Turbine / Generator Outage Coordinator / Power Maintenance Engineer

International Paper • Columbus, MS

124d • $118,600 - $137,000

About The Position

The Turbine / Generator Outage Coordinator / Power Maintenance Engineer will champion safety and quality standards, conducting site condition checks and risk analyses to prevent issues. The role involves developing detailed outage plans, including work scopes, schedules, and resource allocation for tools, materials, and craft labor. The coordinator will oversee the on-site execution of the outage, ensuring strict adherence to safety protocols, technical specifications, and project schedules. Acting as the primary contact for all stakeholders, including internal departments, external vendors, and customers, the coordinator will ensure all resources are available and coordinated. Additionally, the role includes monitoring and controlling costs throughout the outage process, looking for opportunities to improve productivity and reduce overall expenses. Proper documentation must be prepared, used, and stored, including field procedures, safety reports, and final customer outage reports. The coordinator will provide technical communication and support to the customer's staff during the outage and lead the close-out process, including reviewing and finalizing outage reports and documenting lessons learned for future events. The role also involves championing preventive and predictive maintenance programs, providing input to area maintenance budgets for major maintenance items and optimizations, developing long-term maintenance plans for rotating equipment, and managing maintenance projects to budget for routine work, quarterly outages, and major outages.

Requirements

• A BS (minimum) in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in power generation or turbine operations.
• Strong technical knowledge of steam and/or gas turbines and associated auxiliary systems.
• Exceptional planning, scheduling, and coordination skills, often using project management software.
• A strong understanding of EHS (Environment, Health, and Safety) requirements and the ability to perform preliminary risk analyses.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills to influence stakeholders and manage teams in challenging environments.
• Knowledge and experience in Maintenance Best Practices.
• Working knowledge of ASME, NBIC and API codes and OSHA regulations.
• Extensive knowledge of rotating equipment, pressure vessels, piping systems, and atmospheric storage tanks.
• Ability to manage multiple projects at one time.
• Willingness to work weekends, holidays, and overtime as dictated by field assignments.

Responsibilities

• Champion safety and quality standards, conducting site condition checks and risk analyses to prevent issues.
• Develop detailed outage plans, including work scopes, schedules, and resource allocation for tools, materials, and craft labor.
• Oversee the on-site execution of the outage, ensuring strict adherence to safety protocols, technical specifications, and project schedules.
• Act as the primary contact for all stakeholders, including internal departments, external vendors, and customers, to ensure all resources are available and coordinated.
• Monitor and control costs throughout the outage process, looking for opportunities to improve productivity and reduce overall expense.
• Ensure proper documentation is prepared, used, and stored, including field procedures, safety reports, and final customer outage reports.
• Provide technical communication and support to the customer's staff during the outage.
• Lead the close-out process, including reviewing and finalizing outage reports and documenting lessons learned for future events.
• Champion the preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Provide input to area maintenance budgets for major maintenance items and optimizations.
• Develop long-term maintenance plan for rotating equipment, rebuilds, and major maintenance.
• Estimate, plan, and manage maintenance projects to budget for routine work, quarterly outages, and major outages.
• Provide contractor work management and coordination for routine and major shutdown jobs per mill standards using best engineering practices.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• 401(k)
• Company-funded retirement contributions
• Paid Time Off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Paper Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree