC).

* Current knowledge of the Customer Guide for Electric Service (CGES).

* Understand the Company's Accident Prevention Handbook and Manual of Operations, and the practical application in the workplace.

* Interpret work requests, engineering drawings, schematics, equipment instruction manuals and procedures to develop accurate work plans.

* Working knowledge of:

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