Resource Planner - Oahu

We recognize our competitive advantage -- our people. We believe in our people, who share our vision of meeting the needs of our employees, customers, and communities and who carry out the continued success of the company.

Our employees are committed to the company's foundational values: integrity, excellence, teamwork, environmental stewardship, and community commitment. In turn, we invest in our employees, providing opportunities for challenge and advancement and offering a competitive compensation package.

Posting End Date: This position will remain open until filled. Early applications are highly encouraged. 

BRIEF POSTING DESCRIPTION:

The P YP PSED PLANNING Department of the P POWER SUPPLY ENGINEERING Division at Hawaiian Electric Company has 3 Management vacancy available. (Role: Professional)

JOB FUNCTION:

Develops SAP architecture and One Company Generation work planning for the power generating stations, to ensure reliable operation in compliance with regulatory and legal requirements.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• SAP Architecture Development
  • Executes the development of new or enhanced SAP architecture, including but not limited to functional locations, maintenance plans, task lists, job plans, and bill of materials.
  • Provides feedback on the prioritization of short-term tasking to maintain system reliability as well as, resource and time estimates for long-term tasking to improve asset reliability.
  • Works with One Company stakeholders, as directed, to standardize SAP architecture across multiple islands and counties.
• Generation Work Planning
  • Collaborates with other departments and divisions to validate and execute updates and improvements to functional location, maintenance plans, job plans, and bill of materials of existing assets to ensure reliable operation for the remaining service life.
  • Validates and implements changes to existing SAP architecture, as an integral part of the feedback loop, to continually expand management of existing assets.
  • Provides input and feedback, as requested, on the Generation reliability program to support recurring reliability meetings and individual projects.
• Work Management
  • Evaluates and measures assigned work and adjusts time and resource commitment, as needed, to ensure completion. 
  • Participates in and develops continuous improvement events to standardize and improve work management processes. Provides input on key performance metrics to monitor work processes ensuring alignment with stakeholder and customer expectations and goals.
  • Updates a high-level schedule to reflect overall priority of work efforts with multiple customers and stakeholders.
  • Supports two-way communication to ensure a focused and aligned workforce.
  • Promotes teamwork, reinforces and mentors peers in the application of improvement tools, techniques, and behaviors to expose and eliminate waste from daily work assignments.
• Participates in Company emergency response activities as assigned, including any activities required to prepare for such emergency response.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge Requirements

• Working knowledge of boilers, turbines, generators, and related auxiliary equipment or equivalent related to operation and maintenance or large assets.
• Working knowledge of power plant operations and maintenance or equivalent.
• Working knowledge of personal computers, computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) and related software applications (i.e., SAP, spreadsheets, word processing, work order management system, scheduling system, etc.)
• Understanding of warehouse operations such as researching inventory and ordering in-house materials.
• Working knowledge of ordering equipment and material.
• Working knowledge of LEAN continuous improvement principles, procedures, tools, and desired behaviors.

Skills Requirements

• Strong facilitation and interpersonal skills to create teamwork between staff, internal and external customers and stakeholders.
• Strong job planning skills, including estimation, task sequencing, and resource allocation.
• Ability to effectively communicate to all levels of personnel (internal/external customers and stakeholders), both in written and verbal communications.
• Ability to remain flexible in a demanding work environment and adapt to rapidly changing priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to conceptualize and problem-solve.
• Ability to handle difficult or sensitive issues while using tact, courtesy, and discretion.
• Must have or be able to qualify for a State of Hawaii driver’s license. Must meet the standards for driving positions stated in the Hiring Standards for Driving Positions policy. These standards may be adjusted periodically to meet business and safety objectives.
• Effective process management skills to organize resources and activities to improve and integrate work processes.
• Excellent organizational skill to give input to short- and long-term work.

