Vistra Corp.

Machinery & Boiler Engineer

Vistra Corp.$90K — $120K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of power generation experience or equivalent with equipment reliability concepts.
  • Ability to travel up to 40% of the time for site support.
  • Proficient in installation, operation, and maintenance of plant systems and equipment.
  • Understanding of power plant equipment and performance requirements.
  • Research skills for industry standards and best practices in hazard management.
  • Strong communication and leadership skills, with a team-oriented approach.
  • Bachelor's degree in an accredited Engineering program.

Responsibilities

  • Facilitate adherence to the Boiler and Machinery Program across the fleet.
  • Lead the B&M Sub team, including conducting meetings and updating standards.
  • Work with site staff to implement changes to B&M Standards.
  • Conduct spot audits of B&M program practices at various sites.
  • Act as a point of contact for site staff regarding B&M program inquiries.
  • Execute both short-term and long-term performance activities for B&M.
  • Participate in root cause analysis for system and equipment failures.

Benefits

  • Engagement in industry user groups and forums for innovative ideas.
  • Opportunities for continuous improvement in hazard management programs.
  • Collaboration across the Vistra fleet to enhance decision-making.
  • Support for short- and long-range budget planning aligned with program needs.
  • Potential for career progression within the engineering/specialist program.
Full Job Description
Job Summary
The Boiler and Machinery (B&M) Engineer/Specialist provides subject matter expertise for Vistra's generation fleet pertaining to loss control/prevention for critical plant equipment. The position will primarily be responsible for managing Vistra's B&M program activities and will provide sound engineering judgment to identify program gaps across the fleet consistent with established program guidelines. The Loss Prevention Engineer/Specialist will provide engineering analysis and guidance for continuous improvement of hazard management program requirements.

The Engineer/Specialist will be involved in industry user groups and forums to bring industry- leading ideas back to the Vistra organization. This function supports short- and long-range budget planning and execution in alignment with B&M program requirements.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities:
  • Facilitate the B&M Program adherence across the Fleet.
  • Lead B&M Sub team, conduct periodic team meetings and update B&M Standard as needed.
  • Work with site staff to implement the latest B&M Standard changes.
  • Conduct specific spot audits of B&M program activities for the sites.
  • Support site staff as point of contact for B&M program activities questions or concerns.
  • Execute short-term and long-term B&M performance activities.
  • Maintain the visibility and priority of B&M hazard management program.
  • Participate and/or lead root cause analysis investigations to determine root cause of system and equipment failures and to perform equipment and system performance evaluations.
  • Share actionable and relevant information across the company fleet to build awareness and enable risk-informed decision making.
  • Effectively communicate within all levels of the Vistra organization.
  • Travel to sites as necessary to support efforts.


Education and Skill Requirements:
• 5+ years of power generation experience (or equivalent), prior experience with equipment reliability concepts, preventive maintenance for power generation plant equipment required.
• Ability to travel up to 40% of the time required.
• Ability to support sites with inquiries related to installation, operation, and maintenance of plant systems, electrical, controls and/or mechanical and rotating equipment.
• Understanding of power plant equipment and system performance requirements.
• Ability to research industry standards and best practices to support or provide technical guidance on issues related to hazard management and plant assets loss prevention.
• Ability to use plant operation, maintenance, and engineering principles to provide technical guidance on issues related to hazard management and plant assets loss prevention.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in leadership, interpersonal skills, communication, creative problem solving and team building.
• High level of expertise in Maximo highly preferred.
• Bachelor of Science in an accredited Engineering program.
• Experience gained through college degree programs and/or certifications is applicable to above skills.
• Demonstrated aptitude consistent with the job's key accountabilities.

Location: Will consider any Vistra fossil generation facility as an alternative to Irving TX.

Grade: Grade will be assigned based on skills and experience (aligned with engineering/specialist progression program).

Job Family
Engineering Services

Company
Luminant Generation Company LLC

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.
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