Electrical Maintenance Planner — Field‑Driven & Outage Ready

NiSource Inc.; East Wheatfield Township (PA); On-site; USD 97,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

NiSource is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Planner/Supervisor for field‑heavy work in a power generation environment. The role requires frequent field presence, coordination with operations, and supervision during absences to ensure safe, compliant maintenance.

You will support planning, scheduling, and execution of work and respond to emergencies. Applicants should have extensive experience in maintenance, operations, and project coordination, with strong skills in cost tracking, procurement

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a power plant, utility, construction, industrial, manufacturing, electrical, maintenance, operations, or related technical environment.
• Proven technical competence in maintenance, operations, construction, or related disciplines.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities and projects.
• Willingness to spend significant time in the field performing job walk-downs and coordinating work activities.
• Knowledge of maintenance management systems, project management software, spreadsheets, and word processing.
• Strong organizational, communication, and planning skills.
• Ability to encourage teamwork, participation, and accountability.
• Understanding of maintenance and work management processes.

Responsibilities

• Develops maintenance plans and work packets with detailed scope for jobs considering size, complexity and criticality.
• Coordinates maintenance work schedules with operating and maintenance groups to support reliable unit operations.
• Prioritizes environmental equipment and systems maintenance to ensure permit compliance and environmental procedures.
• Issues equipment clearance requests (ECR) with safety considerations communicated to all involved.
• Assumes duties of maintenance supervisor during absences.
• Responds to emergency calls outside normal hours.
• Develops work scopes and bid specs for contracted resources; manages outside projects and tracks costs to stay on budget.
• Collaborates with Materials and Contract Services on procurement issues and dispute resolution.
• Applies cost and labor estimates for maintenance tasks.
• Develops capital and O&M budget initiatives to ensure long-term reliability of critical generating equipment.
• Assists in developing outage plans to support unit reliability during outages.
• Assists operating departments in monitoring equipment and troubleshooting.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Field work

Project coordination

Budget tracking

Environmental compliance

Safety procedures

Team leadership

Communication

Maintenance/work management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Maximo

SAP

Ariba

Job description

NiSource is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Planner/Supervisor for field‑heavy work in a power generation environment. The role requires frequent field presence, coordination with operations, and supervision during absences to ensure safe, compliant maintenance.

You will support planning, scheduling, and execution of work and respond to emergencies. Applicants should have extensive experience in maintenance, operations, and project coordination, with strong skills in cost tracking, procurement