Maintenance Planner

Who is CenTrio?

CenTrio is a fully integrated, innovative and sustainable energy services provider to a wide range of industries such as higher education & healthcare campuses, cities, and communities. It serves more with utility infrastructures serving more than 170+ million square feet of space and operations in 10 cities across the United States and growing. In each community, the company operates highly efficient and innovative utility infrastructures that produce and distribute electricity, steam, hot water and/or chilled water to customer buildings and campuses. Customers connected to these systems enjoy multiple benefits including reduced operating costs, lower emissions and unmatched reliability. CenTrio is a wholly owned subsidiary of a global Infrastructure Investment Consortium with unmatched financial wherewithal and manages a portfolio of long-life, high quality infrastructure assets with high barriers to entry that generate stable and growing cash flows.

Why Join CenTrio?

CenTrio offers a dynamic and friendly work environment, dedicated to nurturing a top-notch team culture! Additionally, CenTrio offers an array of fabulous benefits and perks.

• Medical Benefits first day of hire
• Medical, dental, vision, Life & AD&D benefits
• Option of supplemental Life & AD&D benefits
• Company paid High-Deductible Healthcare Benefit Plan
• 401k plan with 5% match
• Training Opportunities and career progression
• Competitive salaries that reflect the value of skills and experience
• Dynamic and friendly work environment in a rapidly expanding industry with a national presence
• Remote, Hybrid, and In Office schedules available dependent on job responsibilities
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Program/Hotline
• Corporate discounts (Travel, Entertainment, Home, Auto, Apparel, Health and Wellbeing, and other various retail options)

Job Summary

The Maintenance Planner will be a key member of the Seattle team, reporting directly to the General Manager and supporting the Plant and Distribution Managers. This position is responsible for planning major steam plant and steam distribution system maintenance activities, ensuring the work is completed safely and efficiently. The Maintenance Planner will ensure adequate tools, equipment, materials, safety supplies and spare parts are available to support maintenance activities in support of 24/7 operations.

A successful candidate for this position is a self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment, demonstrates a strong commitment to deadlines and teamwork, is process-oriented with a high sense of ownership, possesses a keen intellectual curiosity, and has a solid foundation in maintenance management.

Core Responsibilities

• Support the maintenance and repair of infrastructure systems, such as water supply, natural gas, electrical, steam and condensate.
• Plan and schedule maintenance utilizing a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) including planned, preventative, and corrective maintenance, safety audits, inventory control, small tool control, parts costs, asset management, maintenance KPI reporting, and work order assignment.
• Work order planning to include create work order requests, manage and schedule work orders, assign work orders, monitor progress of work orders, generate reports, provide notification and direction for progress of work orders, provide clerical data input to work orders, close work orders.
• Administer the CMMS and electronic log software.
• Support the management of outside vendors and contractors.
• Coordinates ordering and scheduling with vendors and suppliers.
• Support or oversee major and minor renovation, renewal, and capital projects.
• Work closely with project managers to assist with project controls including schedules, purchase orders, invoices, field reports and documentation control and scope of work.
• May be required to travel for training and/or other company business. This includes travel by private automobile, commercial airlines, and other public transportation.
• Effectively interface with regulatory, business and customer representatives consistent with CenTrio corporate objectives.
• Review and comment on drawings and specifications.
• Read pressure and temperature gauges, thermometers and various types of flow or condensate meters.
• Complete maintenance work orders utilizing a computerized maintenance management system.
• Plan maintenance work orders without input from supervisor or manager.
• Ensures that maintenance activities generally conform to fiscal, budgetary, planning objectives and assist with the development of budgets and/or capital planning.
• May be required to operate company equipment (e.g. forklift)
• Work with SDOT, WSDOT, Sound Transit, Metro, etc. to apply for and coordinate necessary street use permits, traffic control plans, necessary releases related to project work.
• Attend weekly utility coordination meetings.
• May be required to support on-call weekend duty rotation.
• May be required to perform other duties and projects as directed.

Professional Experience & Knowledge:

• Experience working with district energy systems preferred
• Experience working in a unionized environment preferred
• Budget preparation and fiscal management knowledge
• Ability to foster a cooperative work environment
• Experience with project planning
• Knowledge of utility business practices, methods, and procedures
• Ability to analyze expenditures for compliance with budget provisions
• Ability to manage and supervise renovation, renewal, and capital projects
• Ability to read, understand, follow, and enforce safety procedures.
• Skilled in organizing resources and establishing priorities
• Skilled in capital, operations, and maintenance planning

Technical Skills & Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of five years of maintenance planner experience or seven years maintenance planner experience
• Proficiency with computerized maintenance management systems, with reference to work orders, preventive maintenance, inventory control, and equipment history
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to work in tight spaces and elevated positions: twisting, turning, bending, and holding arms at / above the head are all common movements; able to lift up to 100lbs;
• Must be able to clearly see and differentiate all colors
• Must be able to maintain standard threshold of hearing to safely perform job duties
• Must have good eyesight, hearing and manual dexterity
• Wear all types of PPE including hearing protection, eye protection, all types of hand protection, steel toe footwear, head protection, wear fall-protection, half-face and full-face respirators

Conditions of Employment:

• Successful completion of Criminal Background Check and Drug Test
• Only authorized employees are permitted to use company vehicles, this includes Industrial trucks (forklifts, scissor lifts, etc.) and electric vehicles/golf carts. To be an authorized employee, you must be at least 21 years old, hold a current valid Washington Drivers' license and demonstrate a clean driving record. The driver must be on an approved list for company insurance purposes. Your driving record will be screened as part of the pre-employment process and annually in December.
• All certifications/licences must be up to date
• CenTrio strives to create a culture of health and wellness. As of December 1, 2021, and consistent with applicable state law, CenTrio will decline to hire individuals who use nicotine products in the state of Washinton.

Health, Safety & Environment (HSE)

CenTrio maintains a steadfast commitment to a proactive safety culture, with HSE being a collective responsibility throughout the organization. Your HSE accountability also encompasses:

• Promote, ensure, and maintain a safe and healthy environment for your fellow workers and yourself so that everyone goes home injury-free
• Work in compliance with the provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Industrial Regulations, Environmental Protection Act and Regulations and HSE policies, programs, and procedures
• Responsible for identifying and reporting workplace HSE hazards and concerns to your supervisor immediately and providing solutions (if aware of any) to address these concerns as requested
• Immediate reporting of all work-related injuries/illness to your supervisor
• Adhere to various PPE requirements of the position which may include hearing protection, eye protection, hand protection, steel toe footwear, head protection, fall-protection, respirators (half-face and full-face)

DISCLAIMER

The preceding position description is intended to provide the general nature and level of work to be performed by employees within this classification. It is not intended to be a detailed description of the position or be interpreted as a comprehensive listing of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required for this position.

DIVERSITY STATEMENT

We know that our greatest strengths come from the people who make up our team. CenTrio is committed to the creation and nurturing of a diverse community of individuals through inclusive excellence. Diversity involves recognizing the value of differences and the inclusion of all members of the community including those that experience discrimination or under representation. This is a core value of the organization as we strive for a culturally diverse work force that reflects the multicultural nature of the nation and our world and bring unique strengths and abilities which contribute to CenTrio.