Lead Maintenance & Reliability Specialist

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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 whats 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. Thats why we prioritize safety offer volunteer opportunities and provide competitive pay comprehensive health and retirement benefits tuition reimbursement and paid time off.

Job Summary

Lead Maintenance and Reliability Specialist is a critical role responsible for maximizing the reliability performance and efficiency of our generation assets. This position combines technical expertise predictive and reliability-centered maintenance strategies and hands-on field support to ensure generating equipment operates safely and effectively while serving as a key resource and mentor for the maintenance team.

What you will do

• Identifies plans and implements predictive and preventive maintenance programs including developing plans for equipment inspection establishing predictive maintenance programs scheduling preventative and corrective maintenance activities.

• Makes recommendations on equipment replacement and prepares cost estimates for equipment repair or system improvements.

• Makes recommendations to develop or change equipment standards and may review the recommended changes and improvements of others.

• Identifies plans and implements generating reliability improvement programs including performing complex asset reliability studies and analysis and recommending changes and improvements in generating equipment and system design modifications for future project implementation.

• Assists personnel in implementing and interpreting predictive and preventive maintenance programs.

• Provides technical support and guidance to less experienced maintenance and reliability coordinators in the team

• Develops and provides technical support to the maintenance and operations staff at the generating facilities.

• Enters data to maintain an accurate maintenance work backlog database and ensures that supporting documentation is complete and accurate and that the generating equipment database structure is up to date.

• Analyzes predictive maintenance test results and may review or authorize the test results of less experienced employees.

• Makes recommendations based on test results.

• Provides technical assistance for mechanical and operations personnel in emergency situations including analyzing test data to determine the nature and severity of the problem and recommending courses of action.

• Works with engineering personnel to develop equipment standards that incorporate predictive preventive maintenance practices and procedures.

• May work closely with maintenance personnel to fault find and propose solutions to plant issues. May act as a leader of teams to review equipment replacement recommendations.

• 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 Maintenance and Reliability Computer Science Engineering or related area preferred.

Required Experience

• 10 years of technical and/or professional experience with 7 years of direct working knowledge of generating equipment and maintenance work methods and large rotating equipment maintenance.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated effective interpersonal verbal and written communication 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.

• Ability to read and understand technical drawings and manuals.

• Advanced knowledge of maintenance strategies including predictive maintenance preventative maintenance and reliability centered maintenance preferred.

• Advanced knowledge of the design and operational characteristics of generating equipment such as turbines generators boilers fans pumps and large motors preferred.

• Advanced knowledge of electrical systems mechanical systems power production systems preferred.

• Advanced knowledge and/or certifications in one or more predictive maintenance technologies such as acoustic analysis vibration analysis oil analysis and infrared analysis preferred .

• Advanced knowledge in performing root cause failure analysis with demonstrated skill in identifying physical latent and human failure mechanisms preferred.

Key Skills

• Condition Monitoring Continual Improvement Process Cost Optimization Design Specifications Inspection Management Predictive Maintenance 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.

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:

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 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.

All candidates selected for employment with Alliant Energy will be required to successfully complete a background check and a drug screen where applicable.

Visa sponsorship not supported.

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.

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