Thank you for your interest in the BWL. We think you'll find it a rewarding and nurturing place to grow your career.
Responsible for producing weekly schedules for assigned area. Must coordinate and collaborate with multiple planners, outside resources, leadership, and other stakeholders to ensure a schedule of work is vetted and published each week. Responsible for ensuring coordination is managed between the multiple production resource crafts, vendors, and as well as other supporting resource groups to ensure alignment of schedules each week. Ensure solid reporting of scheduling and forecasting data.
Builds out weekly schedule of work for all available ET&D personnel.
Coordinates alignment of resources to the schedule once built out, properly sequencing all internal and external resources to jobs.
Monitors schedule progress to ensure proactive mediation of schedule risks in upcoming weeks.
Coordinates with planners and leadership to ensure work is being addressed based on priorities set by leadership to ensure overall risk is being reduced for company assets and facilities.
Must facilitate meetings for multiple departments, to solidify work schedules, ensuring all coordination issues are mediated prior to scheduled work being locked down.
Builds out projected work schedules and resource calendars for management review.
Demonstrates positive problem solving and communication skills when interacting with internal/external stakeholders.
Obtains progress, trends, and scope information from the appropriate stakeholders to support continuous improvement with scheduling processes.
Tracks deviations from the schedule, works with stakeholders to understand and adjust future scheduling to accommodate deviations or deferrals.
Utilizes creativity and initiative to develop, perform, and implement special assignments.
Required to follow BWL safety manual and wear required personal protective equipment.
Attends training for safety awareness or skills improvement as required by supervisor, BWL or governmental agency such as MIOSHA.
Predictable and reliable attendance.
Other duties as assigned by supervisor
Required:
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Construction Management, Business, or other related field or combined education and experience equivalency.
Minimum of 3 years’ experience in scheduling, project management, or work management, preferably in an industrial, construction, or utility industry.
Knowledge of scheduling and/or work management software. Ability and willingness to work extra hours when needed, while prioritizing workload.
Must demonstrate excellent problem solving, communication and interpersonal skills.
Intermediate understanding and use of Microsoft Office Products such as Word, Excel, Outlook, Planner, Teams and SharePoint.
Ability to successfully interact with various stakeholders both internal and external at various leadership levels.
Ability to plan and direct the work of others, organize, plan and prioritize projects, identify problems and propose and implement solutions, conduct group presentations, grasp and communicate complex issues covering a wide range of disciplines.
Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record. Must be able to work various shifts if required.
Preferred:
Demonstrated history of team building skills and taking on new projects and technologies.
Utility industry and project or construction management experience.
Advanced knowledge of scheduling and work management software.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Must be able to remain in a stationary position for the majority of the working day. The person in this position needs to move about inside the office environment. Constantly operates a computer and other office equipment. Ability to adjust focus, especially due to concentration on a computer screen. Must communicate frequently with other departments and employees both verbally and in writing. May need to lift and carry up to 30 pounds and/or position the body to reach items on the floor/ below the knee level, or reach above head. On occasion, may need to use stairs.
Constantly works in a temperature-controlled office environment.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills that may be required of the employee. Management reserves the right to add, remove, or otherwise alter these duties, responsibilities, and skills at any time.
Why Should You Apply?
Competitive wages, employee development, and opportunity for professional growth.
Robust time off benefits including vacation, free choice, sick leave, parental leave and 11 paid holidays.
Comprehensive benefits package offered including medical, prescription, dental, life insurance, long-term disability, employee assistance program.
Voluntary benefits including vision, supplemental and dependent life insurance, flexible spending, AFLAC options, LifeLock anti-theft, long term care, tuition reimbursement, and BWL's Home Purchase Plan – Forgivable $5,000 loan for purchase of a home in Lansing.
Retirement programs including 401(a) Defined Contribution Plan (DC) (100% company paid up to 9.5 % of base salary for BU positions and up to 13% of base salary for NBU positions), 457 Deferred Compensation matches up to $2,500 per year.
Post retirement benefits offered at the respective level of coverage, co-pays and health care premium, at the same level as active employees.
Two fitness centers located on site open 24/7, work life balance program, employee assistance program, free parking and much more!
About BWL:
The Board of Water & Light serves Lansing, Michigan, and surrounding areas with electricity, water, and steam. Lansing's city charter vests the BWL with full and exclusive management of water, steam, and electric services for or the city. The American Public Power Association has honored the Lansing Board of Water & Light as one of the country's best publicly-owned utilities.
The Location:
Lansing lies at the heart of the Great Lakes State and offers all the beauty and splendor of the four seasons. A haven for swimming, boating, fishing, snowmobiling, golf, and hunting, mid-Michigan is also just a couple hours from premier skiing and one of the most beautiful freshwater lakeshores in the world on our Lake Michigan Coast. Lansing itself is only minutes and miles away from two of the nation’s premier universities, Michigan State University and the University of Michigan, and boasts miles of walking, running, biking trails, Potter Park Zoo, professional sports, the arts, and fine dining.
THE BOARD OF WATER & LIGHT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER