Work Scheduling Intern

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Job Summary

Under direct supervision, utilize business administration principles to perform analytical studies. Provide assistance on projects that involve planning, preparing reports and recommending courses of action.

Job Description

Job Description Summary

The Work Scheduling Intern will support the planning, scheduling, and coordination of distribution line and service work. The intern will gain experience with work management processes, customer work requests, scheduling activities, and coordination across internal teams and external partners to help ensure work is completed safely, efficiently, and on schedule.

 

Essential Job Functions

• Assist with planning, scheduling, and coordinating distribution line and service work.
• Support the review and coordination of customer work requests and required work prerequisites.
• Assist with coordinating resources, schedules, customer commitments, and changing priorities.
• Partner with engineers, service supervisors, construction teams, customers, contractors, inspectors, forestry, metering, and other stakeholders as appropriate.
• Support schedule adjustments related to workload, weather, resource availability, and other scheduling conflicts.
• Assist with the coordination of planned customer service outages.
• Maintain scheduling and work information using applicable work management systems and business applications.
• Apply analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills to support scheduling activities.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders and contribute to team goals.
• Perform assigned work safely and in accordance with company policies and procedures.

 

Minimum Requirements

 

Education:
Currently pursuing an associate degree in Engineering Technology, Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business, Technology, or a related field.

 

Experience:
No previous utility or distribution experience required.

 

Other Requirements

• Strong organizational, analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to effectively prioritize work and contribute in a team environment.
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or similar business applications is a plus.
• Ability to learn work management, scheduling, and utility-specific systems and processes.
• Valid driver's license and travel may be required based on assignment location and business needs.
• Minimum internship duration: 10 weeks.

Compensation Data

Compensation Grade:

Co-Op/Intern-001

Compensation Range:

$ - $

The Physical Demand Level for this job is: S – Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently. (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.  

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