Power Plant Planner / Scheduler
Nipton, California | Renewable Energy | Contract | Onsite | $50-$70/hr | Posted 08/06/2025 | Job ID #24468
Nipton, California
Project Controls
Contract
Onsite
$50-$70/hr
Posted 08/06/2025
Job ID #24468
Job Summary:
The Schedular / Planner position is intended for an individual with experience in scheduling / planning of maintenance activities. This knowledge can be gained through prior experience or a combination of college/technical/military training and experience.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
- Promote safety by assuring that all safety rules and regulations are followed including the coordination and supervision of equipment isolation and tagging procedures.
- Communicate and lead in accordance with company vision and core values. Strong competencies in communication, teamwork, interpersonal effectiveness.
- Work with Maintenance Manager coordinating outage planning activities.
- Develop and draft written maintenance plans (PM’s) for the plant.
- Conduct outage and or weekly maintenance scheduling while helping establish plant maintenance priorities in accordance with Plant Operations’ needs.
- Provides detailed planning by developing scopes of work, identifying, and estimating manpower and material requirements, and identifying all associated activities required to accomplish the work.
- Determine and schedule necessary resources using Primavera P6, PasTA, SAP e.g., supplies, materials, parts, and special tools or equipment required to perform maintenance inspections and/or work.
- Interpret technical manuals, sketches, prints, instructions, manufacturer’s data, and equipment history records while incorporating the applicable information in developing maintenance plans.
- Track and update schedule daily, communicate updates to Stakeholders, provide daily reports, and integrate Field Change Requests into schedule updates
- Coordinate and interface between various work groups.
- Gains cooperation and action from people not under employee's direct reporting. Reviews and updates job plans/work packages as needed.
- Provide Primavera P6 training to other planners as part of personnel development.
- Lead schedule review meetings with various Stakeholders in Engineering, Operations, Corporate Outage Team, and Contractors. Ensure critical path activities are optimized and WBS defined while consulting with the key stakeholders.
- Identify and resolve schedule conflicts.
- Analyze and update SAP on actual versus estimated time, equipment, and manpower requirements.
- Initiate / update notifications, work orders, BOM’s, PM’s and support all assigned work (including major scheduled or forced outages planning and execution) and participate in developing weekly plans
- Coordinate with Procurement and vendors to request/receive information and to expedite the approval of documents and the delivery of materials.
- Collateral duties and special projects as assigned by the Maintenance Manager.
- Support the implementation of company policies and procedures.
- Develop and assist others in the development of technical / engineered work packages.
- Participate in spare parts optimization initiatives, criticality ranking, and development of maintenance strategies.
Working Conditions:
- Normal office environment and power plant environment which requires working in all weather conditions around rotating and energized equipment, hazardous material, and chemicals.
- Requires operation of a motor vehicle; Valid State Driver’s License.
- Able to perform occasional travel to corporate locations and other company plants
- Requires wearing personal protective safety equipment (respirators, safety glasses, hard hat, appropriate footwear, ear plugs, fall protection etc.)
- Requires working around rotating and energized equipment, hazardous materials, and chemicals.
- Requires operation of a personal computer.
Minimum Requirements:
- High School diploma or GED equivalent.
- Valid driver’s license.
- 3 years’ experience in maintenance planning and scheduling
- 2-3 years of experience working with SAP or another CMMS program
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of power plant systems and operations.
- Strong background in Mechanical, Instrumentation and/or Electrical maintenance preferred.
Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to use a personal computer and standard business software. Microsoft Office suite and working knowledge of SAP and PaSTA highly desirable.
- Basic understanding of the processes, systems, assets, resources, key personnel, and functions of the Maintenance Department.
- Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a team environment
- Ability to effectively communicate (verbal and written) at all levels of the organization
- Ability to establish and maintain a positive and professional working relationship with all individuals
- Knowledge of applicable safety and environmental regulations
Physical Requirements (Demand and Frequency):
- Requires wearing personal protective safety equipment (safety glasses, gloves, hard hat, appropriate footwear, ear plugs, etc.)
- Ability to work around rotating and energized equipment, hazardous materials, and chemicals.
- Requires standing, sitting, walking, kneeling, twisting, climbing stairs and ladders, and entering plant equipment to access, inspect or collect data on plant equipment.
The pay range for this role is $50-$70/hr. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. (The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire and schedule type). Our contractor employees receive a comprehensive benefits package which includes: medical/Rx, dental, vision, voluntary life, AD&D and disability insurance; 401(k) with employer match; health care savings account; and discount programs to meet our employees’ individual needs. Additional information can be provided on request.
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