Planner (Electrical and Maintenance)
About The Position
The Planner (Electrical and Maintenance) is a fast-paced, hands-on role that requires frequent field presence and direct interaction with work activities. The employee regularly performs job walk-downs in operating and maintenance areas to support planning, scheduling, and execution of work, and collaborates with operations, maintenance, contractors, and site leadership. Onsite attendance is required five days per week. The position develops detailed maintenance plans and work packets, coordinates maintenance schedules, and supports safe, reliable, and environmentally compliant unit operations. It also scopes and manages contractor work, tracks project costs, estimates labor and costs, contributes to capital and O&M budgets, prepares short-outage plans, and assists operating departments with equipment monitoring and troubleshooting. As a public utility, NiSource provides essential services 24/7. Employees may be required to respond to emergency needs outside normal hours, including during storm season, and may assist with tasks outside their typical responsibilities.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience in a power plant, utility, construction, industrial, manufacturing, electrical, maintenance, operations, or related technical environment, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Proven technical competence and understanding of maintenance, operations, construction, industrial processes, or related technical disciplines.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities and projects simultaneously.
- Willingness and ability to spend significant time in the field performing job walk-downs and coordinating work activities.
- Knowledge of computer software packages, including maintenance management systems, project management software, spreadsheets, and word processing applications.
- Strong organizational, communication, and planning skills.
- Ability to encourage teamwork, participation, and individual accountability.
- Understanding of and ability to apply maintenance and work management processes.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must not require employer sponsorship now or in the future.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Construction Management, Industrial Technology, Business, or a related field, and/or equivalent relevant work experience.
- Experience in power generation, utilities, heavy industrial facilities, electrical systems, manufacturing, or large-scale construction projects.
- Training in Master Standard Data (application of engineered benchmark standards).
- Experience planning and coordinating outage, maintenance, construction, or capital project work.
- Experience using enterprise work management and procurement systems such as Maximo, SAP, Ariba, or similar maintenance, asset management, and supply chain platforms.
Responsibilities
- Develop maintenance plans and work packets at an appropriate level of detail, including material and parts listings, procedures, drawings, and equipment clearance requests.
- Coordinate maintenance work schedules with operating and maintenance groups to support reliable and efficient unit operations.
- Prioritize maintenance of environmental equipment and systems to support compliance with environmental permits and procedures, and emphasize environmental compliance with crafts and contractors.
- Issue accurate equipment clearance requests, understand the safety aspects of the work, and communicate that understanding to involved personnel.
- Assume maintenance supervisor duties during absences due to vacation, illness, or special assignment.
- Respond to emergency calls outside normal scheduled hours.
- Develop work scopes and bid specifications for contracted work; manage contractor projects in accordance with the Contractors Information Handbook and track costs to ensure projects remain within budget.
- Work with Material and Contract Services on material and contract labor procurement issues and dispute resolution.
- Prepare complete cost and labor estimates for maintenance tasks assigned to crews or the backlog to support work management and budgeting.
- Develop capital and O&M budget initiatives to support the long-term reliability of critical generating equipment.
- Assist in developing short-outage plans so reliability work is prepared for execution when outage opportunities arise on short notice.
- Assist operating departments in monitoring equipment and troubleshooting.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
