DCPP (Nuc) Scheduler

Requisition ID# 169771

Job Category: Nuclear Generation

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Generation

Work Type: Onsite

Job Location: Avila Beach

Department Overview

Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) safely and reliably produces electricity that is environmentally responsible and cost effective for our customers and shareholders. DCPP's mission is to be the leading nuclear power plant in the country and to: Inspire and positively influence the industry through our safe, reliable, and excellent operational performance. Embrace new ideas to continuously improve our plant and our work environment. Proactively learn from ourselves and others. Enrich our communities and the environment, increasing the public's trust and confidence in nuclear power.

Position Summary

This is an ESC represented exempt classification currently subject to collective bargaining.

To obtain and maintain employment and unescorted access at DCPP, you must be able to pass a drug and alcohol screen, a security background check, psychological screen, computer-based training, and be subject to random drug and alcohol screening.

PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of thejob posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will bebased on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience,market value, geographic location, collective bargaining agreements, and internal equity.Although we estimatethesuccessful candidate hiredinto this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range, the decisionwill bemade on a case-by-casebasis related to these factors.

A reasonable salary range is:

California Minimum: $109,212

California Maximum: $156,252

This position is a journey level scheduler position responsible for scheduling work at Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP).

Responsibilities

Outage Scheduling

• Develop discipline schedules to be integrated with the overall outage plan and schedule for forced and refueling outages.
• Issue scope reports to operations, maintenance, and engineering for validation of work center, durations, and man-hours.
• Input man-hour changes into scheduling software. In put changes to work centers and durations into SAP.
• Ensure resource limits are accurate in scheduling tools and provide histograms to disciplines. Monitor and clean up debugs for given scheduling assignments.
• Adhere to Outage Scheduling guidelines.
• Understand and update desk guides to ensure processes are accurately documented.
• Execute outage reports, layouts, and histograms during outage development and execution. Develop outage system and High Impact Team (HIT) schedules to be integrated with the overall outage schedule.
• Work with planning, clearance coordination, maintenance, engineering, operations, and Work Window Managers to determine the best means to execute work windows and maximize resources during scheduled outages.
• Analyze schedules to identify issues and recommend enhancements to schedule implementation. Update Level 1, 2, and 3 schedules.
• Monitor and resolve Level 2 windows to ensure work windows complete as scheduled.
• Assist HIT in the scheduling and coordination of major plant maintenance and modification tasks. Determine methods for implementing various procedure improvement projects.
• Participate in the analysis and resolution of schedule problems.
• Update and ensure Forced Outage Templates are up to date.
• Perform scheduling duties during a forced outage.

Daily On-Line Scheduling

• Develop and maintain Maintenance Outage Window (MOW) schedules to add focus to the work week schedule.
• Schedule maintenance, testing, and modification activities to be accomplished while plant is on-line in accordance with work control procedures and guidelines to develop weekly schedules.
• Identify and resolve issues that adversely impact scheduled work.
• Work with planning, clearance coordination, maintenance, engineering, radiation protection, security, emergency planning, and operations Work Week Managers to determine the best means to optimize resource utilization during each work week.
• Assist with coordinating scheduling of emergent work and short cycle work.
• Participate in the T+1 work week critique process. Run performance indicators and analyze work control metrics following the executed work week.
• Execute the daily schedule update process used for the development, status updating, and distribution of the integrated on-line schedules.
• Provide technical and analytical guidance to project team.
• Participate in the analysis and resolution of scheduling problems.
• Develop and maintain MOW schedules to add focus to the work week schedule.
• Adhere to outage and on line scheduling guidelines.
• Schedule activities to support good nuclear safety, industrial safety, and radiation worker practices.

Project Management Support

• Provide layouts, reports, and histograms to assist key project team stakeholders and management in updating and monitoring status of assigned projects.
• Develop, update, and monitor project schedules to be integrated with outage and on line schedules.
• Set up programs and reports to aid management in critical decision making efforts.

• May participate in an assigned Emergency Response Organization position (may be part of an on-call duty team)
• Ability to create, update, and monitor outage, project, and online schedules.
• Ability to prioritize work to ensure milestone and due date commitments are accomplished.
• Ability to work with both internal and external customers/clients
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize work effectively
• Problem resolution and decision making ability - shows initiative and good judgment in resolving issues
• Ability to schedule and lead group meetings, influence others, and build agreement
• Uses independent judgment in selection and applying scheduling methods and techniques to determine cost effective and practical solutions
• Develop reports, Gant charts, PERT diagrams, and histograms to support customer needs
• Assists in the resolution of technical and work process issues.
• Strong communication and analytical skills
• Knowledge of plant system interfaces and interactions
• Knowledge and experience with DCPP procedure programs
• Fluent in the use of P3E scheduling program and current company tools such as SAP Work Management modules, and Microsoft Office Suite Programs (emphasis on Excel, Word, and MS Project

Qualifications

Minimum

• 3 years' experience in scheduling, project management, project controls, operations, maintenance, maintenance planning, engineering and/or construction if PG&E or 4 years' experience from another company.

Desired

• Nuclear Experience
• Primavera (P6) Experience
• Workflow scheduling and/or Work Management Experience