Central Maintenance Specialist - North East Kansas

Requisition ID: 93251

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Position Specific Description

The ideal candidate is highly capable, well organized, process‑oriented, and driven by personal growth, with strong communication skills and the ability to build effective relationships with internal teams and external vendors. Under limited guidance, this role supports and directs technicians, engineers, and contractors during wind turbine major component activity, ensuring safe, high‑quality, cost‑efficient, and timely execution. Responsibilities include cost and schedule estimating, administration of procurement contracts and documentation, coordination of planning activities to ensure work continuity and efficiency, and collaboration with engineering, analytics, and fleet execution to resolve technical issues and drive continuous improvement. The position may be location‑flexible based on qualifications but will be focused in the Central Hub and requires up to 75% travel with potential night‑shift turbine coverage.

Preferred Qualification· 5 years of Wind Turbine Experience

Job Overview

Employees in this job direct a team of maintenance specialists, technicians, engineers, and contractors involved in major maintenance activities or plant maintenance. Individuals in this position lead internal and external resources to Deliver Certainty for assigned major maintenance activities or plant maintenance to achieve objectives for: safety, environmental, quality, schedule, and cost compliance.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

- Focuses on streamlining activities through the use of lean maintenance concepts and standardized processes and procedures

- Develops leadership skills to assume greater accountability for internal employee development and performance management

- Leads, under general guidance, the cost and schedule functions in accordance with corporate financial policies and procedures

- Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

- High School Grad / GED

- Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience

Preferred Qualifications

- None

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Employee Group: Exempt Employee Type: Full Time Job Category: Maintenance/Construction Organization: NextEra Energy Operating Services, LLC Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable

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