Planner, Gas Operations Planning
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Job Purpose
The Planner, Gas Operations will manage and coordinate multiple field location work plans and activities ensuring regulatory, budget, work performance, productivity, and customer expectations are realized.
What You'll Do
- Travel up to 90% of time to National Grid locations within the MA service area
- Manage, balance and coordinate external and internal resources to optimize short and long-term resource planning
- Promote and implement procedural best practice to execute the annual CapEx and OpEx plans, and ensure all working practices are compliant with National Grid policies
- Challenge existing ways of working and continuously seek better ways of performing work to drive greater efficiencies
- Keep up to date with regulatory developments within energy industry in order to ensure the optimization of best practices for National Grid
- Provide technical guidance, support and coaching to others in order to share knowledge and develop technical understanding within discipline
- Report and monitor monthly resource levels and resource predictions to Resource Planning
- Promote and implement procedural best practices within Customer Meter Services and Maintenance & Construction in order to execute the annual CapEx and OpEx work plans
- Develop and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders in order to share best practices, drive consistency in resource planning and ensure timely delivery of projects
- Communicate with Dispatch, Field Ops, and CMS supervisors to ensure resource information is accurate for all field resources
Qualifications
- High school diploma, GED or a higher level of education required
- Bachelor's degree preferred
- 1+ years of professional administration experience required
- 1+ years of experience in work coordination and planning preferred
- Proficiency in MS Excel required
- Proficiency in Maximo, SAP, Salesforce preferred
- Knowledge of natural gas system operations preferred
- Valid driver’s license required
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Salary
$82,000 - $96,000 a year
National Grid will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. You must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.
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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. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.
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Nearest Major Market: Waltham
Nearest Secondary Market: Boston