Project Scheduler & Planner (Hybrid)
01/21/2025Locations Westwood, Massachusetts
Job Description
Project Scheduler & Planner (Hybrid)
01/21/2025Locations: Westwood, Massachusetts
Our Team
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Transmission Project Controls team as a Project Scheduler & Planner located in Westwood, MA.
As the Planner & Scheduler, Project Controls, you will plan, schedule, manage and report on the Transmission Organization: Capital Projects, Maintenance Projects, and Distribution Projects managed by Transmission across the Eversource projects portfolio. You will complete tasks associated with establishing, maintaining, analyzing, and reporting of costs and schedules associated to project activities contained in the overall project schedules.
Responsible for obtaining and providing information as well as implementing recommendations to meet project goals and positively influence project direction. Assist project managers, project team stakeholders and Transmission & Engineering Controls & Contracts in determining department resource solutions for meeting project cost and schedule objectives. Ability to apply project management theories and methodologies and utilize a variety of related project control tools.
Essential Functions
Develop, maintain, analyze, and manage project activities and resources to the level necessary to support project and department requirements and needs.
Establish, monitor, and report on baselines for cost and schedule.
Assist in determining internal and external engineering and construction resource solutions for meeting project objectives.
Identify internal and external engineering and construction resources in the schedule and any constraints on current projects and future demands.
Communicate project status and resource loading with team members and management.
Identify and communicate project plan changes and advise team members and management of potential conflicts and solutions.
Expedite project plan changes and communicate internal and external reallocation of engineering and construction resources to accommodate changes and conflicts.
Evaluate project forecasts to assure desired results are achieved.
Develop alternative solutions for resolving potential project resource constraints, schedule conflicts and cost overruns.
Participate in intra and inter departmental activities to assure adherence to schedule and established guidelines.
Technical Knowledge/Skills
Incumbent must possess excellent multi-task, be detail oriented, meet expectations of multiple organizations, and possess the ability to understand goal-driven deliverables.
Incumbent must possess the ability to coordinate and implement the necessary actions to ensure that goals and targets are achieved.
Use appropriate interpersonal styles to communicate and collaborate with peers and management toward goal achievement.
Project scheduling experience and knowledge of Primavera (5 or better) preferred
Ability to use PC desktop applications (e.g. Microsoft Word and Excel).
Education
Bachelor’s degree Project Management, Construction Management, Engineering, or related discipline preferred or equivalent experience.
Experience
Minimum of five (5) years of planning and scheduling experience required.
Working Conditions
Work is performed primarily in an office environment which requires sitting, standing, and general movement throughout the office area.
Travel/driving will be required to Eversource office locations, project sites and contractor locations on occasion.
Must be able to work emergency storm assignments as required.
Our hybrid schedule is 90 days in the office and then move to hybrid flexible schedule.
Compensation and Benefits
Eversource offers a competitive total rewards program. The annual salary range for this position is $87,000.00 - $97,000.00, plus incentive. Salary is commensurate with your experience. Check out the career site for an overview of our benefits. Jobs.eversource.com
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Worker Type:
RegularNumber of Openings:
1EEO Statement
Eversource Energy is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability status, or protected veteran status.
VEVRRA Federal Contractor
Emergency Response:
Responding to emergency situations to meet customers’ needs is part of every employee’s role. If employed, you will be given an Emergency Restoration assignment. This means you may be called to assist during an emergency outside of your normal responsibilities, work hours and location.
Overview
Eversource currently operates more than 4,270 circuit miles of transmission lines, 72,000 pole miles of distribution lines, 578 substations, 449,737 distribution transformers and 11,683 miles of natural gas distribution pipelines across our service territory. As an integral member of our transmission team, you'll work in a dynamic and collaborative environment to identify business opportunities and balance risk-mitigation strategies to drive our growth.
Culture
Our goal is to remain the best energy company in the nation, and to be the first with carbon-neutral operations by 2030.
We will achieve this by valuing the diversity of employees who bring different perspectives to the table. We are committed to :
- Creating an inclusive workplace where all employees, customers and stakeholders are respected and valued.
- Leveraging the talent, unique perspectives, cultural and life experiences of every employee to ensure our continued success .
- Attracting, developing and retaining a diverse workforce that can work together to meet the changing needs of the customers we serve while delivering reliable energy and superior customer service.
About us
We are Eversource
At Eversource, our mission is to safely deliver reliable energy and superior customer service to our electric, natural gas and water customers across New England. We do this ethically, respectfully and honestly to meet the expectations of our customers, regulators and ourselves.
Success Profile
What makes a successful Transmission team member?
Check out the top traits we're looking for and see if you have the right mix.
