Outage Planner - Sargent & Lundy

Due to continued growth, Sargent & Lundy's Electric Grid Infrastructure Services group currently has an opportunity for a Outage Planner in its Chicago, Illinois office. This position will offer you the opportunity to support electric utilities with activities associated with outage planning.

Responsibilities:

• Communicate and coordinate with utility departments and personnel.
• Support overall team and client engagement with peer to peer reporting, coordination and conflict resolution.
• Lead efforts to ensure projects are completed satisfactorily, on time, and within budget.
• Attend project meetings and participate in project conference calls
• Review design drawings as they are available
• Assist in the development and coordination of bus, transmission/distribution cutover sequencing, and system outage requirements
• Develop outage summary to identify construction and outage sequencing based on meeting discussions and review of project activities
• Assist client working departments to create SRSs for outages

We do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position.

Essential skills and experience:

• Specific experience with Outage Planning of Utility Transmission & Distribution systems
• 20 or more years of experience working for an electric utility
• Technically knowledgeable of high voltage equipment and the electric grid
• Proven communication skillset both verbal and written in support of presentations and reports  
• Experience with serving as a liaison and working with key stakeholders
• Willing to travel to project sites and/or attend client meetings

Value but not required skills and experience:

• Professional Engineering (PE) license
• Project Managment Professional (PMP)

Sargent & Lundy is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any protected status as defined by law.

At Sargent & Lundy, we care about the health and well-being of our employees. Our commitment extends beyond the workplace, offering comprehensive healthcare plans and generous paid time off to support our team members in every aspect of their lives. We understand the importance of work-life balance, which is why we are proud to provide competitive, award-winning benefits. Our dedication to employee satisfaction has earned us the prestigious Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Award for compensation and benefits in 2022, 2023, and 2024.