Power Grid Ops

Duke Energy is hiring a Planner for Power Grid Ops in Greenville, SC. The role involves preparing work packages for construction and maintenance of substation and transmission assets, monitoring job progress, and ensuring efficient resource allocation. Candidates must reside in upstate South Carolina, as relocation assistance is not provided. The position requires strong organizational and collaboration skills to support annual programs valued between $150M and $300M.
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In order to ensure your application is successfully received before the job posting expires, please submit your application by 11:59 PM on Thursday, April 2, 2026

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NOTE: Must live in the upstate of South Carolina. Relocation Assistance will not be provided.

Job Summary:

This position reports to the Work Management Manager and supports the field personnel who perform construction and maintenance activities for substation and transmission line assets. The Planner is responsible for the preparation of work packages to perform both Construction and Maintenance activities. The Planner will review the maintenance/performance history of the equipment to identify and determine special requirements necessary to successfully complete the work. The Planner will identify any additional maintenance work or capital projects that could be worked concurrently to gain resource efficiencies.

The Planner will document and explain variances in the actual job task work hours versus estimated job task work hours. The Planner must closely monitor the progress and status of work and is responsible for raising issues to schedulers and supervisors to identify areas for improvement and opportunities to improve efficiencies. The Planner may also be required to ensure accurate completion of NERC related documentation.

The Planner also works closely with the construction resources and resources within Transmission Project Management to plan, estimate, and allocate resources to all projects assigned to the Transmission Construction Section. This requires first-hand knowledge of Construction activities or the ability to draw on resources within the Construction Section to gain that knowledge. The position must possess good organization and collaboration skills for working in team environments to produce excellent project plans and estimates. This position supports the development and implementation of construction and maintenance work plans to support annual programs ranging from $150M - $300M annually (capital and O&M, approximate). In addition, this position continually manages changes in these plans to align with changing funding requirements, and to align plans to execute the highest priority work. The Planner has a responsibility to ensure the annual Construction & Maintenance work plan is completed.

Responsibilities & Duties:
• Scope of work required
• Accurate estimate of hours required to perform job
• Skill sets required to perform work
• Provide procedures required to perform work
• Identify special tools required to perform work
• Plan for any mobile equipment needs
• Plan for any special part needs
• Obtain necessary DOT or Environmental permits
• Project job durations for scheduling purposes
• Provide any sketches, digital pictures or drawings needed
• Provide any vendor support information
• Provide any Safety or Environmental information
• Provide any special PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) needs
• Secure and ensure materials are available for appropriate delivery to meet CMI date
• Produce construction estimates for durations and man hours and resources required for construction projects.

Basic/Required Qualifications:
• Associates degree and five (5) or more years of work-related experience; OR High School/GED and seven (7) or more years of work-related experience in lieu of a degree

Desired Qualifications:
• Bachelors degree and ten (10) or more years of work-related experience
• Working knowledge of work management systems, e.g., Maximo, TOA, Adobe, TITUS, MS Office (word, excel, access, etc).
• Requires substantial specific knowledge in craft areas such as electrical, relaying, apparatus, sub-station, civil/structural substation experience and line construction / maintenance work to effectively develop job plans.
• Must have excellent communication and organizational skills and the ability to function effectively in a diverse support organization.
• This individual must possess a vast knowledge of substation, apparatus, relaying and line maintenance practices in order to identify all needed procedures, resources and clearances to effectively perform each maintenance / construction job.
• Working knowledge of work management system, e.g., Passport, MS Project, THOR, Artemis Project View, e-Max, TOA, P6, Adobe, Paper port, MS Office (word, excel, access, etc).
• Requires substantial specific knowledge in craft areas such as electrical, relaying, apparatus, sub-station and line construction / maintenance work to effectively develop job plans.

Mobility Classification:
• Hybrid – Work will be performed from both remote and onsite locations after the onboarding period. However, hybrid employees should live within a reasonable commute to their designated Duke Energy facility.

Travel Requirements
15-25%

Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable)
No

Represented/Union Position
No

Visa Sponsored Position
NoPlease note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.

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