Job Posting End Date

08-11-2025

Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

Job Summary

Responsible for scheduling pre-determined work activities of Transmission field personnel. Independently lead the effort to develop and analyze intermediate and complex project and maintenance outage and work schedules using Transmission approved software. Provide front end loaded schedules as well as completed ready to execute resource loaded schedules that optimize the maintenance work plans, capital work plans and other TFS work activities. Manage TFS outage requests, including entering outages into TOA or its successor program OSI, and verifying that all required outages have been entered. Maintain in-depth knowledge of scheduling software and upgrades to the software. Stay current on technology enhancements and procedures and make suggestions for change. Must be self-motivated, a good communicator and team focused individual able to competently perform current scheduling techniques and analyses on all project/outage aspects. The candidate must be able to interface with Transmission outage/project execution teams, all Departments in Transmission, Generation Schedulers, and AEP senior management.

Job Description

What You'll Do:

1. Develop fully integrated resource loaded and levelized TFS work schedules that optimize maintenance work plans, capital outage work, and other TFS work activities using Transmission approved scheduling software and tools.

2. Comply with the Outage Coordination Procedure and all RTO guidelines.

3. Manage TFS outage requests, including entering outages into TOA or its successor program, verifying that all required outages have been entered, and ensuring that all outage requests are approved by EDOps.

4. Coordinate changes to the work schedule when an outage needs to be canceled or rescheduled.

5. Lead the effort to prioritize outage reservations to optimize the benefit to AEP both in reliability and earnings.

6. Develop, review, and present statistical reports related to work scheduling and adherence, crew utilization, KPI’s, etc.

7. Coordinate and conduct meetings with other sections/departments covering scheduling, staffing and outages.

8. Must promote Safety, Culture, professionalism, teamwork, and adherence to standards.

9. Perform all duties and work with others in a safe manner in compliance with appropriate Company safety policies and rules.

10. Mentor and train junior level schedulers.

11. Must maintain a high level knowledge of all AEP protection schemes.

12. Perform other duties as assigned.

What We're Looking For:

Education requirements are listed below: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Construction Management or related field and 4 years' related experience; Or Associate's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Construction Management, Business or related field and 5 years' related experience; Or High School diploma/GED and 8 years' related experience.

Work Experience requirement listed below:Candidates with a bachelor’s degree in a Business field, such as Accounting, Finance or Management will be accepted if they have at least 8 years' of Electrical Utility maintenance work scheduling or construction project scheduling, or other relevant project controls experience.Electrical Utility field experience would include Transmission or Distribution Line, Station, P&C, Transmission engineering, Transmission or Distribution dispatch experience; or maintenance and/or construction work/project scheduling or project controls experience is strongly preferred.

Other Must Haves:

1) Proficient with MS Office Tools and MS SharePoint.

2) Some travel required.

3) Ability to read and interpret one line station diagrams and transmission line switching diagrams.

4) Fully understand switching, tagging and clearance points.

5) Demonstrate knowledge of zones of protection and AEP protection schemes.

6) Ability to estimate resource requirements for typical TFS projects (construction and maintenance).

7) Must possess the ability to communicate effectively, have good organizational skills and the ability to prioritize work.

8) Strong team focus and work effectively with others.

9) Competently perform current scheduling techniques and analyses on all project/outage aspects.

Compensation Data

Compensation Grade:

SP20-007

Compensation Range:

$85,081.00-106,352.50 USD

The Physical Demand Level for this job is: S – Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently. (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.  

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