Turbine Coordinator (Sr) - Generation Field Services - PSO /SWEPCO Service Territory

AEP

Jenks, OK

Full Time

Posted October 20, 2026

$99k - $158k

Utilities

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Source: Workday View original listing
Freshness: Open in the current public read path; this is not an employer guarantee.Last observed October 21, 2026
Classification: Modern power-system classification not yet published for this listing.Legacy source industry field: Utilities
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Job Description

10-30-2026

Key Responsibilities

The Senior Turbine Coordinator is responsible for the planning, execution, and oversight of major maintenance outages, capital projects, emergent repairs, and reliability improvement initiatives for steam turbines, gas turbines, generators, boiler feed pumps, and associated balance-of-plant equipment across a fleet of generating stations. This position serves as the primary technical and project management lead for assigned outages and maintenance activities, ensuring safe execution, schedule adherence, budget compliance, and long-term equipment reliability.
The role requires extensive expertise in turbine-generator maintenance, outage management, contractor coordination, risk management, engineering evaluation, and cross-functional stakeholder engagement. The Senior Turbine Coordinator provides technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle from scope development through commissioning and return to service.
Outage Planning and Execution
Lead planning and execution of major steam turbine, gas turbine, and generator outages.
Develop outage work scopes, schedules, milestones, and execution strategies.
Coordinate outage activities among Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Supply Chain, Contractors, and OEM representatives.
Manage outage critical paths and identify schedule recovery actions when necessary.
Conduct daily outage coordination meetings and status reviews.
Ensure compliance with station outage goals, budgets, and performance objectives.
Lead startup, commissioning, testing, and return-to-service activities following maintenance.
Project Management
Serve as Project Manager for maintenance and capital improvement projects.
Develop project execution plans, risk registers, and resource plans.
Monitor project performance, expenditures, schedule adherence, and scope changes.
Coordinate stakeholder communications and provide executive-level project status updates.
Identify and mitigate project risks through formal risk management processes.
Ensure project objectives align with generation reliability, safety, and business goals.
Act as a subject matter expert for: Steam turbines Gas turbines Generators Boiler feed pumps Turbine valves and controls Bearings and seals Auxiliary systems
Evaluate equipment condition and maintenance strategies.
Lead troubleshooting efforts for vibration, leakage, thermal growth, alignment, performance degradation, and mechanical failures.
Review OEM recommendations and develop site-specific maintenance strategies.
Support root cause failure analyses and corrective action development.
Provide technical guidance during emergent equipment issues and forced outages.
Assist in developing bid packages and technical scopes of work.
Coordinate OEM service representatives and specialty contractors.
Oversee contractor safety, quality, productivity, and schedule performance.
Review contractor work plans, lift plans, quality documents, and repair procedures.
Resolve technical issues and scope changes during project execution.
Validate contractor invoices and support outage financial closeout activities.
Risk Management and Quality Assurance
Develop and maintain outage risk registers.
Identify technical, schedule, safety, and execution risks.
Lead mitigation planning for high-risk activities.
Ensure compliance with station quality requirements and industry standards.
Conduct field inspections and hold-point reviews.
Review and approve work packages, repair procedures, and critical maintenance documentation.
Lead Foreign Material Exclusion (FME) planning and implementation for critical equipment maintenance.
Promote and enforce a strong safety culture during all outage and project activities.
Ensure compliance with OSHA, environmental, company, and contractor safety requirements.
Participate in job hazard analyses, pre-job briefings, and safety observations.
Drive continuous improvement in outage safety performance.
Support regulatory inspections and corrective action implementation.
Support multiple generating stations and units across the fleet.
Develop standardized maintenance practices and outage execution strategies.
Review equipment reliability data and identify improvement opportunities.
Support long-range maintenance planning and capital investment decisions.
Share lessons learned and best practices throughout the organization.
Interface with OEM engineering teams to resolve complex technical issues.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Engineering Technology, Construction Management, Business, or related technical field; equivalent industry experience considered.
Minimum 8 years of power generation, turbine-generator maintenance, outage management, project management, or related utility experience.
Demonstrated experience leading major maintenance outages and large multidisciplinary projects.
Strong knowledge of steam turbine, gas turbine, generator, and auxiliary system maintenance practices.
Experience managing contractors, vendors, and OEM service organizations.
Proficiency with scheduling, cost control, risk management, and project planning tools.
Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
OEM turbine-generator maintenance experience.
Utility power generation experience.
Experience managing multi-million-dollar outage budgets.
Knowledge of predictive maintenance technologies, vibration analysis, and reliability-centered maintenance practices.
Experience supporting combined-cycle, fossil, and renewable generation assets.
Provide technical and project leadership during critical outages and emergent equipment events.
Influence decisions across Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, and Management organizations.
Drive accountability for safety, quality, schedule, and cost performance.
Mentor less experienced coordinators, planners, and project personnel.
Champion continuous improvement initiatives that enhance fleet reliability and outage execution excellence.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Engineering Technology, Construction Management, Business, or related technical field; equivalent industry experience considered.
Minimum 8 years of power generation, turbine-generator maintenance, outage management, project management, or related utility experience.
Demonstrated experience leading major maintenance outages and large multidisciplinary projects.
Strong knowledge of steam turbine, gas turbine, generator, and auxiliary system maintenance practices.
Experience managing contractors, vendors, and OEM service organizations.
Proficiency with scheduling, cost control, risk management, and project planning tools.
Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
OEM turbine-generator maintenance experience.
Utility power generation experience.
Experience managing multi-million-dollar outage budgets.
Knowledge of predictive maintenance technologies, vibration analysis, and reliability-centered maintenance practices.
Experience supporting combined-cycle, fossil, and renewable generation assets.