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| Category: | Other |
| Job Ref: | 1000008517 |
| Job Type: | Permanent |
| Salary: | Competitive |
| Country: | United States |
| State/Province: | Alabama |
| City: | Muscle Shls |
| Job Description | |
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AT LEAST 50% TRAVEL IS A REQUIREMENT OF THE POSITION. JOB SUMMARY This position plans, prepares, and coordinates project & organizational reports used to document status, variances, progress, track indicators,and control changes to multiple projects and/or production schedules. Supports seasonal and long-range planning processes by analyzing trends, developing manpower and equipment forecasts, schedule baselines, and recommending schedule adjustments. Assists in developing project prioritization by applying resource leveling/smoothing techniques utilized in a repair/maintenance facility production environment. Prepares summary & detail department/craft level schedule performance reports to keep plant/regional/project managers aware of overall outage schedule performance. Assists the production units by preparing various schedule scenarios and project benefit analysis. Manage the upload process utilized to electronically input numerous customer work order requests via external system interfaces & analyzes their impact on production schedule(s). Ensure all shop repair/maintenance related activities are integrated and prioritized to best meet overall system generation needs. Applies resource leveling/smoothing techniques and prepares risk analysis reports & recommendations. Provides field support as required during outages & interfaces with engineering, plant, & partners on a continuous basis. Supports processes including lessons learned, schedule integration techniques, work management, and process improvement. Responsible for developing and establishing processes and procedures designed to standardize and replicate best practices for TVA's turbine-generator fleet. Responsible for developing/revising scheduling (or other) data management tools & methods; implementing & maintaining system improvements; and creating/managing links to other sources. Establishes systematic methods to integrate unique "strategic business units" in multi-networking platform utilizing common resource pools. Responsible for identifying major scheduling factors and critical resources that drive or prohibit production schedule success. Tracks the physical progress of multiple outage projects/production schedules to ensure work is developing as planned. Conducts project/equipment walk-downs to verify that progress reported is accurate and daily work-center/equipment line-ups are reflected in schedule and have proper work activities. ELIGIBILITY FACTORS Bachelor's degree in a related technical field, or equivalent. Should possess a minimum of 7 years experience in a repair/maintenance facility production environment. Detailed knowledge of generating power plant systems (Fossil, Hydro, Nuclear) is desirable. Must have detailed knowledge of project control practices, methods, procedures. Certification by the Project Management Institute or AACE International is desirable as evidence of proficiency. TVA is an Equal Opportunity employer and complies with all applicable laws and regulations regarding equal employment opportunities. TVA gives hiring preference to qualified U.S. citizens and other protected individuals (green card holders, asylees, etc.) for all job vacancies. Between qualified U.S. citizens and other protected individuals, TVA gives hiring preference to equally qualified born or naturalized U.S. citizens. | |
| Post Date: | 08/10/2010 |
| Application Deadline: | Aug 10, 2010 |