Director, Gas Turbine Repair

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Job Posting End Date 10-31-2026 Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date. Job Summary Creates, develops, and leads a new gas turbine field-services organization focused on the safe, high-quality onsite assembly and disassembly of gas turbine units and the execution of open, clean, inspect, repair-support, and close services. Defines the organization’s mission, service model, structure, staffing, governance, operating processes, tooling, systems, budget, and phased implementation plan. Builds internal technical capability by recruiting and developing qualified leaders and craft employees, establishing training and qualification standards, and implementing repeatable safety, quality, planning, and execution practices. Partners with Engineering, plant operations, maintenance, project management, supply chain, original equipment manufacturers, and external service providers to develop work scopes, resolve technical issues, and deliver planned and emergent outage support. Establishes the new department as a sustainable Center of Excellence for gas turbine field execution, outage readiness, continuous improvement, and technical problem-solving while maintaining Zero Harm, regulatory compliance, cost discipline, and a positive AEP culture. Job Description WHAT YOU'LL DO - Create and launch a new traveling gas turbine field-services organization responsible for onsite turbine assembly, disassembly, and open, clean, inspect, repair-support, and close activities during outage and non-outage periods. Define the organization’s mission, service offerings, implementation roadmap, performance expectations, and long-range growth strategy. - Design the department’s organizational structure, leadership model, staffing levels, roles and responsibilities, workforce plan, governance, decision rights, and interfaces with Engineering, plant operations, maintenance, project management, supply chain, and other stakeholders. - Develop and execute a phased capability-building plan that includes recruiting, onboarding, technical training, qualification standards, career development, knowledge transfer, succession planning, tooling and equipment acquisition, facilities and logistics needs, and the transition from contractor-supported work to sustainable internal capability where appropriate. - Establish the department’s operating management system, including policies, procedures, work controls, planning standards, technical governance, quality requirements, document control, performance dashboards, management routines, and continuous-improvement processes required for consistent field execution. - Lead the planning and execution of planned and emergent gas turbine work by defining scopes, critical-path activities, outage durations, labor and resource requirements, tooling, materials, contractor support, site logistics, schedules, cost controls, risk-mitigation plans, and turnover requirements to improve productivity and minimize outage duration. - Partner with Engineering and technical stakeholders to develop and validate technical instructions, inspection plans, repair recommendations, hold points, acceptance criteria, and standardized methods for casing removal and installation, component handling, cleaning, dimensional checks, bolting, alignment, clearances, preservation, documentation, and equipment return to service. - Build and lead a qualified, high-performing workforce through effective selection, job assignments, coaching, training programs, personal development plans, qualification assessments, performance management, and leadership development while maintaining a positive, nondiscriminatory, and harassment-free work environment. - Build safety, quality, environmental, and regulatory compliance into the organization’s culture and operating practices. Lead the System Safety Process, provide appropriate tools and protective equipment, establish and enforce safe work behaviors, set safety goals, investigate and report incidents, complete root-cause analyses and corrective actions, and ensure compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Act and other applicable requirements. - Develop business cases, annual and long-range business plans, operating and capital forecasts, internal-versus-contracted service strategies, vendor and original equipment manufacturer relationships, and customer engagement plans that support departmental, generation, and corporate objectives. Track and control expenditures within approved budgets. - Establish and monitor measures for organizational readiness, workforce capability, safety, quality, schedule, cost, productivity, customer performance, and value creation. Communicate progress, risks, resource needs, and corrective actions to management; adjust the implementation plan as the organization matures; and perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR Education : Bachelor’s degree in engineering, engineering technology, construction management, business, or a related technical discipline; or an equivalent combination of education and extensive gas turbine field-service experience. Experience : Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible gas turbine repair, outage, or field-service experience, including hands-on knowledge of turbine assembly and disassembly and open, clean, inspect, repair-support, and close activities. Demonstrated experience creating, launching, substantially expanding, or transforming a field-services or traveling maintenance organization is required. The successful candidate must have experience developing organizational structures, staffing and training plans, procedures, tooling and capital requirements, budgets, contractor strategies, performance measures, and implementation roadmaps. Experience leading multidisciplinary field teams, coordinating with Engineering, and managing outage scope, schedule, cost, quality, safety, and customer commitments is required License/Certifications: Valid driver’s license required. Relevant OEM gas turbine training, safety credentials, project-management certification, or professional engineering licensure preferred, as applicable to the candidate’s background. OTHER REQUIREMENTS: - High quality written and verbal communication skills. - Promote and support AEP's Corporate Values: Zero Harm, Customer Focus, Adapt & Achieve, and Integrity & Stewardship. - Demonstrate the highest standards of ethical behavior and support the Company's Corporate Compliance Policy. - This position combines office and field work and requires frequent travel to generating facilities and outage locations. - Field activities may involve extended hours, nights, weekends, and emergency response; work around operating industrial equipment; climbing ladders and stairs; working at heights or in confined spaces; and wearing required personal protective equipment. - OEM gas turbine technical training, extensive outage leadership experience, and Project Management Professional certification preferred. - Assume other duties and responsibilities as assigned and provide leadership support during planned outages, emergent equipment events, and other critical fleet activities. WHAT YOU’LL GET In addition to base salary, AEP offers competitive Total Rewards including: discretionary short-/long-term incentives, 401(k), pension, health insurance, vacation, educational assistance, etc. WHO WE ARE At AEP, we’re more than just an energy company — we’re a team of dedicated professionals committed to delivering safe, reliable, and innovative energy solutions. Guided by our mission to put the customer first, we strive to exceed expectations by listening, responding, and continuously improving the way we serve our communities. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact and being part of a forward-thinking organization, this is the company for you! AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER (on-site) #AEPCareers #LI-ONSITE Compensation Data Compensation Grade: SP20-012 Compensation Range: $188,524.00 - $245,000.00 The Physical Demand Level for this job is: S – Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently. (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met. Hear about it first! Get job alerts by email. Log in to your Candidate Home Account today! If you don't have an account, you can create one. 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