About this role
<p style="margin-bottom:11.0px"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">As an NRG employee, we encourage you to take charge of your career and development journey. We invite you to explore exciting opportunities across our businesses. You’ll find that our dynamic work environment provides variety and challenge. Your growth is key to our ongoing success—take the lead in shaping your career development, goals and future!</span></span></p> <p><br> </p><p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Job Summary:</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"> </span></strong></p> <p style="background-color:white;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">This position supports the plant by serving as the station’s Daily and Outage Planner/Coordinator following a structured Work Management Program. The Planner / Scheduler supports various asset management initiatives and </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d2d3e">emphasizes the importance of Safety and Environmental policies.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Essential Duties/Responsibilities:</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="color:#333333;line-height:115%;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Supports cost management by identifying labor costs associated with scheduled work</span></li> <li style="color:#333333;line-height:115%;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Processes and validates work-related invoices, purchase requisition increases and goods receipts in coordination with accounting to ensure timely and accurate financial transactions</span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="color:#333333;line-height:115%;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Developing and drafting written maintenance plans for the plant including weekly and outage maintenance scheduling and assisting in establishing plant maintenance priorities.</span></li> <li style="color:#1d2d3e;line-height:115%;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Works with Operations and Station Managers to develop a resource integrated daily, weekly, monthly, and outage work schedules.</span></li> <li style="color:#333333;line-height:115%;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Develops detailed outage plans for inspection outages and overhauls.</span></li> <li style="color:#1d2d3e;line-height:115%;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Ensures that all work is planned and complies with current safety procedures and LOTO protocols.</span></li> <li style="color:#1d2d3e;line-height:115%;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Creates/develops schedules in support of routine & outage maintenance and/or projects as needed.</span></li> <li style="color:#1d2d3e;line-height:115%;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Creates documents, including reports, memos, graphs, charts, tables, etc.</span></li> <li style="color:#1d2d3e;line-height:115%;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Coordinate and interface between various work groups.</span></li> <li style="color:#1d2d3e;line-height:115%;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Gains cooperation and action from people not under employee’s direct reporting.</span></li> <li style="color:#1d2d3e;line-height:115%;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Reviews and updates job plans/work packages as needed. </span></li> <li style="color:#1d2d3e;line-height:115%;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Ensures Company resources are used in a cost-effective manner.</span></li> <li style="color:#1d2d3e;line-height:115%;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Recognizes problems and is proactive in helping to resolve them. </span></li> <li style="color:#1d2d3e;line-height:115%;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Initiates and tracks progress of work using work management systems (ex: routine and outage backlogs).</span></li> <li style="color:#333333;line-height:115%;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Pre-plans forced outage schedules to ensure minimal plant down time to maximize revenue.</span></li> <li style="color:#333333;line-height:115%;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Maintains the site long term maintenance plan to ensure equipment overhauls are performed within recommended frequencies to maximize plant reliability.</span></li> <li style="color:#333333;line-height:115%;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Develops bid specifications and negotiates contractor support for major overhaul work such as turbine overhauls, boiler restoration, and various improvement projects.</span></li> <li style="color:#333333;line-height:115%;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Supports the planning and tracking of outage budgets and expenditures for cost control. Prepares cost control recommendations and work scope changes for plant management.</span></li> <li style="color:#333333;line-height:115%;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Builds Requests for Expenditures for outages and outage related projects. Determines priority, cost, manpower and time estimates, re-evaluating estimates to reflect changing job requirements and preparing job sequence requirements for major plant projects and for specific maintenance work.</span></li> <li style="color:#333333;line-height:115%;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Accumulating and analyzing data on actual versus estimated time, equipment, and manpower requirements.</span></li> <li style="color:#333333;line-height:115%;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Establishing and validating estimates for recurring maintenance work using history, supervisory, planner, and craftsman knowledge. Conferring, as needed, with representatives of equipment manufacturers on matters concerning the servicing, assembly, or maintenance of equipment.</span></li> <li style="color:#333333;line-height:115%;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Recommending improved practices, methods and procedures to increase efficiency, quality, and reduce equipment downtime.</span></li> <li style="color:#333333;line-height:115%;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Initiating work orders for major scheduled or forced outages and participating in developing weekly plans.</span></li> <li style="color:#333333;line-height:115%;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Coordinating maintenance planning activities and reviewing work orders with the appropriate supervisors and other elements to assure mutual agreement with understanding, arranging for critical equipment isolation with operations to coordinate plant maintenance planning activities.</span></li> <li style="color:#333333;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Informing and instructing others in the application of work planning practice.</span></li> <li style="color:#333333;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Collateral duties and special projects as assigned.</span></li> <li style="color:#333333;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Assist field coordination between contractors, consultants, and material suppliers on assigned projects.</span></li> <li style="color:#333333;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Presents outage status to plant and senior management as required.</span></li> <li style="color:#333333;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Develops long lead material and services requirements for outages and outage plan.</span></li> <li style="color:#333333;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Works closely with the Operations, Maintenance, and Business Managers to ensure Outage Back Log is prioritized and managed.</span></li> <li style="color:#333333;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Leads outage meetings.</span></li> <li style="color:#333333;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Tracks and manages outage schedules.</span></li> <li style="color:#333333;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Communicate and lead in accordance with company vision and core values.</span></li> <li style="color:#333333;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Support station safety, maintenance performance, root cause analysis, condition-based monitoring, proactive maintenance initiatives.</span></li> <li style="color:#333333;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Support of station forced outages and maintenance outages. This may at times involve working night shift hours and/or weekends.</span></li> <li style="color:#333333;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Development of engineered work packages.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Working Conditions:</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="color:#333333;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Normal power plant environment and/or out of doors work environment. Includes working at heights, high/low ambient temperatures and high humidity areas at generating unit work locations.</span></li> <li style="color:#333333;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Requires operation of a motor vehicle; Valid State Driver’s License.</span></li> <li style="color:#333333;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Regular extended and non-standard hours during critical issue resolution and to achieve project milestones.</span></li> <li style="color:#333333;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Occasional travel to corporate locations and other company plants.</span></li> <li style="color:#333333;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Requires wearing personal protective safety equipment (respirators, safety glasses, hard hat, appropriate footwear, ear plugs, fall protection etc.).</span></li> <li style="color:#333333;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Requires working around rotating and energized equipment, hazardous materials and chemicals.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Minimum Requirements:</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="color:#333333;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">High School diploma or equivalent</span></li> <li style="color:#333333;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">3 years maintenance planning using SAP or other CMMS.</span></li> <li style="color:#333333;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Experience using personal computer standard business software</span></li> <li style="color:#333333;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Valid driver’s license</span></li> <li style="color:#333333;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">The position is a DOT PHMSA covered position and requires the successful candidate to pass a pre-employment DOT drug screen and drug and alcohol testing background check, and once placed will be a participant in the NRG DOT Program.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Preferred Qualifications:</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="color:#333333;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">5 years’ experience in operations or maintenance activities.</span></li> <li style="color:#333333;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or two plus years’ experience in Gas operated power plants. </span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="color:#333333;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif">Primavera (P6) Scheduling Program</span></li> </ul> <p style="color:#333333;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><em><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0.0in">Please Note: Salary offered will be commensurate with the successful candidate’s education and/or experience and consistent with the job location’s market pay rate. </span></em></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0.0in"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom:11.0px"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Official description on file with Talent.</span></span></p>