We’re looking for a Planning Engineer to join our team in Indiana!
The Planning Engineer develops long-term maintenance and capital investment project plans while providing technical support to thermal and renewable generation sites across the U.S. Under general supervision, this role is responsible for developing labor and material specifications, preparing project budgets, supporting material procurement, and reviewing bids for assigned projects.
The Project Engineer is primarily responsible for labor and material specification development, budget development, material procurement, and bid review of assigned projects. Employee will be responsible for assisting as needed in the diagnosis of mechanical and electrical equipment issues, including technical direction to both contracted and plant personnel, as needed.
Responsibilities:
1) Perform any necessary inspections on mechanical/electrical generation equipment during outages or downtime as needed to support facility operations and project planning efforts.
2) Create, scope, project justification, cost estimates, and budget future work plans for maintenance, upgrade, and replacement of assets.
3) Reports and maintains current programs that assist the plant’s operations and maintenance division.
4) Prepares estimates, construction drawings, material specifications and lists, procurement forms, work orders, contracts, and property record reports.
5) Utilize Management of Change for controlling modifications to equipment, systems, and processes.
6) Instructs and trains less senior or less experienced personnel on the technical aspects of their job, as assigned.
7) Serves as a representative of the Company, as assigned. Ensure personal and contractor safety.
8) Accepts short-term assignments at other AES facilities.
9) Ensure personal and contractor safety performance by meeting or exceeding AES safety policy requirements.
10) Control project costs by completing economic evaluations for all applicable projects during budget process and for major emergent work, and maintaining project costs within allowed limits of approved cost estimate.
11) Ensure Supply Chain engagement in procurement activities by providing bid specifications to Supply Chain in accordance with the procurement policy requirements. Provide generating station operations & maintenance support by adequately responding to operational & maintenance support requests in a timely and cooperative manner and actively participating in technical working groups as assigned. Is expected to accept temporary planning assignments at other AES facilities on an as needed basis.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor´s Degree or equivalent level of experience
- Experience in Thermal and Renewable Electric Utility and Power Generation.
- Strong computer skills to include Microsoft Suite required, SAP and GE APM experience helpful.
- Strong background in Reliability Centered Maintenance Practices.
- Maintenance and Reliability Professional Certification (CMRP) desirable.
- Experience in project management with demonstrated ability to work in a team environment
- Strong communicator, both oral and written.
- Strong platform or public speaking skills for making presentations.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively and cooperatively with others as well as operate with a minimum of supervision.
