Contractor Projects Coordinator

Direct Energy Business; La Porte (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NRG Energy seeks a Contractor Coordinator in La Porte, TX to drive safety, outage planning and cross-functional coordination for power plant projects.

The role emphasizes asset integrity, budget oversight, and collaboration with operations, maintenance, engineering and contractors to ensure reliable plant performance.

Qualifications

• Proficiency with TRACK and SAP for optimizing resource loading and scheduling.
• Understanding of power plant systems and operations in a team setting.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all organization levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety and regulatory compliance in all activities.
• Coordinate maintenance outages and capital project execution.
• Manage budgets and track milestones, schedules, and risks.
• Coordinate interfaces between Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, contractors, vendors, and support organizations.
• Develop scopes of work and evaluate contractor proposals.

Skills

TRACK system

SAP

Resource loading

Scheduling

Team collaboration

Verbal & written communication

PC skills

Education

Engineering or related technical degree or 5+ years experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Project management tools

Job description

Date: Sep 11, 2026

Location: LA PORTE, TX, US, 77571

Company: NRG

As an NRG employee, we encourage you to take charge of your career and development journey. We invite you to explore exciting opportunities across our businesses. You’ll find that our dynamic work environment provides variety and challenge. Your growth is key to our ongoing success—take the lead in shaping your career development, goals and future!

FUNCTIONAL AREA: Power Plant Services

TITLE: Contractor Coordinator

Job Summary

I. Duties & Responsibilities

Include, But Are Not Limited To The Following

• Provides leadership and accountability for safety, environmental compliance, and regulatory adherence in all assigned activities.
• Supports and emphasizes the importance of safety and environmental programs and ensures compliance with all regulatory requirements.
• Promotes a strong safety culture through active participation in field observations, risk assessments, incident investigations, and corrective action development.
• Supports emergency response activities and severe weather preparedness initiatives.
• Ensures company resources are utilized in a safe, responsible, and cost-effective manner.
• Develops and executes plans to accomplish maintenance, outage, construction, capital project, and plant improvement activities.
• Coordinates interfaces between Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, contractors, vendors, and support organizations.
• Plans work activities, assembles resources, and ensures effective execution of assigned projects and outage scopes.
• Coordinates outage scope development, work prioritization, schedules, resource requirements, and readiness reviews.
• Tracks project and outage milestones, budgets, risks, schedules, and performance metrics.
• Reviews and provides input on changes to work plans, schedules, and resource allocations.
• Supports budget preparation and monitors budget compliance.
• Ensures contractor and vendor activities support plant objectives, responsibilities, and contractual agreements.
• Approves contractor expenditures and service-provider invoices as required.
• Ensures constructability reviews are performed for applicable projects and modifications.
• Provides guidance and support for maintenance, reliability, outage, and capital project activities.
• Reviews drawings, specifications, procedures, scopes of work, and technical reports.
• Develops scopes of work and supports evaluation of contractor proposals and technical solutions.
• Leads or participates in cross-functional teams, outage teams, project teams, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Gains cooperation and action from individuals not under direct supervision through collaboration and influence.
• Communicates information effectively to all levels of the organization regarding project status, outage readiness, equipment issues, and work progress.
• Collects and analyzes data to develop reports, presentations, metrics, graphs, charts, and recommendations.
• Monitors equipment health, reliability trends, and plant performance indicators to identify improvement opportunities.
• Supports Asset Integrity and Strategic Maintenance initiatives and long-term asset planning activities.
• Evaluates equipment performance and develops recommendations to improve reliability, availability, and maintainability.
• Leads or participates in troubleshooting, root cause analyses, failure investigations, and corrective action development.
• Incorporates lessons learned, maintenance analysis findings, and industry best practices into maintenance and outage strategies.
• Supports run-repair-replace evaluations and long‑term asset management decisions.
• Initiates and participates in continuous improvement planning and implementation within assigned areas of responsibility.
• Recognizes problems and proactively develops and implements solutions.
• Supports employee development through teamwork, communication, accountability, engagement, and technical knowledge sharing.
• Develops and maintains positive working relationships with plant personnel, contractors, vendors, and support organizations.
• Monitors goals, objectives, and initiatives supporting reliability, operational excellence, and outage readiness.
• May be required to direct the work activities of others.

II. Requirements

• Knowledge/Skills
• Understanding and ability to use TRACK and SAP for optimizing resource loading and scheduling
• Basic understanding of the processes, systems, assets, resources, key personnel, and business functions of the SBU
• Knowledge of power plant systems and operation consistent with level of responsibility
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a team environment
• Ability to effectively communicate (verbal and written) at all levels of the organization
• Ability to establish and maintain a positive and professional working relationship with all individuals
• Demonstrated sound business skills necessary to accomplish assigned tasks
• Ability to use a personal computer and standard business software
• Ability to perform as a team member or leader in a cross-functional team environment and achieve consensus decisions
• Ability to read, create and follow written policies and procedures
• Ability to read, write and understand English
• Ability to understand and interpret drawings and specifications in area of responsibility
• Knowledge of and ability to apply industry and NRG standards and codes in area of responsibility
• Ability to use basic math and algebra to perform calculations
• Comprehensive working knowledge of construction/maintenance practice and procedures
• Knowledge of the bargaining unit agreement (CBA)
• Knowledge of applicable safety and environmental regulations
• Education/Experience

Minimum of Baccalaureate degree in an Engineering or related technical discipline from an accredited college or university, or 5 years of equivalent experience in a related field

Competencies

In addition to NRG core behavioral competencies, demonstrates the following:

• Uses and maintains technical and professional knowledge and shares knowledge with others.
• Applies new technologies and industry best practices in a cost-effective manner.
• Obtains and applies knowledge of competitive business practices in daily work activities and decision making.
• Focuses on customer and stakeholder needs and works to exceed expectations.
• Demonstrates accountability for decisions, performance, and behavior.
• Anticipates and adapts effectively to organizational and operational changes.
• Demonstrates initiative, ownership, and commitment to achieving results.
• Committed to maintaining a safe, environmentally responsible workplace.
• Supports innovation, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Demonstrates leadership through influence, collaboration, and technical expertise.

III. Working Conditions

• Normal office environment and/or power plant environment
• Requires operation of a motor vehicle, Texas Driver’s License
• Work overtime and non-standard working hours, as required
• Requires occasional travel, as needed
• Occasionally requires wearing personal protective safety equipment (respirators, safety glasses, hard hat, appropriate footwear, ear plugs, etc.
• May be required to work around rotating and energized equipment, hazardous materials, and chemicals
• Requires standing, sitting, walking, kneeling, twisting, climbing stairs and ladders, and entering plant equipment to access, inspect or collect data on plant equipment
• Requires operation of a personal computer
• Occasionally requires lifting as appropriate to perform duties and responsibilities

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.

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