Engineer III - Generation

Engineer III Renewable Energy Fleet

Bring your energy to Alliant Energy! At Alliant Energy, our purpose is to serve customers and build stronger communities. We are passionate about powering beyond the market challenges of today, while powering what’s next in energy. When our employees say “I am energy”, it means they take pride in the work we do when disaster strikes, as well as all the days in between. 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.

Job Summary: We are seeking an experienced Engineer III to support the performance monitoring and diagnostics of our renewable energy fleet, including wind, solar, and emerging battery systems. This role is split between ongoing monitoring of wind and solar assets, ensuring optimal performance, reliability, compliance (with NERC GADS). and facilitating monthly performance reviews with field technicians. The engineer will be responsible for generation data integrity, ensuring all assets are online and reporting accurately, and will play a key role in identifying and resolving operational issues across the fleet. A quarter of the role focuses on data analytics and innovation, leveraging tools like Canary and Python to manipulate and report on system performance, particularly for battery assets. Strong Python coding skills are a mandatory requirement. The ideal candidate will have an engineering degree and experience in renewable energy systems, though exceptional data analysts with relevant experience may also be considered. This position requires strong organizational skills, the ability to synthesize complex data, and a proactive approach to fleet performance and compliance.

What you will do:

• Makes safety suggestions to assist in maintaining a safe work environment using tools and standards.
• Applies past experiences and develops creative ideas to analyze problems and recommend possible solutions for moderately complex problems.
• For moderately complex projects or issues, receives guidance from peers, mentors and provides guidance to less experienced personnel in making decisions on less complex problems.
• Frequently uses critical thinking skills and sound technical understanding of standards to provide cost-effective solutions to a specific problem.
• Demonstrates an understanding of customer and business needs and regularly develops and implements the appropriate workable solution to problems based on given budgetary and schedule constraints while appropriately applying policy and code requirements.
• Makes medium risk decisions that involve direct application of technical knowledge with proper sign off from customer and minimal guidance from supervisor.
• Has established effective working relationships 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.
• Understands procedure FIN 102 Purchasing of Materials and Services and ensures correct use of procurement and payment tools to conduct business.
• Knows the property unit catalog and can differentiate and provide classification between capital and maintenance projects in accordance with the property unit catalog, applying the chart of accounts.
• Manages project budgets, including processes accruals and communicates anticipated changes in the budget; has completed financial reporting training and Utility Rate Making Concepts training.
• Supports Generation facility outages.
• Engages in other duties as needed that support Alliant Energy.