Vistra Corp.

Consulting Engineer

Vistra Corp.$109K — $160K *
Energy & Utilities
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution; postgraduate degree preferred.
  • Registered Professional Engineer is preferred.
  • At least 14 years of relevant experience in engineering roles.
  • Extensive expertise in gas fired combined cycle power plant systems.
  • Strong communication skills for stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and oversee engineering design changes and modifications for the facility.
  • Conduct complex root cause analyses to inform decision-making.
  • Assist in planning major outages alongside the Maintenance Manager.
  • Manage revisions to technical documentation and drawings for the plant.
  • Develop annual budget for engineering support and modification activities.
  • Mentor and develop junior employees in engineering expertise.
  • Respond promptly to urgent plant conditions, including potential extended hours.

Benefits

  • Eligibility for bonuses and profit sharing.
  • Comprehensive benefits for employees and eligible dependents.
Full Job Description
Job Summary
This position is responsible for planning and performing engineering duties as assigned, working independently and with Facility Staff. Reviewing, modifying and approving project specifications of the most complex nature to ensure their conformance to applicable codes and standards and generally accepted industry practices.
This role will pay between $109,000 to $160,000 annually depending upon skills and experience. This role is also eligible for bonus, profit sharing and benefits for the employee and their eligible dependents.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities:
• Understanding the design features of the facility and performing the overall engineering control and/or oversight of all design changes and modifications.
• Perform complex root cause analyses.
• Assisting the Maintenance Manager in planning major outages.
• Managing revisions to plant technical documentation and drawings.
• Developing the annual budget for engineering and design support and modification activities.
• Responsible for assisting in the development of other employees in area of expertise.
• Serves a lead role on projects, teams, processes, or programs.
• Respond quickly to plant conditions or requirements which may involve extended abnormal work hours.
• Experience or background in the use of personal computers and numerous software applications.
• Reporting to NERC.
• Maintaining high professional, personnel and equipment safety and

environmental consciousness and compliance standards and practices.

Education, Experience & Skill Requirements:
• BS or greater in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering from a college or university with an accredited engineering program. Post graduate degree is desirable.
• Registered Professional Engineer is desirable.
• Minimum of 14 years of experience
• Licensed Professional Engineer or meets additional years of experience requirements
• Extensive experience with gas fired combined cycle power plant mechanical and electrical systems
• Communication -Must be able to effectively communicate with peers, management and/or represent Vistra's interests to outside agencies

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
Luminant Power LLC

Locations
Oswego, NY

New York

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.
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Market Cap
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