Vistra Corp.

Manager, Plant Support Engineering - Comanche Peak

Vistra Corp. • $110K — $130K *
Glen Rose, TX 76043In-Person
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical preferred) or related Science degree
  • Detailed knowledge of power plant systems, especially pumps and motors
  • Extensive knowledge of nuclear plant design codes and regulatory requirements
  • Expertise in planning, scheduling, and cost analysis
  • Professional Engineering registration is a plus
  • Strong business acumen

Responsibilities

  • Manage System Health Teams' activities
  • Represent Plant Support Engineering during outages
  • Monitor plant systems for optimal performance
  • Develop and oversee action plans to resolve performance issues
  • Facilitate staffing and staff development initiatives
  • Direct individual contributors and coordinate across workgroups
  • Plan and coordinate large-scale projects and team tasks
  • Lead troubleshooting, problem-solving, and decision-making efforts

Benefits

  • Opportunity for professional growth and development
  • Engagement with high-level engineering projects
  • Collaboration with a team of specialized engineers
  • Participation in safety and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Access to a supportive work environment focused on team excellence
Full Job Description
Job Summary
This position is responsible for acting as sponsor for the health of the plant systems/components. Facilitate the effective engagement of assigned Plant Support Engineers to optimize performance of the team's systems in support of maximized station efficiency.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities
  • Manage activities associated with System Health Teams.
  • Represent Plant Support Engineering on outage management teams.
  • Direct monitoring of plant systems to optimize system performance.
  • Develop action plans and manage completion of activities required to resolve plant performance issues.
  • Facilitate staffing activities and staff development.
  • Direct the activities of the individual contributors within the group and coordinate station level responses across work groups.
  • Conduct performance reviews, salary actions, and monitor individual contributor and direct reports performance.
  • Coordinate and plan large work-scope projects and task teams.
  • Prioritize and approve group activities and work products.
  • Allocate personnel and budget to complete engineering activities and meet department/site goals.
  • Lead the station in troubleshooting, problem solving, and decision making
  • Assist fleet counterparts in executing corrective actions and technical challenges


Education, Experience & Skill Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical preferred) / related Science degree or equivalent work experience
  • Detailed knowledge of power plant systems, specifically pumps, motors, and their auxiliary systems, including engineering principles associated with plant design and operation
  • Extensive knowledge of Codes, standards, plant specific procedures and regulatory requirements governing the design and operation of nuclear power plants
  • Knowledge of planning, scheduling and cost analysis
  • Professional Engineering registration desired
  • Strong overall business acumen


Key Metrics
  • Teamwork and collaboration skills within the team/department
  • Maintain effective working relationships within the team/department
  • Problem solving techniques to address issues
  • Communication - must be able to effectively communicate with peers, management and/or represent Vistra's interests to outside agencies
  • Safety Excellence
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Cost Optimization


Job Family
Engineering Services

Company
Vistra Nuclear Operations Company

Locations
Glen Rose, 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.
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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