- Collaborative
- Customer Focus
- Team Player
- Adaptable
- Detail Oriented
- Positive
Employee Quotes
Nicole, Siting and
Construction Services
Specialist
Meet Nicole
Mom, community volunteer, and one of our Siting and Construction Services Specialists. On any given day you can find Nicole providing reliability project updates to community leaders and town officials, connecting with local residents and business owners at an open house, or sharing her experience working at Eversource with students at a college career fair. “I'm glad to help the communities we serve,” said Nicole. “It's empowering to be part of a team that's working on projects to improve reliability for our customers while modernizing the grid.”
Alexia, Siting and
Construction Specialist
Meet Alexia
Alexia joined the Eversource team in Massachusetts as a Siting and Construction Specialist at the beginning of the year and she's really hit the ground running. Alexia reviews work the company is doing on Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard, and partners with other members of the team to develop creative community solutions for our reliability and battery storage projects. She's inspired by the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her encouraging message to young women, “Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.”
Julia, Associate
Transmission Development
Program
Meet Julia
“In the Transmission Development Program, I have the opportunity to explore different aspects of the energy industry and the future of this industry. I currently guide project teams through engineering, design, siting, permitting and construction of both substation and line projects. I have the opportunity to understand the process of how energy is bought and sold, and I participate in conversations with customers about construction on transmission lines. Graduating, with a business degree, I never thought I would be working in the energy industry but this program and has given me an understanding and appreciation of the way energy systems work. The people at Eversource Energy are willing and ready to help you develop as a young professional and grow into your career.”
Job Description
Project Scheduler & Planner (Hybrid)
01/21/2025Locations: Westwood, Massachusetts
Our Team
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Transmission Project Controls team as a Project Scheduler & Planner located in Westwood, MA.
As the Planner & Scheduler, Project Controls, you will plan, schedule, manage and report on the Transmission Organization: Capital Projects, Maintenance Projects, and Distribution Projects managed by Transmission across the Eversource projects portfolio. You will complete tasks associated with establishing, maintaining, analyzing, and reporting of costs and schedules associated to project activities contained in the overall project schedules.
Responsible for obtaining and providing information as well as implementing recommendations to meet project goals and positively influence project direction. Assist project managers, project team stakeholders and Transmission & Engineering Controls & Contracts in determining department resource solutions for meeting project cost and schedule objectives. Ability to apply project management theories and methodologies and utilize a variety of related project control tools.
Essential Functions
Develop, maintain, analyze, and manage project activities and resources to the level necessary to support project and department requirements and needs.
Establish, monitor, and report on baselines for cost and schedule.
Assist in determining internal and external engineering and construction resource solutions for meeting project objectives.
Identify internal and external engineering and construction resources in the schedule and any constraints on current projects and future demands.
Communicate project status and resource loading with team members and management.
Identify and communicate project plan changes and advise team members and management of potential conflicts and solutions.
Expedite project plan changes and communicate internal and external reallocation of engineering and construction resources to accommodate changes and conflicts.
Evaluate project forecasts to assure desired results are achieved.
Develop alternative solutions for resolving potential project resource constraints, schedule conflicts and cost overruns.
Participate in intra and inter departmental activities to assure adherence to schedule and established guidelines.
Technical Knowledge/Skills
Incumbent must possess excellent multi-task, be detail oriented, meet expectations of multiple organizations, and possess the ability to understand goal-driven deliverables.
Incumbent must possess the ability to coordinate and implement the necessary actions to ensure that goals and targets are achieved.
Use appropriate interpersonal styles to communicate and collaborate with peers and management toward goal achievement.
Project scheduling experience and knowledge of Primavera (5 or better) preferred
Ability to use PC desktop applications (e.g. Microsoft Word and Excel).
Education
Bachelor’s degree Project Management, Construction Management, Engineering, or related discipline preferred or equivalent experience.
Experience
Minimum of five (5) years of planning and scheduling experience required.
Working Conditions
Work is performed primarily in an office environment which requires sitting, standing, and general movement throughout the office area.
Travel/driving will be required to Eversource office locations, project sites and contractor locations on occasion.
Must be able to work emergency storm assignments as required.
Our hybrid schedule is 90 days in the office and then move to hybrid flexible schedule.
Compensation and Benefits
Eversource offers a competitive total rewards program. The annual salary range for this position is $87,000.00 - $97,000.00, plus incentive. Salary is commensurate with your experience. Check out the career site for an overview of our benefits. Jobs.eversource.com
#tranajd
#BC-LI1
Worker Type:
RegularNumber of Openings:
1EEO Statement
Eversource Energy is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability status, or protected veteran status.
VEVRRA Federal Contractor
Emergency Response:
Responding to emergency situations to meet customers’ needs is part of every employee’s role. If employed, you will be given an Emergency Restoration assignment. This means you may be called to assist during an emergency outside of your normal responsibilities, work hours and location.
Benefits
Eversource employees are committed to providing reliable energy and superior customer service—and that's why we are committed to providing our employees with a highly competitive total rewards package. In addition to wages and salaries, the benefit programs Eversource offers its employees and family members are a significant part of the total rewards.
