Exelon

ComEd-Work Week Manager-Crestwood or Joliet

Posted on: 11 Dec 2023

Joliet, IL

Job Description

We're powering a cleaner, brighter future.

Exelon is leading the energy transformation, and we're calling all problem solvers, innovators, community builders and change makers. Work with us to deliver solutions that make our diverse cities and communities stronger, healthier and more resilient.

We're powered by purpose-driven people like you who believe in being inclusive and creative, and value safety, innovation, integrity and community service. We are a Fortune 200 company, 19,000 colleagues strong serving more than 10 million customers at six energy companies -- Atlantic City Electric (ACE), Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE), Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), Delmarva Power & Light (DPL), PECO Energy Company (PECO), and Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco).

In our relentless pursuit of excellence, we elevate diverse voices, fresh perspectives and bold thinking. And since we know transforming the future of energy is hard work, we provide competitive compensation, incentives, excellent benefits and the opportunity to build a rewarding career.

Are you in?

Must be proficient with MS Excel 

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF POSITION

Responsible for the scheduling, coordination, preparation and execution of all tasks associated with new business, corrective, preventative and predictive maintenance tasks, projects, switching evolutions and tests associated with a specific discipline. This work supports electric system  operations in ComEd. Ensures alignment of work plan with business performance goals, priorities and objectives. Ensures effective levelization of the work week schedule to ensure the safe and effective utilization of resources. Works with multi-disciplined teams to ensure holds or restrictions are eliminated prior to work entering the E-0 schedule. May lead and support compliance commitments with external regulatory agencies. Responsible for the execution and monitoring of the Work Management policies, programs and processes. Position may be required to work extended hours for coverage during storms or other energy delivery emergencies.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

Responsible for the scheduling, preparation and execution of all new business, corrective, preventative and predictive maintenance tasks, projects, switching evolutions and tests associated with a specific discipline. Ensures effective levelization of the work week, task level schedule to ensure the safe and effective utilization of resources. Works with multi-disciplined teams to ensure holds or restrictions are eliminated prior to work entering the E-0 schedule. Manages work scope from T-6 / WCC handoff through execution.
Responsible for the execution and monitoring of the Work Management policies, programs and processes. Support the peer group process to ensure adoption of best practices into standard processes.
Execute work process for Operations that optimizes resources, addresses operational priorities, and ensures alignment with financial, customer, reliability, safety and performance goals. Optimize resources to allow for emergent workload with minimum impact to schedule, addresses operational priorities, and ensures alignment with financial, customer, reliability, safety and performance goals
Monitor key performance measures, controls, and procedures to ensure the consistent application of the Work Management process across ComEd.. Support organizational adherence to schedules, milestones, key performance measures, controls and procedures for consistent application across operations of the Work Management process, and instill accountability for adherence to the process and completion of planned work
Interface with other departments in Exelon and represent Work Management regarding process and procedural issues. Chairs or co-chairs the Work screening committee. Performs screening of new action requests and work requests.
Apply a consistent model to drive resource sharing and provide decision-making and accountability for proper resource shifts. May establish the scope and monitor the performance of the work plan. Drives the management of regional backlogs, maintaining a balance between preventative, corrective and elective maintenance work completion for effective continuous material condition improvements.
Support a learning organization that fosters a high performance culture and promotes diversity and inclusion. Serves as a change agent for business initiatives and assures the human element is understood and considered including timely recognition of employees. Provide leadership to and development of the WM Programs management team. Use effective performance management to provide accurate and timely feedback and identify opportunities for growth and learning
Ensure that emergent work within the week is properly assigned to the FIN team and bundled properly and revise schedules to recover from emergent events.

JOB SCOPE

Direct: 0 Indirect: 7 -23 employees
Budget: 0 Indirect: $30M - $200 M
Execution week coordination, scheduling and leadership of a geographically dispersed work force of several native resources and a large contingent of additional contract resources working the ComEd  service territories
Coordinate execution week completion of several multi-disciplined tasks associated with new business, preventative, corrective maintenance, system performance, public improvement, projects, capacity expansion, etc.
Ensures work tasks are planned, and contingencies removed to ensure all key performance measures can be attained in Operations. In scheduling, coordination and levelization, consider prioritization, system/regional needs and native and contract resource work levelization to minimize overall costs. Scope includes the scheduling of approximately $30 million - $200 million of work per year.
May perform functions as required for category owner, resource management and financial management.
Execute 20+ policies, programs and processes and adopt best practices. Monitor and manage 20+ organizational measures and controls to facilitate the identification and implementation of performance improvements and initiatives.
Determine baseline manpower and project funding resource requirements and recommend resource decisions balancing both operational requirements and financial implications.
All actions have direct impact on reliability, financial, and customer satisfaction goals and the public, political and regulatory opinion of the company.
Requires regular contact with senior management, directors, managers and employees in Operations, Supply, and Project and Contract Management

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of relevant utility business experience (e.g., transmission, distribution, gas, or substation experience), or in lieu of bachelor's degree, 6+ years of relevant utility business experience is required.
Demonstrated ability to work independently, achieve deadlines and handle multiple assignments.
Excellent organizational, planning and interpersonal skills.
Ability to execute independent judgment.
Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to work closely with all levels of management.
Proficiency with computer software such as Excel, Word, Power Point, MS Project and Outlook.
Proficiency with PassPort Work Management module, Hyperion Reporting System and Project View.
Ability to travel throughout ComEd  service territory as required.
Strong leadership abilities.
Demonstrated conflict management skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree
Project Management, Engineering, or Operations experience.
Minimum 2 years prior experience in Work Management
Experience with scheduling tool such as Project View.

Exelon

Chicago, IL

Exelon Corporation, a utility services holding company, engages in energy generation and delivery businesses in the United States and Canada. It owns nuclear, fossil, wind, hydroelectric, and solar generating facilities. The company also sells electricity to wholesale and retail customers; and sells natural gas, renewable energy, and other energy-related products and services. In addition, it is involved in the purchase and regulated retail sale of electricity and natural gas; and transmission and distribution of electricity, and distribution of natural gas to retail customers.

Further, the company offers corporate governance support services, including corporate strategy and development, legal, human resources, information technology, finance, real estate, security, corporate communications, supply at cost, engineering, distribution and transmission planning, asset management, system operations, and power procurement services.

It serves distribution utilities, municipalities, cooperatives, and financial institutions, as well as commercial, industrial, governmental, and residential customers. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

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