Lead Engineer - Generation (Turbines)

Alliant Energy; Burlington (IA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

Alliant Energy seeks a Lead Engineer - Power Generation in Iowa to serve as the go-to technical expert for turbine assets and to lead major outage projects, contractor management, and predictive maintenance programs. This role influences generation performance and asset reliability while coordinating cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities include safety integration, sound technical problem solving, budget stewardship, and collaboration with stakeholders to balance ratepayer and shareholder

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline accredited by the engineering accrediting body.
• Minimum 9 years of related experience with project management and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Identify problems and safety solutions to design safety into equipment operation.
• Lead highly technical problem solving using extensive engineering knowledge.
• Develop cost-effective recommendations with strong critical thinking.
• Coordinate and lead cross-functional teams to address complex issues.
• Provide leadership, coaching and guidance across levels of the organization.
• Manage project budgets and communicate anticipated changes to stakeholders.
• Understand financial statements and impact on rate payer and shareholder.

Skills

Condition Monitoring

Continual Improvement Process

Cost Optimization

Design Specifications

Inspection Management

Power Engineering

Predictive Maintenance

Project and Program Management

Records Management

Root Cause Analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree Engineering

Job description

Bring YOUR energy to Alliant Energy! At Alliant Energy, our purpose is to serve customers and build stronger communities. We are passionate about powering beyond the market challenges of today, while powering what's next in energy. When our employees say "I am energy", it means they take pride in the work we do when disaster strikes, as well as all the days in between. We want you to be safe, happy and healthy. That's why we prioritize safety, offer volunteer opportunities and provide competitive pay, comprehensive health and retirement benefits, tuition reimbursement and paid time off.

Lead Engineer - Power Generation

Lead Engineer - Power Generation offers the opportunity to become the go-to technical expert for turbine assets while leading major outage projects, contractor management, predictive maintenance programs, and long-term equipment reliability initiatives. This role combines deep engineering expertise with project leadership and provides significant influence on the performance and availability of critical generation resources.

What you will do

Identifies problems and solutions and makes safety suggestions to maintain a safe work environment, using tools and standards to design safety into operating and maintaining equipment.

Proactively identifies and solves highly technical or complex problems using technical experience, extensive knowledge of principles, theories, and concepts and knowledge of business trends to generate innovative and/or original solutions.

Develops recommendations which provide technically sound and the most cost-effective solutions demonstrating critical thinking skills.

Anticipates customer needs and demonstrates the ability and confidence to present alternatives and constructively influence the customer's decision making.

Makes higher risk decisions that involve direct application of technical knowledge and may have an impact on multiple areas of the business with proper sign off from customer.

Coordinates and leads cross-functional teams to address complex technical or operational problems.

Provides leadership, coaching, direction, guidance, and advice to others with a wide range of influence on many levels of decision making.

Has established effective working relationships and credibility with employees, contractors, customers, functional groups, and internal and external peers.

Proactively identify and develop operational guidelines, standards, training, and strategic plans that help the customer sustain identified improvements.

Manages project budgets, including processes accruals and communicates anticipated changes in the budget.

Understands various corporate financial statements and can differentiate how project implementation will impact the rate payer versus the shareholder.

Understands income statement and balance sheet pro forma analyses and the implications of technical inputs to the pro forma, understanding of shareholder and customer impacts.

Supports generation facility outages. Engages in other duties as needed that support Alliant Energy's Values and helps deliver on our Purpose to serve customers and build stronger communities.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Engineering program that is accredited through the Engineering Accreditation Commission.

Required Experience

9 years of related experience.

Project management leadership experience preferred, along with ability to deal with subcontractors and cross-functional teams; recognized as having expertise in a particular area of the discipline.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and concisely with all levels within the organization and external stakeholders.

Demonstrated ability to use computer software programs (e.g., e-mail, word processing, spreadsheet, and project management).

Ability to work effectively in a collaborative and inclusive work environment.

Key Skills

• Condition Monitoring
• Continual Improvement Process
• Cost Optimization
• Design Specifications
• Inspection Management
• Power Engineering
• Predictive Maintenance
• Project and Program Management
• Records Management
• Root Cause Analysis

Our people are passionate about what they do, the product they sell, and the customers they serve. If you're looking for an opportunity to be a part of a work family that values collaboration, innovation and dedication, we're the right company for you.

Alliant Energy offers a comprehensive total rewards package including competitive compensation and benefit programs. Information on these benefit programs is available on our Careers site.

Pay Range: $116,000 - $161,000

This position is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program. The final salary offered will generally fall within this range and is dependent on various factors including but not limited to the responsibilities of the position, experience, skill set, internal pay equity and other relevant qualifications of the applicant.

It's not just what we do; it's how we do it. Live Safety. Everyone. Always | Make Things Better | Care For Others | Do The Right Thing | Act For Tomorrow | Think Beyond. Be Bold

Alliant Energy and its subsidiaries are committed to creating a culture of belonging and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by law.

All candidates selected for employment with Alliant Energy will be required to successfully complete a background check, and a drug screen where applicable.

Disclaimer:The above information on this description has been crafted to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not crafted to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.