Plant Maintenance Manager — Lead Reliability & Safety

alliantenergy; Clear Lake (IA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Alliant Energy in Emery Generating Station seeks a Manager Maintenance to lead a skilled maintenance team at a modern combined-cycle natural gas facility near Clear Lake, IA. You’ll oversee work management, preventive maintenance, outage coordination, and drive continuous improvement to plant performance. Residency within 45–60 minutes is required. The role emphasizes hiring, budgeting, safety, and collaboration to support reliable operations.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience with frontline teams.
• Budgeting and cost control skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration.
• Safety-focused with continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance team to ensure safe, reliable plant operation.
• Develop, implement and monitor maintenance plans and budgets.
• Coordinate with operations, engineering, procurement, and finance.
• Oversee work order management and reporting.
• Support outage coordination and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Strategic planning

Safety culture

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Process controls (Provox)

Job description

Alliant Energy in Emery Generating Station seeks a Manager Maintenance to lead a skilled maintenance team at a modern combined-cycle natural gas facility near Clear Lake, IA. You’ll oversee work management, preventive maintenance, outage coordination, and drive continuous improvement to plant performance. Residency within 45–60 minutes is required. The role emphasizes hiring, budgeting, safety, and collaboration to support reliable operations.