Head of Generation Engineering & Outage Excellence

NiSource Inc.; East Wheatfield Township (PA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

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

You will drive asset reliability, workforce development, and continuous improvement while coordinating across Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Finance. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline, 10+ years in project management/outage planning, and 5+ years

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or related technical discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of project management, project execution, and outage planning in power generation.
• Minimum 5 years of leadership experience.
• Experience leading large capital projects in utility/power environments.
• Proven budget, investment, resource, and performance management.
• Experience in regulated utility environments with safety and compliance.
• Ability to travel to generation facilities as needed.
• Knowledge of generation asset operations, project execution, and maintenance best practices.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Champion safety, accountability, and operational excellence across engineering, projects, and outage management.
• Lead planning and execution of capital projects, major maintenance, and outages.
• Establish engineering and project standards for consistent performance.
• Ensure delivery on schedule, within budget, and compliant with requirements.
• Direct project controls, forecasting, risk, and performance reporting.
• Provide outage readiness and resource planning, contractor management, and materials management.
• Collaborate with Plant Operations and Central Engineering to improve asset reliability.
• Support commissioning, startup, turnover, and integration of new assets.
• Develop annual operating plans, budgets, and performance objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement using metrics and best practices.
• Build partnerships with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, Safety, Environmental, and regulators.

Skills

Leadership experience

Project management

Stakeholder management

Safety culture

Willingness to travel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction Management/Business

Master's degree (MBA) preferred

Job description

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

You will drive asset reliability, workforce development, and continuous improvement while coordinating across Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Finance. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline, 10+ years in project management/outage planning, and 5+ years