Senior Engineer - Generation (Wind Construction)

At Alliant Energy, our purpose is to serve customers and build stronger communities. We want you to be safe, happy and healthy. That's why we prioritize safety, offer volunteer opportunities and provide competitive pay, comprehensive health and retirement benefits, tuition reimbursement and paid time off. The Senior Engineer – Generation (Wind Construction) plays a critical role in delivering large-scale wind energy projects, from early design through construction and long-term optimization.

Requirements

• Independently performs work on a variety of complex assignments requiring in-depth analysis to determine appropriate solutions to solve problems.
• 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.
• Goes beyond generally accepted guidelines to proactively identify and analyze problems and recommend solutions to customer needs with minimal guidance.
• Solves complex problems by relying on experience and outside references to identify new ways of using existing procedures, techniques, and resources.
• Develops recommendations for technically sound and cost-effective solutions, understanding the application to other problems and systems and demonstrating critical thinking skills.
• 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.
• Proactively provides guidance to less experienced personnel and may mentor new employees or interns.
• Has established effective working relationships and credibility with employees, contractors, customers, functional groups, and internal and external peers.
• Explains technical problems to internal stakeholders and accurately prepares detailed documents such as technical studies and project documentation for future reference.
• Manages project budgets, including processes accruals, and communicates anticipated changes in the budget.
• Applies FIN 102 requirements when executing requisitions, receipts, and related project tasks.
• Supports Generation facility outages.
• 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.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefit programs
• Paid time off
• Comprehensive health and retirement benefits
• Tuition reimbursement