Work Planner Scheduler

This position is located with Bonneville Power Administration, in the Resource and Work Planning (TEBW) organization, Internal Operations (TEB), Engineering and Technical Service (TE), Transmission Services (T). A successful candidate in the Work Planner Scheduler position will serve as a Work Planner Scheduler responsible for providing centralized, coordinated, system-wide work planning, scheduling and evaluation services. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS A qualified candidate's resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-09) in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience: 1) Collaborative coordination of work planning and scheduling to optimize productivity, balance resource utilization, and support work intake goals. 2) Contribution to resource management strategies by sharing capacity and constraint insights to inform long-term planning and help address complex scheduling challenges. You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; or a LL.M., if related; your education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. -OR- Combination of education and experience as described above. Less than one year of specialized experience may be combined with graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level (i.e., credit hours beyond the first two years of full-time study may be credited). One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours the graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. If the graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study is not available, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) is used. When crediting education that requires specific course work the number of hours of related courses required, as a proportion of the total education, is prorated. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Time-in-Grade: Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement to receive consideration. CTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement. As a Work Planner Scheduler, you will: Assist with the analysis and formulation of system resource needs (people, materials and equipment) to accomplish the work plan using input from Resource Managers, Project Managers, Technical Services, Asset and Workload Planning, Customer Service Engineering and other system stakeholders. Participate in the development and coordination of specific schedules for projects that have system-wide impact and/or cross multiple district boundaries. Provides recommendations on resource and schedule changes between Project Managers, Resource Managers, Customer Service Engineers, and other system stakeholders. Identify opportunities to organize work around outage windows and opportunities to maximize availability of the transmission system. Supports adjusting work plans as priorities, schedules, and opportunities for outages occur. When schedule conflicts arise or resources are not sufficient to accomplish all work, participates in developing and providing recommendations on the highest priority work for the system to ensure efficient use of outages and resources and coordinates the changes with the impacted stakeholders. Identify resource requirements to implement the Transmission Engineering and Technical Services' maintenance, sustain, and expand programs; and schedules and recommends the augmentation of team resources from details or exchanges between functions based upon system priorities. Develop recommendations regarding outsourcing of work assigned to Transmission Engineering and Technical Services based on resource availability, resource capability, or project efficiency. Conditions of Employment In accordance with Executive Order 14170, applicants are encouraged to respond to four short, free-response, essay questions in the questionnaire. Answer to these questions is not scored or rated. Your answers will be reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection consideration. When you apply you will be asked a series of questions to determine your eligibility for employment and your qualification for this position specifically. You must answer all of these questions completely and truthfully. Key Requirements: You must be a United States Citizen. This employer participates in the e-Verify program. Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements. You will be required to report in person to the official duty location. Education If substituting education for specialized experience you must submit proof of your qualifying education. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Department of Education Accreditation Search to verify school accreditation. Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website.DO NOT email or mail in any of your application documents. Documents will not be accepted outside of the online application system. Failure to provide college transcripts may result in a rating of 'Ineligible'.