Vistra Corp.

Project Manager - Construction

Vistra Corp.$90K — $120K *
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in power generation, focusing on operations, maintenance, and contractor management
  • Engineering degree from an accredited institution
  • Experience managing project managers, construction managers, and/or design engineers
  • Proven leadership and interpersonal skills
  • Capacity to work long and irregular hours, including travel for extended periods
  • Preferred experience with Thermal Power Plant project execution
  • Experience with large contract scope management

Responsibilities

  • Lead construction projects from initiation to completion
  • Negotiate Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts
  • Plan and organize construction activities per company standards
  • Staff construction teams appropriately for project execution
  • Create site-specific execution plans and track action items
  • Enforce construction standards across all projects
  • Resolve disputes with third parties and internal teams
  • Ensure timely and budget-compliant project deliverables
  • Collaborate with various departments and external stakeholders
  • Administer policies and labor agreements effectively
  • Represent the company in legal matters as necessary
  • Facilitate performance testing and documentation turnover during commissioning

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on large-scale, diverse energy projects including thermal, solar, and storage technologies
  • Exposure to senior leadership and cross-functional collaboration
  • Dynamic work environment with variable locations based on project demands
  • Emphasis on safety and regulatory compliance
  • Supportive corporate culture focused on exceeding customer expectations and teamwork
Full Job Description
Job Summary The Project Manager is responsible for the planning and execution of construction projects for the Vistra fleet, which includes thermal, solar, energy storage, and other technologies Luminant may develop. The Project Manager provides leadership and direction of all construction activities, oversees Contractor management and collaborates with Vistra Project Managers/Engineers/Commissioning Managers to ensure safe, on-time and on-budget project completion in accordance with design specifications and Vistra fleet standards. Depending on the size/scale of a particular project, the Project Manager may have project manager(s), construction site managers, and/or design/field engineer(s) as direct reports. During the construction phase of a project, the Project Manager must have a strong onsite presence from mobilization until the project has achieved substantial completion.

Please note, location will vary based on project assignment. Job Description Key Accountabilities •Lead large scale projects from early conception to final completion. •Lead the negotiation of Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts •Plan construction activities for each project in accordance with Vistra standards, and development of construction standards where needed •Provide appropriate staffing to perform all construction activities •Develop site-specific project execution plans and action item trackers •Implement Vistra fleet standards for construction •Resolve disputes arising from third-party providers or from within Vistra •Ensure construction contract deliverables are interpreted and executed on-time, on-budget and within safety and performance requirements •Effectively collaborate with Vistra support functions and external business partners •Effectively administer company policies, labor agreements, and work rules •Represent Vistra in legal affairs as needed to support and protect Company interests •Work with Vistra Commissioning Manager to ensure all performance tests are completed and Final Completion obtained •Develop and support documentation turnover from contractors during commissioning •Assemble Release to Operations package and close out execution plan Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements •Preferred Experience in Thermal Power Plant project execution. •10+ years relevant experience (power generation operations, maintenance, engineering, budgeting, contractor management) •Demonstrated effectiveness in leadership, interpersonal skills, communication, creative problem solving and team building •Occasional long, irregular hours. May often require the employee to work in excess of 12 hours per day and in excess of seven (7) consecutive days. This position requires frequent travel and/or long-term assignments away from home. •Experience in managing large contract scope •Engineering Degree from an accredited college or university •Will manage other project managers, construction managers and/or design/field engineers Key Metrics •Meet or exceed all annual business objectives – including but not limited to: oSafety, environmental and regulatory compliance oProduction: Direct Construction activities to meet corporate goals and objectives related to renewables growth oSuccessful delivery of renewables projects to Operations within established financial and production related performance targets Please note, location will vary based on project assignment. Job Family Engineering Services Company Vistra Corporate Services Company Locations Irving, 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.
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