Lead Engineer Generation

Cedar Rapids, IA - USA

Monthly Salary: USD 115000 - 200000

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Grow your career with Alliant Energy!

At Alliant Energy our purpose is to serve customers and build stronger communities. Our employees make a difference every day by using their personal energy to bring this purpose to life.

Union Details (If applicable)

Seniority Group (Local 965 Only) and Business Unit

Operations - SVC

Number of Positions Available

Salary Grade

N100P4C

Career Band

Job Code

J06054

Job Description

Job Summary

Looking for a high-impact engineering role with room to grow Were expanding in Iowa and seeking a Lead Engineer Generation to support our continued growth. This is a great opportunity for an experienced independent engineer who thrives in a fast-paced environment and values stability and work-life balance. With strong senior leadership support this role offers both professional challenge and personal fulfillment.

In this position youll lead complex engineering efforts across energy generation systems designing installing operating and maintaining critical infrastructure. Youll manage contractors oversee scheduling and mentor less experienced team members all while working autonomously and influencing decisions across multiple levels. Candidates with strong turbine knowledge and experience managing large-scale outages will be well-positioned for success in this role.

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 customers 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 Energys Values and helps deliver on our Purpose to serve customers and build stronger communities.

Education Requirements

Bachelors Degree engineering program that is accredited through the Engineering Accreditation Commission required

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 youre looking for an opportunity to be a part of a work family that values collaboration innovation and dedication were the right company for you.

Our Values

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 applicants 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.

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.

Applicants in need of a reasonable accommodation for any part of the hiring process please email .

Posting End Date:

Ongoing Recruitment

Grow your career with Alliant Energy!At Alliant Energy our purpose is to serve customers and build stronger communities. Our employees make a difference every day by using their personal energy to bring this purpose to life.Union Details (If applicable)Seniority Group (Local 965 Only) and Business U...