Outage Manager
About the Role
We're seeking an experienced Outage Manager to lead the planning, scheduling, execution, and closeout of major outages at a state-of-the-art 618 MW Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) power generation facility in Edwardsport, Indiana. This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for coordinating complex outage activities across maintenance, construction, capital projects, and contractor workforces. If you have done work in power generation outages, turnarounds, shutdown management, and Primavera P6 scheduling, this is an opportunity to play a key role in ensuring safe, efficient, and successful outage execution at a world-class facility.
Responsibilities
- Lead outage planning, scheduling, execution, and closeout activities
- Develop and maintain detailed outage schedules using Primavera P6
- Coordinate multiple contractors, maintenance teams, engineers, and operations personnel
- Identify schedule risks, conflicts, and execution barriers while developing mitigation strategies
- Monitor outage progress and critical path activities
- Support labor, equipment, material, and resource planning
- Manage contractor logistics and work sequencing
- Facilitate outage planning meetings and daily coordination meetings
- Ensure safe execution of maintenance, capital, and construction projects
- Provide regular updates to plant leadership and key stakeholders
- Capture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement initiatives
Required Qualifications
- Proven experience managing power plant outages, turnarounds, or shutdowns
- Experience in utility power generation environments
- Previous work in power block outage management
- Hands-on experience with Primavera P6 scheduling software
- Experience coordinating multiple contractors and simultaneous work streams
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to identify risks, solve problems, and maintain schedule performance
- Ability to work on-site and support extended outage schedules
Preferred Qualifications
- Construction management experience within power generation or heavy industrial facilities
- Experience supporting major maintenance and capital project execution
- Familiarity with combined-cycle, fossil generation, refinery, petrochemical, or industrial turnaround environments
- Experience working in highly regulated and safety-focused operations
Work Schedule
- Planning Phase: Typically 40-50 hours per week
- Active Outage Execution: Approximately 60-70 hours per week
- Extended hours required to support critical outage activities and plant objectives
Pay
The pay range for this position is $70.00 - $70.00/hr.
Benefits
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
- Medical, dental & vision
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
- 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
- Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
- Short and long-term disability
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- Transportation benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Edwardsport, IN.