Hiring: Performance Engineer/Planner Company: NRG Energy Location: University Park, IL Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 10:28:05 About the job Experience: •5 years of Planner/Scheduler experience preferred Required Skills: •Provides detailed planning by developing scopes of work, identifying, and estimating manpower and material requirements, and identifying all associated activities required to accomplish the work. •Develop, implement, and oversee a program for monitoring thermal performance of power generating equipment. •Establish, update, and communicate on an established basis the key performance indicators (KPI’s) for this program. •Assist the generating station in assessing and correcting equipment degradation that affects plant thermal performance. •Provide technical support, testing and equipment inspection expertise within various process areas to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient plant operation. •Assist in optimizing equipment operation to meet key program performance indicators •Assist in developing O&M and Capital budgets for maintaining/improving the thermal performance of process equipment. •Assist in developing strategic plans for equipment overhauls to optimize equipment life and time between overhauls. Qualifications: •High School diploma and a minimum of 8 years of related plant experience or bachelor’s degree in an Engineering, Business, or related discipline from an accredited college or university. •Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, Electrical, Thermodynamics, or Industrial Engineering (or a related discipline). May substitute 5-8 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree. •Engineering or Technical Degree inclusive of college level Aeroderivative. •BS in Engineering with three years or more of experience in Power, Refinery or Chemical process facilities. •Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PI Process book, Working knowledge of SAP and PaSTA highly desirable •Strong interpersonal communication and collaboration skills with all levels of the organization •Basic understanding of Lock-out, Tag-out (LOTO) practices for related process equipment •Must be able to wear required personal protection equipment (PPE) such as hard hats, safety glasses, goggles, face shields, hearing protection, respirators, fall protection harnesses, and other PPE as required. •Duties require extensive manual dexterity in usage of computer terminal and keyboard, while sitting for extended periods of time developing thermal models, process historian review, and other software as needed. •May be required to enter Permit Entry Confined Spaces Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!