Director, Generation Engineering & Outage Leadership

NiSource Inc.; Merrillville (IN); On-site; USD 160,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

NiSource Inc. is seeking a Director of Generation Engineering & Outage Management to drive safe, reliable, and efficient planning and execution of capital projects, engineering programs, and outages for electric generation operations.

You will lead strategic initiatives to improve generation performance, optimize investments, and support long-term fleet reliability, collaborating across multiple corporate functions to ensure successful delivery and readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field related to engineering, construction management, or business.
• Minimum 10 years in project management, outage planning, and execution within power generation.
• Minimum 5 years of leadership responsibilities overseeing managers and cross-functional teams.
• Experience leading large capital projects and maintenance programs in utility/power environments.
• Experience with regulated utilities, safety, environmental, and operational compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety culture and operational excellence across generation engineering and outage management.
• Plan and execute capital projects, major maintenance, and outages safely, on time, and within budget.
• Set engineering, project management, and outage standards for consistent performance.
• Direct controls, forecasting, risk management, and performance reporting.
• Oversee outage readiness, resource planning, and contractor management.
• Collaborate with operations, central engineering, and finance to improve asset reliability.
• Support commissioning, startup, turnover, and integration of new assets.
• Develop annual operating plans, capital investments, budgets, and performance targets.
• Drive continuous improvement through metrics, lessons learned, and best practices.

Skills

Project management

Outage planning

Leadership

Budgeting

Stakeholder management

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or related

Master's Degree in Engineering or MBA (preferred)

Job description

NiSource Inc. is seeking a Director of Generation Engineering & Outage Management to drive safe, reliable, and efficient planning and execution of capital projects, engineering programs, and outages for electric generation operations.

You will lead strategic initiatives to improve generation performance, optimize investments, and support long-term fleet reliability, collaborating across multiple corporate functions to ensure successful delivery and readiness.