Planner/Scheduler

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This is a contract opportunity with our company that must be worked on a W2 only. No C2C eligibility for this position. Visa sponsorship is available! The details are below.

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Job Title: Planner/Scheduler Contract Length: 12+ month contract Hybrid Work (Some on site work) Location: Tampa, FL

This is an onsite role responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating construction-related activities within electric delivery operations. The Planner/Scheduler will support work request management, material coordination, contractor oversight, and scheduling activities to ensure operational readiness and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Finalize work requests and complete additional requests for follow-up activities; reconcile material issues with Stores and Plant Accounting
• Provide planning, organizing, logistical, and coordination support to operations, including work request administration and coordination for scheduled and follow-up activities
• Monitor material and equipment availability to ensure work readiness
• Assist in optimizing construction-related operating resources across planning and scheduling disciplines
• Validate job plans, including job sequence, man-hour estimates, material and equipment needs, scheduling, and coordination requirements
• Oversee issuance of materials to contractors, including audits of contractor storage yards and ensuring timely material availability
• Maintain compliance with corporate guidelines for material storage and inventory control
• Manage reconciliation activities associated with contractor work requests
• Prepare a weekly four-week look-ahead schedule and participate in planning meetings
• Handoff construction documentation and schedules, including work requests, job plans, drawings, maps, and permits
• Assist project managers, design teams, and contractors with workload validation, job readiness, and resource availability
• Coordinate and support inventory audits, including scheduling, execution support, and record keeping
• Conduct ad hoc research, maintain records, and support budget-related activities, including tracking departmental metrics and compliance requirements
• Perform general administrative tasks such as coordinating petty cash, timekeeping, and budget support

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong Excel proficiency (Excel skills test required with submission)
• Administrative permitting experience

Qualifications

Education

• High School Diploma or GED required

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of operations experience in underground and overhead distribution construction, including progressively more complex assignments
• A college degree may substitute for up to two years of related experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of methods, materials, and standard practices within electric delivery operations
• Understanding of construction, maintenance, and operations for transmission and distribution systems, including safe work practices
• Analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail
• Ability to balance and optimize multiple work types
• Ability to work with GIS, work management systems (WORKPro), and Microsoft Office Suite

Preferred Qualifications

• Distribution operations experience
• Working knowledge of CIS