Manager GENCO Operations

Alliant Energy; Juneau (AK); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Alliant Energy is seeking a Manager of GENCO Operations to plan, direct, and implement key operations activities for the Edgewater Generation Station in Sheboygan, WI. The role emphasizes safety, environmental stewardship, and operational excellence.

You will lead talent, oversee budgets, and ensure alignment with financial and operating goals while promoting a safe and inclusive workplace.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business administration, or related area preferred.
• 5+ years of related experience.
• 3 years of supervisory or equivalent leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, and implement key operations activities for the GenCo station.
• Lead maintenance activities and personnel when required.
• Participate in plant budget planning, forecasting, and reconciliation.
• Promote safety and enforce compliance with safety rules.
• Communicate performance results to staff and leadership.
• Make decisions during emergencies affecting facilities and personnel.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Safety Management

Communication

Performance Monitoring

Problem Solving

Team Building

Project Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business administration, or related field

Tools

MS Office

ERP systems

Job description

Job Summary

As Manager of GENCO Operations, you will plan, direct, and implement key operations activities for our Edgewater Generation Station in Sheboygan, WI, ensuring safety, environmental stewardship, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Performs all leadership duties, including hiring, rewarding talent, fostering an inclusive and safe workplace, partnering with employees to set clear goals and expectations, providing timely and specific feedback on performance, developing improvement plans to address performance gaps, addressing conflict with care and respect, identifying opportunities for growth and development, embracing a mindset of lifelong learning, ensuring employees report to work fit for duty, adhering to the Code of Conduct, and modeling Alliant Energy’s Core Values.
• Directly participates in the development of plant-specific goals and objectives.
• Continuously monitors performance results against financial and operating goals and communicates the information to employees.
• May have responsibility for leading maintenance activities and personnel.
• Ensures that employees understand and accept business unit and plant/unit financial and operating goals and focus efforts on achieving them.
• Participates in the plant budget planning, forecasting, and reconciling processes.
• Demonstrates leadership in safety by observing and enforcing safety rules, encouraging safe work behaviors, and promptly correcting unsafe conditions that could lead to accidents.
• Acts as the ultimate decision-maker during life-threatening emergency situations involving facilities, people, and property.
• Leads and promotes the establishment, acceptance, and implementation of operating policies, process performance, and procedures that maximize financial and operating results.
• Recommends improvements and changes to operating procedures, policies, and processes.
• Engages in additional duties as needed that support Alliant Energy’s Values and help deliver on the purpose to serve customers and build stronger communities.

Education Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, business administration, or a related area preferred.

Experience Requirements

• 5 years of related experience.
• 3 years of supervisory experience or equivalent experience in project management, temporary leadership assignments, community or external organization leadership roles, or other demonstrated leadership responsibilities.

Preferred Experience

• Experience in manufacturing or mechanical/electrical engineering.

Other Requirements

• Promotes and supports diversity initiatives and equal employment opportunity.
• Primary residence must be within a reasonable distance of the designated headquarters.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrated knowledge in manufacturing or electrical plant operations (preferred).
• Demonstrated experience working with labor union management (preferred).
• Demonstrated effective leadership skills.
• Demonstrated financial skills such as budgeting and basic accounting.
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to use computer software programs (e.g., e‑mail, word processing, spreadsheet, and project management).
• Works in a diverse and inclusive environment.

Key Skills

• Asset Life Cycle Management
• Condition Monitoring
• Continual Improvement Process
• Records Management
• Systems Performance Monitoring
• Generation Dispatch Estimation
• Incident Management
• Occupational Health and Safety Management
• Operations Management
• Resource Optimization
• Root Cause Analysis
• System Load Analysis
• Troubleshooting
• Vegetation Management
• Workflow Optimization
• Leadership

Equal Opportunity Employer

Alliant Energy is committed to providing an inclusive work environment for all 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 expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.

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

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 be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.