Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited institution; PE registration preferred.
10+ years of nuclear engineering experience with expertise in Electrical/I&C/Digital design.
4+ years in a supervisory or project-management role leading engineering teams.
Knowledge of nuclear codes, standards, and regulations, including 10CFR50.59 and 72.48.
Demonstrated ability to lead discipline work across multiple nuclear stations.
Responsibilities
Lead Electrical/I&C/Digital Design teams and manage engineering contracting firms for safety and quality.
Maintain the fleet's Electrical/I&C/Digital design and licensing basis across all stations.
Oversee the Equipment Qualification, Cable and Raceway, and Digital Human Factors Programs.
Perform and review design preparations for Electrical/I&C/Digital systems fleet-wide.
Resolve degraded conditions and address Operating Experience issues across the fleet.
Direct activities of individual contributors and prioritize group work products.
Interface with regulators to ensure safe operation of nuclear facilities.
Benefits
Opportunity to lead and influence design standards across multiple nuclear stations.
Engagement with regulatory bodies and industry groups on critical design issues.
Involvement in high-impact projects with significant budget responsibilities.
Focus on safety excellence and continuous improvement initiatives.
Collaborative work environment with a strong emphasis on teamwork and operational excellence.
Full Job Description
Job Summary Manages the Electrical/I&C/Digital Design Engineering organization fleet-wide, delivering design services that maintain the design and licensing bases (configuration control) for the nuclear stations across the fleet. Serves as the fleet technical leader for all Electrical/I&C/Digital design issues, maintaining consistency and standards across all design documents and changes, and staying fluent in industry, regulatory, and technical developments. Is the fleet focal point for interfacing with regulators, contractors, and industry groups on Electrical/I&C/Digital matters.
Job Description
Key Accountabilities
Leads the Electrical/I&C/Digital Design teams in addition to being responsible for managing several engineering contracting firms ensuring safety, quality, cost and schedule performance.
Maintains the fleet Electrical/I&C/Digital design and licensing basis, including the Subject Matter Experts supporting design and licensing (10CFR50.59 and 72.48), across all stations.
Owner of the fleet Equipment Qualification Program, Cable and Raceway Program, and Digital Human Factors Program.
Performs and reviews Electrical/I&C/Digital design preparation across the fleet.
Leads or supports design engineering changes/projects and Task Teams at the home station and other fleet stations.
Resolves degraded conditions and addresses Operating Experience fleet-wide.
Directs the activities of individual contributors within the group and across the fleet; prioritizes and approves group activities and work products in addition to directing the managers of various engineering contracting firms.
Allocates personnel and budget to complete engineering activities and meet department, site, and fleet goals.
Provides timely resolution to technical problems to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation, including support to other stations.
Provides engineering recommendations and priorities important to plant design and operations across the fleet.
Controls costs within approved budget limits; responsible for ~$3-6M (O&M and Capital) design-related work streams with Third-Party Engineering firms.
Interfaces with State and Federal regulators to demonstrate continued safe operation of the fleet's nuclear facilities.
Serves as alternate Site Engineering Manager as needed (emergent and outage need) at fleet stations.
Maintains responsibility for Owner's Acceptance Review completion for discipline work performed by Third-Party organizations, accepted by Site and/or Fleet.
Facilitates staffing activities and maintains design qualification.
Champions safety excellence, operational excellence, financial optimization, and continuous improvement
Site Owner for the Software Quality Assurance Program
Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements
Bachelor's (4-year) Engineering degree from an accredited institution; Professional Engineer (PE) registration preferred.
10+ years of nuclear engineering experience with advanced, discipline-specific expertise in Electrical/I&C/Digital design.
4+ years in a supervisory, lead, or project-management role directing engineering staff.
Working knowledge of the Design Control program at a nuclear facility and the technical understanding of nuclear plant processes, programs, and procedures.
Knowledge of nuclear codes, standards, and regulations, including Licensing and Chapter 15 nuclear safety analysis (10CFR50.59 / 72.48).
Demonstrated ability to lead discipline work across multiple stations as part of a single fleet organization.
Key Metrics
Teamwork and collaboration skills within the team/department
Maintain effective working relationships within the team/department
Problem solving techniques to address issues
Continuous Improvement
Financial Optimization
Operational Excellence
Safety Excellence
Job Family Engineering Services
Company Vistra Nuclear Operations Company
Locations Perry, 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.
