Vistra Corp.

Procurement Engineer

Vistra Corp. • $95K — $115K *
Perry, GA 31069In-Person
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering
  • Licensed Professional Engineer or equivalent experience
  • Knowledge of regulatory and industry issues
  • Experience with technical evaluation processes
  • Proficient in fossil, solar, battery, or nuclear technologies
  • At least 8 years in power plant operations or engineering
  • Strong communication skills to interact with peers and external agencies

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical support for new technology applications
  • Support operations at existing and development plants
  • Conduct root cause analysis
  • Develop innovative solutions for complex issues
  • Contribute to the economic analysis of projects
  • Lead and participate in special projects or teams

Benefits

  • Engagement in cutting-edge technology applications
  • Opportunities for project leadership
  • Networking with peers and industry experts
  • Potential for impactful contributions to sustainability initiatives
  • Support for ongoing professional development
Full Job Description
Job Summary Normal career level cap position within the engineering hierarchy.
General analysis and implementation of generation technologies for application to Vistra operations or commercial development.
Manage programs and projects to enhance the commercial availability of new technologies and enhancement to existing technologies.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities

•Technical support for the development of commercial / environmental / reliability / sustainability interests in new technology applications.
•Technical support to Operations in the application of technologies at operating plants or plants in development
•Perform root cause analysis
•Provide innovative solutions for difficult problems
•Contributes to economic justification/analysis for projects
•Participate in and lead special projects or teams


Education, Experience & Skill Requirements:

•BS or greater in an Engineering discipline
•Licensed Professional Engineer or meets additional years of experience requirements
•Demonstrates and applies knowledge of current and pending regulatory, code and general industry issues to resolve Vistra’s interests.
•Proficient with technical evaluation processes.
•Proficient in fossil, solar, battery, or nuclear plant technologies
•Minimum 8 years experience in power plant operations / engineering or comparable industries
•Demonstrates application of fundamental scientific principles
•Communication –Must be able to effectively communicate with peers, management and/or represent Vistra’s interests to outside agencies
•Able to execute projects/strategies with some oversight.
•Demonstrated high performer through consecutive evaluations or work history for external candidates.

Key Metrics:

•Individual contributor in field of expertise.
•Provides technical support on a fleetwide basis
•Maintain effective working relationships.Be able to explain technical information to ensure work/repairs completed correctly.

Job Family

Engineering Services

Company

Vistra Nuclear Operations Company

Locations

Davis-Besse

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.
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5,060 employees
Market Cap
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