Vistra Corp.

Major Projects - Licensing Engineer

Vistra Corp. • $110K — $130K *
Oak Harbor, OH 43449In-Person
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited program required
  • Minimum of 10 years of nuclear industry experience required
  • Prior experience with major regulatory licensing actions strongly preferred
  • Full Qualifications in design engineering processes strongly preferred
  • Full Certifications for 10 CFR 50.59 and 10 CFR 72.48 evaluations required
  • Strong knowledge of NRC regulations and nuclear plant systems
  • Experience with industry codes and standards required

Responsibilities

  • Support all phases of major project licensing activities including development and submittal of license amendments
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements for plant changes necessary for project implementation
  • Support environmental reviews associated with major licensing actions
  • Oversee contract EPCs responsible for development of licensing-related deliverables
  • Coordinate licensing activities with EPCs, OEMs, and project engineering
  • Travel as needed to industry meetings and NRC as required

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness programs
  • Retirement savings plans with company match
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Employee assistance programs
Full Job Description
Job Summary
The major projects licensing engineer is responsible for licensing activities associated with power uprates at Vistra's nuclear generating facilities. The role provides oversight and direction to contract resources involved in licensing activities, prepare/support development of licensing submittals and prepare/support regulatory evaluations. The licensing engineer will also support and coordinate with engineering and other project personnel throughout all project phases, including review of engineering products.

This integral role supports safe, compliant, and efficient execution of all major project licensing project phases, from scoping and application development through NRC approval and site implementation, while maintaining alignment with Vistra's nuclear standards.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities
  • Support all phases of major project licensing activities including development, review, approval and submittal of license amendments and other regulatory correspondence.
  • Support regulatory acceptance, review and approval of license amendments and other regulatory submittals.
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements for plant changes necessary for project implementation
  • Support environmental reviews associated with major licensing actions
  • Support Vistra and contract engineering personnel to ensure quality and completeness of engineering deliverables necessary for licensing actions
  • Oversee contract EPCs responsible for development of licensing-related deliverables
  • Coordinate licensing activities with EPCs, OEMs, and project and site engineering.
  • Travel as needed to industry meetings, Vistra sites, vendor facilities and NRC as required


Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited program required
  • Minimum of 10 years of nuclear industry experience required, including design engineering and nuclear licensing experience
  • Prior experience involving major regulatory licensing actions strongly preferred, including regulator interactions
  • Full Qualifications in design engineering processes strongly preferred, including experience with development and approval of engineering deliverables
  • Full Certificationsfor 10 CFR 50.59 and 10 CFR 72.48 evaluations required
  • Strong knowledge of NRC regulations, nuclear plant systems, and environmental reviews
  • Prior Experience with industry codes and standards, we well as regulatory guidance documents, required


Key Metrics
  • Zero violations of nuclear or safety processes during execution.
  • On-time delivery of licensing milestones
  • Compliance with NRC, industry, and fleet standards
  • Minimal corrective actions from regulatory or third-party reviews


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.
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Size
5,060 employees
Market Cap
$9,272
Industry
Energy & Utilities
5 Year Trend
+1460%
NASDAQ
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