Nova Scott

I am actively seeking new opportunities at Ameren where I can use my skills and abilities to make significant contributions toward the achievement of the company goals, establish and maintain strong and effective relationships while growing professionally and personally.

Project Controls Scheduler II - AMEREN SERVICES - ST LOUIS, MO

(2026-05)

• Works in a multi-project environment to produce integrated schedules with other Ameren or Contractor schedules.
• Develops and maintains detailed, network-driven, resource-loaded, baselined schedules using scheduling software. Resource level the schedules in accordance with resource availability and location specific job responsibilities. Performs horizontal and vertical reviews with project team members to ensure completeness in schedule development and to obtain stakeholder buy-in.
• Meets with various project stakeholders to develop their schedules. This could include interactions with Senior Leaders, Outage Managers, Project Managers, Project Engineers, Construction Supervisors, Real Estate Agents, Vegetation Supervisors, Telecom Group, Distribution Automation Techs, and other stakeholders who perform activities in the schedule.
• Works with project engineers and Project Managers (PM) to develop schedules for large scale projects under corporate oversight that must comply with gate approval requirements and timeline deadlines. Works directly with the PM to develop performance metrics and provide reports as required.
• Provides schedule information to key stakeholders (e.g., the Business Performance Specialist, Outage Manager) in a format that allows them to align the forecast dollars in accordance with the schedule. Provides cost analysis support and reporting for the project including providing contractor billing guidance and providing assistance in monthly cash flow reforecasting.
• Performs and/or reviews updates, schedules projects, and performs analysis of critical path, baseline variance, and key performance metrics. Determines schedule impacts, provides guidance to stakeholders on how to resolve criticality, and communicates impacts timely to the appropriate stakeholders.
• Follows established methodology Scheduling Department has established for obtaining schedule updates.
• Creates baselines and analyze change requests and implement into the baseline plan if approved.
• Monitors and enforces standards, policies and procedures established by the business line, Ameren Corporation and regulatory entities.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Technical Level
• Knowledge - Under guidance, gains develops fundamental understanding of schedule management and project controls concepts through developing and maintaining schedules.
• Job Complexity - Intermediate skill level using scheduling software (e.g., Primavera, Microsoft Project) with significant knowledge regarding scheduling development for a business segment. Understands Ameren's timeline for monthly forecasting and yearly financial budget snapshot, and the importance of aligning the schedule with this timeline to meet Ameren's financial objectives.
• Supervision - Receives general guidance on work assignments with more detailed instruction on new projects or schedule assignments.
• Leadership - Assists with training and developing other project schedulers.
• Adaptability to Change - Adaptable to a customer driven environment resulting in frequent changes in timing of when projects will be worked. Able to maintain proper project coding, activity coding, resource assignments, and schedule activities required due to changes.

Distribution Design Specialist - AMEREN IL - JERSEYVILLE, IL

(2023-10 - 2026-06)

• Provide and foster a positive community stewardship and represent the Company as a single point of contact with customers, builders, developers, regarding service requests.
• Provide engineering services on customer requests and projects generated internally, such as reliability, planning and replacement.
• Manage customer and system improvement projects to meet the required due date.
• Readily available to customers and provide excellent customer service to contribute to the customer satisfaction goals of Ameren Illinois.
• Obtain from customers their projects, load information, service size, voltage, and other pertinent information so facilities can be sized correctly.
• Design and prepare engineering notes and drawings and submit to the Design Center in a timely manner for cost estimates.
• Work all required customer approvals, easements, and rights-of-way to prepare and execute service contracts, permits, releases, plats, and records.
• Use Project Management tools and techniques to coordinate with Operations to ensure projects are scheduled in a timeframe to meet in service requirements for both customer and system improvement projects.
• Keep up to date and maintained a thorough understanding of the Company’s Standard and Qualifications and customer billing policies.
• Help with the evaluation of new business projects to determine expected revenue, project costs, and customer contributions.
• Process jobs using various Ameren systems such as CRTS and Maximo and other systems Aiden One.
• Maintain a positive and mutually beneficial relationship with the Company’s customers, architects, consulting engineers and internal customers.
• Keep In contact with new potential customers and do regular follow up.
• Advise customer estimates for cost of job and Ameren specifications.
• Provide education on rates and other tariff conditions.
• Help support public initiatives such as street light projects for the communities.
• Provide assistance in the storm and outage restoration.
• Manage multiple projects with Residential and Commercial Customers

SR. TRAINING SUPERVISOR (Apprentice Meterman) - AMEREN - DECATUR IL

(2023-02 - 2023-10)

• Provide instruction and training on a variety of topics associated with construction and maintenance of electric distribution necessary for achieving skill improvement and maintaining job qualifications.
• Plan, develop, schedule, present, and revise associated lesson plans with the emphasis on integration of safe work practices into training programs.
• Travel throughout Illinois to deliver training.
• Supervise Ameren and contractor personnel during emergency storm situations.
• Monitor employee performance during training and on the job and provide coaching and feedback to enhance performance.
• Evaluate trainee performance through observation, testing, and assessment to determine if the trainee is performing at the appropriate level to carry out the daily duties and responsibilities of the position.
• Formed relationships with internal and external clients to proactively identity performance gaps and offer the client potential solutions and provide consultative advisory services.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of training materials/programs and develop and /or implement the modifications necessary to ensure continuous improvement.
• Train Meterman on Solar installations and programming.
• Adult education taught through classroom, e learning, CBTs and hands on.
• Improved the training program and revamping of the apprentice training to improve learning and safety.
• Responsible for tracking apprentice hours and check offs.
• Overseer for the tracking of hours for the apprentices on the system online tracking system.

SUPERVISOR METER READING - AMEREN - SAINT LOUIS MO

(2021-12 - 2023-02)

• Work with Contractors L&G and Second Sight on meter reading work.
• Routed Field Personal for meter reading.
• Worked on Skip 40 Reports.
• Identify Issues and Problems with missed reads.
• Worked with CAD on meter reads and billing issues.
• Worked with Engineers and Digital to identify issues with billing issues.
• Worked with the Tiger Team to help rectify billing and meter reading issues.
• Continuous Improvement ideas and Project Manager for Meter Reading processes.
• Streamed lined the processes for meter reading for the contractors.
• Trained Contractors on best practices for meter reading.
• Trained Overhead and Trouble Men Apprentices on AMI meters, best practices and installing.
• Made sure Solar Installations were completed by deadline.
• Worked with contractors to ensure that Solar meters were installed and removed for future installations.
• Trained Field Personnel on Solar installations and metering programs.
• Project manger for the FACES presentation for the System Metering building improvement.
• Kept track of monthly reads for the contractors and monthly production of the Powermeterman.
• Tracked the monthly hours of the apprentices in the online tracking system.

SUPERVISIOR FIELD METERING - AMEREN - SAINT LOUIS MO

(2021-12 - 2023-02)

• Plan, lay out, assign, supervise, and inspect work of skilled personal in all aspects of meter.