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Planner, Gas Operations Planning

Braintree, MA

Job Description

The Opportunity

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry.

To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business.

National Grid is hiring a Planner, Gas Operations Planning for our Braintree Operations department.

The Role

Manage and coordinate multiple field location work plans and activities ensuring regulatory, budget, work performance, productivity, and customer expectations are realized. Schedule, execute and model program work plans as prescribed by Resource Planning to support the overall delivery of the CapEx and OpEx work plans.

What You'll Do

  • Manage, balance and coordinate external and internal resources to optimize short and long-term resource planning
  • Promote and implement procedural best practice to execute the annual CapEx and OpEx plans, and ensure all working practices are compliant with National Grid policies
  • Challenge existing ways of working and continuously seek better ways of performing work in order to drive greater efficiencies
  • Keep up to date with regulatory developments within energy industry in order to ensure the optimization of best practices for National Grid
  • Provide technical guidance, support and coaching to others in order to share knowledge and develop technical understanding within discipline
  • Report and monitor monthly resource levels and resource predictions to Resource Planning
  • Promote and implement procedural best practices within Customer Meter Services and Maintenance & Construction in order to execute the annual CapEx and OpEx work plans
  • Develop and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders in order to share best practices, drive consistency in resource planning and ensure timely delivery of projects
  • Communicate with Dispatch, Field Ops, and CMS supervisors to ensure resource information is accurate for all field resources

About You

  • High school diploma or equivalent required
  • Bachelor's degree preferred
  • 1+ years of professional administration experience required
  • 1+ years of experience in work coordination and planning preferred
  • Proficiency in MS Excel required
  • Proficiency in Maximo, SAP, Salesforce preferred
  • Knowledge of natural gas system operations preferred

More Information

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Salary

$78,000 - $88,000 a year

This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Internal candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.

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The Opportunity

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry.

To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business.

National Grid is hiring a Planner, Gas Operations Planning for our Braintree Operations department.

The Role

Manage and coordinate multiple field location work plans and activities ensuring regulatory, budget, work performance, productivity, and customer expectations are realized. Schedule, execute and model program work plans as prescribed by Resource Planning to support the overall delivery of the CapEx and OpEx work plans.

What You'll Do

  • Manage, balance and coordinate external and internal resources to optimize short and long-term resource planning
  • Promote and implement procedural best practice to execute the annual CapEx and OpEx plans, and ensure all working practices are compliant with National Grid policies
  • Challenge existing ways of working and continuously seek better ways of performing work in order to drive greater efficiencies
  • Keep up to date with regulatory developments within energy industry in order to ensure the optimization of best practices for National Grid
  • Provide technical guidance, support and coaching to others in order to share knowledge and develop technical understanding within discipline
  • Report and monitor monthly resource levels and resource predictions to Resource Planning
  • Promote and implement procedural best practices within Customer Meter Services and Maintenance & Construction in order to execute the annual CapEx and OpEx work plans
  • Develop and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders in order to share best practices, drive consistency in resource planning and ensure timely delivery of projects
  • Communicate with Dispatch, Field Ops, and CMS supervisors to ensure resource information is accurate for all field resources

About You

  • High school diploma or equivalent required
  • Bachelor's degree preferred
  • 1+ years of professional administration experience required
  • 1+ years of experience in work coordination and planning preferred
  • Proficiency in MS Excel required
  • Proficiency in Maximo, SAP, Salesforce preferred
  • Knowledge of natural gas system operations preferred

More Information

#LI-AP1 #LI-Hybrid

Salary

$78,000 - $88,000 a year

This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Internal candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.

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About National Grid

National Grid lies at the heart of a transforming energy system. Our business areas play a vital role in connecting millions of people to the energy they use, while continually seeking ways to make the energy system clean, fair, and affordable. In the UK we own and develop the high-voltage electricity transmission network in England and Wales, taking electricity from where it’s generated to where it’s needed. 

National Grid Electricity Distribution delivers electricity to over 20 million people across homes and businesses in the Midlands, South West England, and South Wales. 

In the US, we own and operate electricity and natural gas networks, serving over 20 million people across New York State and Massachusetts. 

National Grid Ventures operates across the UK, Europe, and the US, developing, operating, and investing in large-scale clean energy infrastructure. National Grid Partners invests in entrepreneurs at the intersection of energy and emerging tech, with capital, resources, connections, and know-how.

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