Title:             Maintenance Manager
Position Type:    Contract
Location:         Louisiana

Key Project Requirements:  
·    Experience improving maintenance programs, work management, and outage readiness within power generation facilities
·    Strong background with CMMS platforms, PM optimization, planning/scheduling, and maintenance system development
·    Ability to mentor plant maintenance leadership and help transition a newly commissioned facility into stable long-term operations

Job Summary:  
NAES is supporting a combined-cycle power plant seeking a Maintenance Manager to help strengthen maintenance systems, improve outage readiness, and establish sustainable work management practices following commercial operation. The ideal candidate will bring a strong maintenance and reliability background within power generation and experience supporting PM optimization, CMMS improvement, planning/scheduling, and maintenance process development.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
•    Evaluate existing maintenance programs, work management practices, and CMMS structure to identify gaps and improvement opportunities
•    Support optimization of preventive maintenance (PM) programs, equipment hierarchies, and maintenance workflows
•    Assist with planning, scheduling, and outage readiness activities in preparation for upcoming outages
•    Mentor and support plant maintenance leadership, planners, and maintenance personnel
•    Improve maintenance planning discipline, backlog management, and coordination between maintenance and operations teams
•    Support development and standardization of maintenance procedures, job plans, and best practices
•    Provide recommendations to improve plant reliability, maintenance effectiveness, and long-term operational readiness
•    Work collaboratively with plant leadership to help establish sustainable maintenance processes and organizational structure

Job Requirements:
•    Strong maintenance and reliability experience within combined-cycle, gas turbine, or other power generation facilities
•    Experience with CMMS platforms such as SAP, Maximo, JD Edwards, or similar systems
•    Knowledge of PM optimization, work management, planning/scheduling, and outage readiness processes
•    Experience supporting newly commissioned facilities, plant startups, or post-COD operational transitions preferred
•    Ability to assess maintenance processes and implement practical improvements within an operating facility

Education / Experience:
•    10+ years of maintenance, reliability, or plant operations leadership experience within power generation facilities preferred
•    Combined-cycle, gas turbine, or utility power plant experience strongly preferred
•    Prior experience in maintenance leadership, reliability engineering, outage management, or work management roles preferred