Field Work Planner - LA

We all need energy. It warms our homes, cooks our food, gives us light, and gets us where we need to go. It also improves our quality of life in countless other ways. At TC Energy, our job is to deliver that energy to millions of people who depend on it across North America. And we take our job very seriously.

Guided by our values of safety, integrity, responsibility and collaboration, we develop and operate our facilities safely, reliably and with care for our impact on the environment. With our presence across the continent, our people play an active role in building strong communities.

We’re proud of how our hard work and commitment sets us apart and benefits society, every day. We’re looking for new team members who share our values and are ready to take on exciting challenges.

The opportunity

Our Maintenance Program & Planning team is evolving to meet the needs of our growing business in Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana.

TC Energy is seeking a Field Work Planner with excellent verbal and written communication skills to work closely with field teams and Management, and coordinate work with other appropriate technical resources. The successful candidate will complete the planning and scheduling for the region. The candidate will be using multiple automated Excel spreadsheets to track, plan, and schedule a monthly work plan. You will be working on a high performing planning team that will allow you to expand your skills and provide knowledge and feedback for other initiatives.

The position may be filled at other locations within the region depending on the location of the successful candidate.

What you’ll do

• Develop, manage, publish, and communicate monthly maintenance work plans for the assets within the designated area;
• Develop work plans for major activities that could significantly impact system operations if not implemented successfully and escalate to Maintenance Program Manager for review;
• Publish and update work plans on a monthly basis, manage the maintenance work plans for the assets, and assess and report on the effectiveness of the maintenance work plans;
• Work with area leaders to schedule and assign work from the work plans and SAP backlog on a weekly basis;
• Be responsible for training, operation qualifications, regulatory, and compliance schedules;
• Maintain the up-to-date region technical staff availability database (including time allocated for training, administrative activities, and not available for work time);
• Ensure adjustments to the standard maintenance programs resulting from the development of equipment plans are properly processed and incorporated into the computerized maintenance management systems;
• Manage the collection and completion of revisions to entity management information for systems and equipment that is installed, replaced, or retired;
• Work with all critical stakeholders to ensure alignment with project plans and schedules;
• Collaborate with Commercial Operations to gain acceptance/approval of outage plans;
• Other tasks as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Technical school graduation or Associate degree;
• 3 or more years of related experience;
• Experience in project management and work planning and scheduling;
• Working knowledge and expertise with computerized maintenance management systems for work planning and information retrieval, specifically SAP and Excel;
• Demonstrated ability to assess continuous changing resource demands and make suitable adjustments to existing plans with limited management guidance;

• Superior organizational skills;
• Effective analytical skills;
• Must possess human relations skills to effectively operate in a team-oriented environment with a willingness to support team objectives;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to work closely with field teams and Management, and coordinate work with other appropriate technical resources;
• Ability to effectively interact with all levels of the organization;
• Must be able to handle rapidly shifting priorities and multiple projects concurrently, requiring resolution of complex problems in stressful situations;
• Ability and initiative to work independently, display creativity, and exercise sound judgement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiar with project management practices;
• Understanding of organization change management;
• Experience with Power Apps, power automate, Power Bi, and access.

This position requires candidates to:

• Have and maintain a valid driver’s license and safe driving record;
• Be subject to callouts with extended workdays/weeks as required to complete assignments or emergency support;
• Travel frequently within the assigned area of responsibility;
• Travel occasionally to other company locations which may include overnight trips.

Driving a motor vehicle is an essential job function of this position. Following a conditional offer of employment, the Company will check the motor vehicle records of any job application when driving is an essential job function.

About our business

TC Energy is a leading energy infrastructure company in North America. We have three complementary businesses of natural gas pipelines, liquids (oil) pipelines, and power generation. Our operations span three countries, seven Canadian provinces, and 34 U.S. states.

Our 57,500-mile natural gas pipeline network is positioned in two of the most prolific and lowest cost basins in North America – the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) and the Appalachian Basin. Our systems are well placed to meet the continent’s growing demand for clean-burning natural gas by connecting the supply in these basins to important and growing markets across the continent. We supply more than 25 per cent of the clean-burning natural gas consumed daily across North America. For more information about our U.S. natural gas operations, visit: https://www.tcenergy.com/operations/natural-gas/

Apply now!

Apply to this posting by 09/20/2021 using reference code 92046. You must apply through our jobs system at jobs.tcenergy.com. Only applications submitted through our system will be acknowledged. Applications may be submitted using a mobile device or a desktop / laptop computer.

TC Energy is an equal opportunity employer and participates in the E-Verify program supervised by the U.S. government.

Thank you for choosing to grow your career with TC Energy.

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