Vistra Corp.

Construction Field Engineer (Electrical/Controls) - Consulting

Vistra Corp.$80K — $110K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering
  • Licensed Professional Engineer or equivalent experience
  • Subject Matter Expert with recognition within Vistra
  • Knowledgeable about regulatory and industry issues
  • Proficient in fossil, solar, battery, or nuclear technologies
  • Extensive power plant operations or engineering experience
  • Strong business acumen and communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical support for new technology applications
  • Act as a subject matter expert on relevant engineering interests
  • Conduct root cause analysis on complex issues
  • Develop innovative engineering solutions for challenges
  • Support Operations with technology application at plants
  • Contribute to project economic justification
  • Engage in the execution of engineering initiatives and corporate programs

Benefits

  • Work for a globally recognized leader in the energy sector
  • Opportunities for professional development and training
  • Be part of a committed team with strong values
  • Engage in innovative and impactful engineering projects
  • Contribute to sustainability and reliability in energy solutions
Full Job Description
Job Summary
General analysis and implementation of generation technologies for application to Vistra operations or commercial development.
Plan and manage long range programs and 3rd party resources to meet Luminant strategic objectives
Manage programs and projects to enhance the commercial availability of new technologies and enhancement to existing technologies.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities:
• Technical support for the development of commercial / environmental / reliability / sustainability interests in new technology applications.
• Subject matter expert in areas of value to Vistra
• Technical support to Operations in the application of technologies at operating plants or plants in development
• Perform complex root cause analysis
• Provide innovative engineering solutions for difficult problems
• May be responsible for developing other employees in areas of expertise
• Contributes to economic justification/analysis for projects
• Actively contributes to development and execution of company engineering strategies for engineering initiatives

Education, Experience & Skill Requirements:
• BS or greater in an Engineering discipline
• Licensed Professional Engineer or meets additional years of experience requirements
• Recognized within Vistra as a SME. Known and used by many as a technical resource.
• Demonstrates and applies knowledge of current and pending regulatory, code and general industry issues to resolve Vistra's interests.
• Proficient with business/technical evaluation processes.
• Proficient in fossil, solar, battery, or nuclear plant technologies
• Extensive experience in power plant operations / engineering or comparable industries
• Mastery of fundamental scientific principles
• Strong overall business acumen
• Communication -Must be able to effectively communicate with peers, management and/or represent Vistra's interests to outside agencies
• Organization, Planning and Control -Must be able to plan and execute corporate programs
• Able to execute projects/strategies with minimal oversight.
• Demonstrated high performer through consecutive evaluations or work history for external candidates.

Key Metrics:
• Industry contributor in field of expertise to represent Vistra interests and increase knowledge of new technologies
• Provides technical support on a fleetwide basis
• Maintain effective working relationships. Be able to provide technical direction

Job Family
Engineering Services

Company
Vistra Corporate Services Company

Locations
Irving, Texas

Texas

About Vistra Corp.

Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company that provides essential resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine. Based in Irving, Texas, Vistra is a leader in the energy transformation with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability. The company safely operates a reliable, efficient, power generation fleet of natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities while taking an innovative, customer-centric approach to its retail business. In the 2020 Forbes Global 2000, Vistra Energy was ranked as the 756th-largest public company in the world. The company owns the Moss Landing Power Plant in California which currently contains the largest battery energy storage system in the world. In 2016, Texas Competitive Electric Holdings, parent company of TXU Energy and Luminant, emerged from Chapter 11. TCEH was then rebranded as Vistra Energy. Vistra acquired Dynegy in 2018. In 2019, Ambit Energy was acquired, resulting in a 32% residential market share in ERCOT, with NRG Energy as its largest competitor. It also acquired Crius Energy in 2019.
Learn more about Vistra Corp.
Size
5,060 employees
Market Cap
$9,272
Industry
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