Director, Generation Engineering & Outage Excellence

NiSource Corporate Services Co; West Wheatfield Township (PA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

NiSource Corporate Services Co. seeks a Director of Generation Engineering & Outage Management to lead the safe, reliable planning and execution of capital projects, engineering programs, and outages supporting electric generation operations.

This role drives operational excellence, asset reliability, project execution, outage readiness, and workforce development while ensuring generation assets are available to meet business and customer demands.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, business, or related technical field.
• 10+ years in project management, execution, and outage planning in power generation.
• 5+ years in leadership with managers and cross-functional teams.
• Experience leading large-scale capital projects and planned outages in utility or energy environments.
• Experience with regulated utilities, safety, environmental, and operational compliance.
• Ability to travel to generation facilities as needed.
• Valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Champion safety, accountability, and operational excellence across engineering, projects, and outage management.
• Lead planning and execution of capital projects, major maintenance, and outages across the fleet.
• Establish engineering and project execution standards to drive performance.
• Ensure projects/outages are delivered safely, on schedule, and within budget.
• Direct project controls, forecasting, risk management, and performance reporting.
• Provide leadership for outage readiness, resource and contractor management.
• Collaborate with Plant Operations and Central Engineering to improve reliability and lifecycle management.
• Support commissioning, startup, turnover, and integration of assets.
• Develop annual operating plans, budgets, and performance objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement through metrics, lessons learned, and best practices.
• Build partnerships with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, Safety, Environmental, Regulatory, and external stakeholders.
• Develop leaders and talent for organizational capability and workforce readiness.
• Support fleet modernization and future generation investments.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Organizational development

Project management

Travel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction Management/Business

Master's degree in Engineering or MBA

PMP Certification

Job description

NiSource Corporate Services Co. seeks a Director of Generation Engineering & Outage Management to lead the safe, reliable planning and execution of capital projects, engineering programs, and outages supporting electric generation operations.

This role drives operational excellence, asset reliability, project execution, outage readiness, and workforce development while ensuring generation assets are available to meet business and customer demands.