Planner II

AES•Indianapolis, IN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

AES Indiana is seeking a highly motivated Gas Turbine Daily Maintenance and Outage Planner to support safe, reliable, and efficient generation at Harding Street Station and Georgetown Generating Station. The position plans and coordinates maintenance activities, develops execution-ready work packages, supports major outages, manages contractor and material requirements, and improves equipment reliability across the gas turbine fleet. The Planner works with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Supply Chain, and OEM service providers to ensure work is completed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with company standards. The role supports all simple-cycle combustion turbine generation assets and associated auxiliary systems at both stations. These include the listed GE Frame 5, 7EA, and 7FA units; generators and excitation systems; transformers and switchyard interfaces; fuel gas systems; turbine auxiliary systems and controls; emissions monitoring; cooling and instrument air systems; fire protection; electrical balance-of-plant; and related common plant equipment. The position is based in Indianapolis, Indiana, with periodic travel between the two stations. The normal schedule is primarily weekday daytime hours, with additional support during planned outages and emergent maintenance events. AES describes the role as supporting generation reliability, operational excellence, and dependable electric service, and offers competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and professional growth opportunities in a collaborative environment.

Requirements

Associate degree in Engineering Technology, Power Plant Technology, Industrial Maintenance, Mechanical Technology, Electrical Technology, or a related field; equivalent experience is considered.
Five years of industrial, utility, power generation, or maintenance experience, including experience planning, coordinating, or executing maintenance work, or equivalent.
Strong knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems, rotating equipment, industrial safety, and work management practices.
Excellent analytical, documentation, and communication skills.
Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

Utility-scale gas turbine maintenance experience.
SAP Plant Maintenance experience.
Major outage experience.
Contractor-management experience.
Reliability-centered maintenance experience.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

Develop detailed work packages for preventive, predictive, corrective, emergent, and outage maintenance activities.
Review work requests and define scope, labor, materials, tools, permits, safety controls, quality checks, and contractor support.
Plan Combustion Inspections, Hot Gas Path Inspections, Major Overhauls, forced-outage repairs, and Capital Project improvement work.
Coordinate OEM representatives, specialty contractors, cranes, tooling, materials, and site support services.
Maintain job plans, bills of material, equipment history, and maintenance records in SAP or other work management systems.
Support outage schedules, risk assessments, readiness reviews, cost tracking, execution meetings, and lessons learned.
Analyze performance and failure history, improve preventive maintenance strategies, and participate in root-cause investigations.
Backfill the Gas Turbine Team Lead during vacation, work conferences, and other out-of-office events.