Vistra Corp.

Director, Nuclear Operations

Vistra Corp. • $120K — $150K *
Glen Rose, TX 76043In-Person
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Current or previous Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) License or Certification
  • Eight years of experience in power plant operations
  • Four years of supervisory or management experience
  • In-depth knowledge of legal and personnel aspects of Labor Relations

Responsibilities

  • Maximize power generation and adapt station operational modes
  • Operate the facility safely, reliably, and efficiently according to regulations and standards
  • Ensure sufficient trained and licensed personnel are available for operations
  • Support initiatives for top-tier performance compared to INPO/WANO metrics
  • Develop and monitor the Operations Department budgets
  • Establish departmental goals aligned with the station's Long Range Business plan

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Retirement savings plans
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Relocation assistance where applicable
Full Job Description
Job Summary
This position is for a Nuclear Station Leader who is responsible for the Operations department and all operational aspects at the facility. This includes conduct of all licensed and non-licensed operator activities in support of the company's power generation goals as well as providing operational support for maintenance activities including refueling outages. Additionally, the Operations Director is responsible for all aspects of the station's chemistry control program.

Vistra nuclear sites include Comanche Peak (Glen Rose, TX); Beaver Valley (Shippingport, PA), Davis-Besse (Oak Harbor, OH) & Perry (Perry, OH).

*Location will be based at one of Vistra's four nuclear sites*

Job Description

Key Accountabilities
  • Maximizes power generation and changes in station operational modes
  • Ensures that the facility is operated in a safe, reliable and efficient manner, consistent with regulatory and administrative requirements as well as with applicable codes and standards.
  • Ensures a sufficient number of trained and licensed personnel are available to operate the station in accordance with requirements.
  • Sponsors and supports initiatives/goals for top decile performance when compared with others in the INPO/WANO metrics
  • Development and monitoring of Operations Department budgets.
  • Establish Departmental goals and objectives in support of the Station's Long Range Business plan and ensure associated activities are completed within the assumptions of the approved budget


Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements
  • Current or previous SRO License or SRO Certification
  • Eight years power plant experience
  • Four years of supervisory/management experience
  • Knowledgeable in legal and personnel aspects of Labor Relations


Key Metrics
  • Technical competence
  • Teamwork
  • Problem solving/Decision making
  • Results Orientation


Job Family
Plant Operations

Company
Vistra Nuclear Operations Company

Locations
Oak Harbor, Ohio

Ohio

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
Energy & Utilities
5 Year Trend
+1460%
NASDAQ
VST
* Ladders Estimates

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