Electrical Planning Engineer

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Were looking for a Electrical 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 plants 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:

- Electrical Engineer 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.

AES is an Equal Opportunity Employer who is committed to building strength and delivering long-term sustainability through diversity and inclusion. Respecting all backgrounds differences and perspectives enables us to improve the lives of our people customers suppliers contractors and the communities in which we live and work. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex sexual orientation gender gender identity and/or expression race national origin ethnicity age religion marital status physical or mental disability pregnancy childbirth or related medical condition military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. E-Verify Notice: AES will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and if necessary the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employees I-9 to confirm work authorization.

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