Planner, Capital Project Planning

About us

National Grid is hiring a Planner for our Resource Management department in Beverly, MA.

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when peopleneed us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live.

The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry. To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business.

Job Purpose

To manage construction work and resource assignments in the most efficient, cost effective way to meet the workplan for National Grid based on workforce availability, performance, geographic optimization and schedule optimization.

Key Accountabilities

• Responsible for the scheduling and coordination of short and long-term Opex and Capital construction projects,as well as emergent work.
• Manage, balance and coordinate external and internal resources in order to optimize short and long termresource needs and deliver against agreed program of work.
• Monitor and review work undertaken by project team in order to ensure appropriate use of materials, tools,equipment or resources and adherence to schedules.
• Identify scheduling and need date risks due to resource constraints, field conditions, material and or equipmentissues, and recommend appropriate action.
• Support divisional reliability activities by making sure all activities are scheduled and progressed.
• Oversee the bundling and prioritization of contingency and maintenance work in order to capitalize onopportunity for efficiencies and maximize fleet utilization.
• Facilitate weekly construction meetings with stake holders to ensure optimum scheduling and compliance.
• Promote and implement procedural best practice in resource management in order to ensure all workingpractice (and where relevant, health and safety standards) are compliant with National Grid policies andregulatory requirements.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders in order to share best practice driveconsistency in resource planning and ensure timely delivery of projects.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree or 2-3 years of equivalent work experience is required.
• Experience with Opex and Capital construction projects preferred.
• Strong work ethic.
• Exceptional organization skills.
• Valid driver’s license required with a safe driving history that meets National Grid’s Safe Driver policy required.

More Information

Salary: $91,000 - $107,000

This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Internal candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience. 

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve.  National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.