Experience Requirements

• Multiple (5-7) years of related maintenance and operational experience in an electric utility or equivalent with CMMS integration, asset management, and reliability.
• Several (3-5) years of related experience in preparing operating budgets and managing expenses.
• Few (1-3) years of experience in project management is desirable.

Role: Professional

Number of Vacancies: 3

Location: Pearl City – Oahu 

 Hiring Range: The hiring range for the Resource Planner [Req ID 10197] position is $87,400.00 to $111,500.00. The person selected will be placed according to his/her skills and qualifications. 

About Hawaiian Electric Companies
Hawaiian Electric Companies provide electricity and services to 95 percent of the state's 1.4 million residents. The company is also one of the state's leading employers and a major contributor and supporter of community and educational programs.

The demand for power that has fueled the growth of the Hawaiian Islands has been met by Hawaiian Electric Companies for well over a century. And as the next millennium unfolds, the company is committed to providing quality service and seeking clean local energy sources to power generations of Hawaii families and businesses to come. Visit us at http://hawaiianelectric.com.

Interested individuals should apply online. The application must clearly indicate the demonstrated experience/knowledge/skills/abilities the candidate possesses which specifically qualifies him/her for the position.

Applicant Certification
By submitting an application for the position, candidates:
1. Authorize the Hawaiian Electric Companies to confirm all statements contained in the application and/or any materials submitted and made a part of the application as they relate to the position and to the extent permitted by law;
2. Authorize and consent to, without reservation, the Hawaiian Electric Companies sharing any and all information regarding previous or present employment, educational training or personal information from their records and from any other source with the hiring department or subsidiary company;
3. Release, discharge, and hold harmless, Hawaiian Electric Companies, from any and all liability for any damage which may be claimed as a result of furnishing such information to the hiring department or subsidiary company;
4. Authorizes release and transfer of all personnel records to be maintained by the hiring company in the event of an inter-company transfer; and
5. Authorize, direct, and consent to Hawaiian Electric Companies and/or its authorized agents to conduct investigations into candidates' background. These investigations may include, but are not limited to searches for information about applicants; record of criminal convictions to the extent permitted by law, education records, professional certifications, personal character references, and employment history.

EEO Statement
Hawaiian Electric Companies is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status. 

Hawaiian Electric Companies complies with all applicable laws, including Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Any request for reasonable accommodation needed during the application process should be communicated by the candidate to the HR Service Center at (808) 543-4848.

Affiliate Disclaimer
Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc., Maui Electric Company, and Hawaii Electric Light (“Company”) are Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (“PUC”) regulated companies. The disclosure relating to Affiliate Transaction Requirements that follows is made pursuant to the PUC’s Decision and Order No. 35962, issued on December 19, 2018, and subsequently modified by Order No. 36112, issued on January 24, 2019 in Docket No. 2018-0065.

By submitting your application, you understand and acknowledge that, if you are hired by the Company and subsequently transferred, assigned or otherwise employed by an Affiliate, said Affiliate will be required to make a one-time payment to the Company in an amount up to twenty-five percent (25%) of your base annual compensation.  

In addition, if you are hired by the Company and subsequently transferred, assigned or otherwise employed by an Affiliate or an Affiliate-Related Entity, for a period of one year, you cannot appear in negotiations or otherwise interact directly with the Company or work on the same matter that you worked on while with the Company. 

Affiliate is defined as “any person or entity that possesses an ‘affiliate interest’ in a utility as defined by section 269-19.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes (“HRS”), including a utility’s parent holding company, except as otherwise provided by HRS section 269-19.5(h).”

Affiliate-Related Entity is defined as “a third party that provides electricity-related services in a regulated utility’s service territory that has a material financial, operational, or ownership interest with an unregulated affiliate of the utility and of whom the utility has reasonable knowledge.” 

For a current list of all Affiliates and Affiliate-Related Entities, please see:
https://www.hawaiianelectric.com/about-us/key-performance-metrics/financial/affiliate-transactions

This list may be amended, updated or revised from time to time without notice.