Lead Engineer - Generation (Turbine)

Job Summary

Looking for a high-impact engineering role with room to grow? We’re expanding in Iowa and seeking a Lead Engineer – Generation (Turbine) to support our continued growth. This is a great opportunity for an experienced, independent engineer who thrives in a fast-paced environment and values stability and work-life balance. With strong senior leadership support, this role offers both professional challenge and personal fulfillment.

What You Will Do

• Identifies problems and solutions and makes safety suggestions to maintain a safe work environment, using tools and standards to design safety into operating and maintaining equipment.
• Proactively identifies and solves highly technical or complex problems using technical experience, extensive knowledge of principles, theories, and concepts and knowledge of business trends to generate innovative and/or original solutions.
• Develops recommendations which provide technically sound and the most cost-effective solutions demonstrating critical thinking skills.
• Anticipates customer needs and demonstrates the ability and confidence to present alternatives and constructively influence the customer's decision making.
• Makes higher risk decisions that involve direct application of technical knowledge and may have an impact on multiple areas of the business with proper sign off from customer.
• Captures and manages project budgets, including processes accruals and communicates anticipated changes in the budget.
• Engages in other duties as needed that support Alliant Energy’s Values and helps deliver on our Purpose to serve customers and build stronger communities.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's Degree engineering program that is accredited through the Engineering Accreditation Commission required

Required Experience

• 9 years of related experience.
• Project management leadership experience preferred, along with ability to deal with subcontractors and cross-functional teams; recognized as having expertise in a particular area of the discipline.

Key Skills

• Condition Monitoring
• Continual Improvement
• Process Cost Optimization
• Design Specifications
• Inspection Management
• Power Engineering
• Predictive Maintenance
• Project and Program Management
• Records Management
• Root Cause Analysis