Team Lead Engineering - Generation

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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.

Job Summary

The Team Lead Engineering – Generation is responsible for leading the planning and execution of advanced engineering projects that support the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible operation of our generation assets. This role ensures project success through effective cost and schedule management, coordination of equipment start-up and performance testing, and contract close-out negotiations. The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in power generation, mechanical or electrical, with experience across both thermal and renewable technologies such as gas, wind, and solar. A deep understanding of plant performance, regulatory standards, and equipment lifecycle maintenance is essential.

In addition to technical leadership, this position plays a key role in developing early-career engineers, including hiring and training new graduates. The Team Lead will design and deliver training programs, guide troubleshooting efforts, and help resolve plant performance issues, all while fostering a broader understanding of system-wide operations.

What you will do

- Performs all leadership duties including, but not limited to, hiring and 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 and modeling a mindset of lifelong learning, ensuring employees report to work fit for duty, adhering to our Code of Conduct and modeling Alliant Energy’s Core Values at all times.

- Directs the project, controls, reliability, and performance engineering teams.

- Interfaces with generating facility management, sourcing, safety, environmental, legal, and financial business performance to ensure that performance activities align with generating unit financial and operating objectives.

- Keeps fully informed of related generating station state-of-the-art technology processes, systems, and equipment.

- Manages or participates on project teams to deliver engineering services and projects on time and in budget to the satisfaction of the business unit.

- Directs the verification of the benefits and cost savings resulting from completed engineering projects.

- Directs and supervises contractors involved in performing advanced, major, and complex construction project work. Monitors performance and conformance to all contractual and specification requirements.

- Prepares documentation for obtaining authorization and permits from regulatory agencies for business unit projects and testifies at public hearings.

- Directs equipment, system efficiency and process performance testing, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting for efficient and reliable generation unit operation.

- Develops strategies and plans for implementing advanced major, and complex engineering and construction projects, and provides technical support for the reliable and efficient operations of fossil fuels, wind, solar and hydro generation units.

- Leads proactive reviews of corporate safety initiatives and safety reviews of plant equipment layout, operating procedures, and maintenance procedures.

- Coordinates and implements initiatives and activities for the standardization of engineering technology and operating practices and procedures.

- Demonstrate leadership in the area of safety, including observing and enforcing Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and company safety rules and practices, encouraging safe work behaviors, and promptly correcting conditions, and unsafe behaviors which may lead to accidents.

- Helps to establish and apply organizational values in the compliance to all environmental, safety, and other laws and regulations.

- Identifies and develops innovative methods for improving project management (PM) processes and techniques while ensuring proper adherence to PM processes. Promotes continuous improvement in all processes.

- Leads engineering activities related to project portfolio management and annual operating plan development.

- 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 preferred

- Professional Engineer (PE) - National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) preferred

Required Experience

- 3 years supervisory experience or equivalent (equivalent supervisory experiences may include project management, providing work direction, leadership experience through temporary assignments, roles in the community or external organizations, or other demonstrated leadership experience).

- 5 years of technical and/or professional experience

Other Requirements

- Support and foster a culture of belonging while demonstrating a strong commitment to equal employment opportunity.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

- Thorough knowledge of the theory and application of business planning processes, including identifying industry trends and directions, developing and implementing engineering programs and strategies to satisfy customer's present and future needs.

- Thorough knowledge of electric and steam generation industry, plant operations, and mechanical and electrical equipment and maintenance methods.

- Demonstrated in-depth understanding of engineering and operations related financial and business skills including budgeting, accounting, utility economics, NPV, EBIT.

- Demonstrated effective leadership and supervisory skills.

- Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

- Demonstrated project management and scheduling knowledge and skills.

- 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 • Data Analysis • Design Specifications • Feasibility Studies • Inspection Management • Leadership • Power Engineering • Power Flow Analysis and Modeling • Predictive Maintenance •

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:

$104,000 - $145,000

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.

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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.

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

talent@alliantenergy.com

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