Maintenance Specialist - North East Kansas

Overview

Requisition . Next Era Energy Resources is one of America’s largest wholesale electricity generators, harnessing diverse energy sources to power progress. We deliver tailored energy solutions that fuel economic growth, strengthen communities, and help customers achieve their energy goals. Ready to make a lasting impact? Take the next step in your career with us!

The ideal candidate is highly capable, well organized, process‑oriented, and driven by personal growth, with strong communication skills and the ability to build effective relationships with internal teams and external vendors. Under limited guidance, this role supports and directs technicians, engineers, and contractors during wind turbine major component activity, ensuring safe, high‑quality, cost‑efficient, and timely execution. Responsibilities include cost and schedule estimating, administration of procurement contracts and documentation, coordination of planning activities to ensure work continuity and efficiency, and collaboration with engineering, analytics, and fleet execution to resolve technical issues and drive continuous improvement.

The position may be location‑flexible based on qualifications but will be focused in the Central Hub and requires up to 75% travel with potential night‑shift turbine coverage.

• 5 years of Wind Turbine Experience

Employees in this job direct a team of maintenance specialists, technicians, engineers, and contractors involved in major maintenance activities or plant maintenance. Individuals in this position lead internal and external resources to Deliver Certainty for assigned major maintenance activities or plant maintenance to achieve objectives for: safety, environmental, quality, schedule, and cost compliance.

• Focuses on streamlining activities through the use of lean maintenance concepts and standardized processes and procedures
• Develops leadership skills to assume greater accountability for internal employee development and performance management
• Leads, under general guidance, the cost and schedule functions in accordance with corporate financial policies and procedures
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

• High School Grad / GED
• Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience
• Experience:
  
  2+ years
• Supervisor/Management
  
  Experience:
  
  0+ years

• None

Next Era Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Click here to learn more.

Employee Group: Exempt

Employee Type: Full Time

Job Category: Maintenance/Construction

Organization: Next Era Energy Operating Services, LLC

Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable

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