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Planner/Scheduler I-II

Entergy

Posted 01/27/26

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639 Loyola Ave, New Orleans, LA 70113

Full-Time
Experienced
Energy and Utilities
In Person

Job Description

Job Duties/Responsibilities

  • Verifies crew assignments for next day; documents non-wrench/non-availability time; creates/cancels work orders; notifies networks of due/overdue work
  • Coordinates with Ops Coordinators, Design/Engineering, Supply Chain, Project Management, Construction, Major Accounts, Asset Management, and Distribution Operations Center on contractor work, job assignments, site readiness, job scope, work packages, prerequisites, and material/T&E estimates
  • Monitors contractor schedule adherence and flags exceptions against contract assignment criteria
  • Prepares and updates two-week schedule using crew capacity, vetted backlog, and Quarterly Plan; maintains 3-week forecast
  • Reviews backlog for new work orders and forecasts for potential start dates
  • Receive approved prioritized work for contract compliance for contractor assignments
  • Bundles work for efficiency; manage fleet and material planning
  • Follows proper procedures for emergency/unplanned work and adjusts schedule with approvals as needed
  • Screens and consolidates work orders for simple projects using Maximo; manages work order hand-off for design engineering cases
  • Maintains and updates scheduled work, resolves time constraint conflicts, identifies variances, develops explanations for schedule changes, monitors closeout tasks, and sends reminders
  • Identifies Click schedule errors, analyzes alternatives, and recommends solutions to conflicts; works with affected parties to resolve/mitigate issues
  • Assists Ops Coordinators with backlog management and work order closeout
  • Integrates job readiness info from Site Readiness meetings into two-week plan
  • Adjust schedules and work plans based on stakeholder feedback from weekly calls and outage planning
  • Leads and facilitates weekly scheduling conference calls and mid-week touchpoints with local management and stakeholders
  • Serves as a member of Incident Response Team

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About Entergy

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Entergy exists to grow a world-class energy business that creates sustainable value for our four stakeholders.

• For our customers, we create value by constantly striving for reasonable costs and providing safe, reliable products and services.

• For our employees, we create value by achieving top-quartile organizational health, providing a safe, rewarding, engaging, diverse and inclusive work environment, fair compensation and benefits, and opportunities to advance their careers. 

• For our communities, we create value through economic development, philanthropy, volunteerism and advocacy, and by operating our business safely and in a socially and environmentally responsible way. 

• For our owners, we create value by aspiring to provide top-quartile returns through the relentless pursuit of opportunities to optimize our business.