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Job Summary

Senior Generation Engineer- Solar and Battery Energy Storage plays a critical role in advancing the performance and reliability of utilityscale generation assets, with a strong focus on solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS). This role performs complex engineering work using advanced analytical tools and independent judgment to support the full asset lifecycle, from planning and design through construction, commissioning, operation, and longterm performance optimization. The Senior Engineer helps turn innovative energy technologies into dependable, highperforming resources that support system reliability and decarbonization goals.

Serving as a technical leader for inverterbased generation, the Senior Engineer provides expert review of technical studies, models, and vendor documentation, ensuring the safe, reliable, and costeffective integration of solar and energy storage assets into the grid. This role partners closely across planning, development, and operations teams, acts as a trusted technical authority, and mentors engineers and technical staff; shaping best practices and driving continuous improvement across the power generation portfolio.

What you will do

• Independently performs work on a variety of complex assignments requiring in-depth analysis to determine appropriate solutions to solve problems.

• Identifies problems and solutions and makes safety suggestions to maintain a safe work environment, using tools and standards to design safety into operating and maintaining equipment.

• Goes beyond generally accepted guidelines to proactively identify and analyze problems and recommend solutions to customer needs with minimal guidance.

• Solves complex problems by relying on experience and outside references to identify new ways of using existing procedures, techniques, and resources.

• Develops recommendations for technically sound and cost-effective solutions, understanding the application to other problems and systems and demonstrating critical thinking skills.

• Demonstrates the ability and confidence to present alternatives and constructively influence the customer's decision making.

• Makes higher risk decisions that involve direct application of technical knowledge and may have an impact on multiple areas of the business with proper sign off from customer.

• Proactively provides guidance to less experienced personnel and may mentor new employees or interns.

• Has established effective working relationships and credibility 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.

• Manages project budgets, including processes accruals, and communicates anticipated changes in the budget. Applies FIN 102 requirements when executing requisitions, receipts, and related project tasks.

• Understands various corporate financial statements and can differentiate how project implementation and property unit catalog (PUC) citations will impact the rate payer versus the shareholder, including providing input to PUC modifications as appropriate.

• Supports Generation facility outages.

• Engages in other duties as needed that support Alliant Energy's Values and helps deliver on our Purpose to serve customers and build stronger communities.