Vistra Corp.

Major Projects - Civil Engineering Manager

Vistra Corp. • $110K — $130K *
Oak Harbor, OH 43449In-Person
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Civil or Structural Engineering preferred.
  • Over 10 years of nuclear or heavy industrial engineering experience.
  • Minimum of 5 years in civil/structural design and construction.
  • Experience with Extended Power Uprates or large-scale infrastructure projects over $1B.
  • Strong understanding of NRC, ASME, ANSI, and ACI/AISC codes and standards.
  • Demonstrated leadership in discipline-specific teams and collaboration with EPCs and OEMs.
  • Preferred experience in seismic analysis and NRC design-basis compliance.

Responsibilities

  • Lead civil/structural engineering for Extended Power Uprate projects with a focus on safety and schedule.
  • Directly review civil/structural designs for compliance with NRC and other relevant codes.
  • Coordinate with EPC contractors and site engineering on structural modifications.
  • Support independent reviews for design quality and seismic integrity validation.
  • Troubleshoot civil/structural technical issues impacting project timelines.
  • Ensure design solutions enhance long-term operability and integrate into existing infrastructure.

Benefits

  • Engagement in high-impact Extended Power Uprate projects.
  • Opportunities for collaboration with EPC partners and industry leaders.
  • Ability to influence plant reliability and operational performance.
  • Work in a dynamic, safety-focused nuclear operations environment.
Full Job Description
Job Summary
Responsible for leading the civil/structural engineering scope of the Power Uprate projects. Ensures the design, analysis, and modification of civil and structural systems meet NRC requirements, industry codes, and Vistra standards. Coordinates with EPC partners, OEMs, and site engineering to deliver constructible and safe civil solutions that support plant reliability and long-term operations.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities
  • Lead the civil/structural engineering scope for EPU projects, ensuring safety, constructability, and schedule adherence.
  • Direct and review civil/structural designs, ensuring compliance with NRC licensing bases, ACI/AISC codes, and fleet standards.
  • Coordinate with EPC contractors, OEMs, and site engineering on building, foundation, and structural modifications.
  • Support Owner's Engineer and independent third-party reviews to validate design quality and seismic/structural integrity.
  • Resolve civil/structural technical issues that could impact project or outage milestones.
  • Ensure designs support long-term operability, maintainability, and integration into existing plant infrastructure.


Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering; Civil or Structural Engineering (desired).
  • 10+ years of nuclear or heavy industrial engineering experience, with 5+ years in civil/structural design and construction.
  • Experience on Extended Power Uprates, large component replacements, or >$1B infrastructure projects.
  • Strong knowledge of NRC, INPO, ASME, ANSI, and ACI/AISC codes and standards.
  • Proven ability to lead discipline-specific teams and interface with EPCs, OEMs, and site operations.
  • Experience with seismic analysis, structural modifications, and NRC design-basis compliance preferred.


Key Metrics
  • On-time delivery of civil/structural engineering milestones.
  • Compliance with NRC, ACI, AISC, ASME, and fleet standards.
  • Minimal corrective actions from regulatory or third-party reviews.
  • Strong coordination with EPCs, OEMs, and site engineering.
  • Structural modifications successfully integrated with plant operations and proven reliable under design-basis conditions. Successful completion of independent reviews with minimal corrective actions.
  • Effective coordination between Project Leadership site engineering, Owner's Engineer, and third parties.


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
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