Electrical Outage Planner
Actalent
Posted Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Posting ID: JP-006008197
Job Title: Outage Planner
Job Description
The Outage Planner supports critical transmission projects by developing, coordinating, and optimizing outage reservations for transmission substations and transmission lines. This role works closely with transmission planning, project management, transmission operations, and field services to ensure that outage plans are feasible, well-coordinated, and aligned with overall project schedules and system reliability goals. The Outage Planner evaluates system conditions, resolves scheduling conflicts, and leverages established tools and processes to enhance both reliability and operational performance throughout the project life cycle.
Responsibilities
- Engage and work directly with Transmission Planning and Transmission Operations personnel to develop facility outage reservations that support and enhance future project schedules.
- Facilitate the resolution of outage reservation coordination conflicts and identify, propose, and implement alternative solutions when needed.
- Utilize existing tools, systems, and processes to communicate proposed outage plans and reservations to various transmission groups and stakeholders.
- Manage multiple outage planning reservation scenarios simultaneously, ensuring that each scenario is evaluated for feasibility and impact.
- Assist in securing future outage reservations for upcoming projects to support timely and efficient project execution.
- Assist in prioritizing outage reservations to optimize overall benefits, including system reliability and earnings.
- Coordinate and collaborate with Transmission Operations to evaluate system conditions before submitting outage reservations.
- Actively review abnormal system conditions to support planning and coordination of outage reservations for upcoming projects.
- Optimize outage planning and regional transmission organization (RTO) reservations with other projects that may be impacted by proposed future outage reservations.
Essential Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Construction Management, or a related field with five years of related experience associated with outage planning, or equivalent education and 10 years of related experience within transmission engineering, transmission dispatching, distribution dispatching, or construction management.
- Thorough knowledge of the transmission system from both design and operation perspectives.
- Experience in transmission engineering, transmission dispatching, distribution dispatching, and/or construction management.
Work Environment
The role is based in a quiet engineering office environment designed to support focused analytical work and collaboration. The dress code is business casual. Teamwork is highly encouraged and occurs frequently, with regular interaction among transmission planning, transmission operations, project management, and field services teams. The work involves extensive use of planning tools, communication systems, and established processes to coordinate outage reservations and evaluate system conditions.
Job Type & LocationThis is a Permanent position based out of Corpus Christi, TX.
Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $33.00 - $57.69/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
This is a fully onsite position in Corpus Christi,TX.
Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on May 12, 2026.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I is embedded into our culture through:
- Hiring diverse talent
- Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
- Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
- Ensuring growth opportunities for our people
Actalent is an equal opportunity employer.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services. For more than 40 years, we’ve helped visionary companies advance their goals. Headquartered in the United States, our teams span 150 offices across North America, EMEA, and APAC—with four delivery centers in India led by 1,000+ extraordinary employees who connect their passion with purpose every day.
Our Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, and Chennai delivery centers are hubs of engineering expertise, with core capabilities in mechanical and electrical engineering, systems and software, and manufacturing engineering. Our teams deliver work across multiple industries including transportation, consumer and industrial products, and life sciences. We serve more than 4,500 clients, including many Fortune 500 brands. Learn more about how we can work together at actalentservices.com.
Contact Information
Recruiter: Michael Silberman
Phone: (763) 923-2029
Email: msilberman@actalentservices.com
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