Vistra Corp.

Strategic Engineer - Beaver Valley

Vistra Corp. • $100K — $120K *
Shippingport, PA 15077In-Person
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in an Engineering discipline
  • Professional Engineer license preferred
  • 8 years of experience in power plant operations or comparable industry
  • Knowledge of nuclear plant technologies
  • Strong communication skills for internal and external collaboration

Responsibilities

  • Develop long-term management strategies for the VISTRA nuclear fleet
  • Create and manage component replacement and refurbishment plans
  • Conduct comprehensive risk assessments and implement mitigation strategies
  • Oversee asset management for optimal utilization and maintenance
  • Integrate emerging technologies to enhance fleet efficiency

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on innovative technologies
  • Contributions to operational sustainability and safety
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams
  • Potential for professional licensing support
  • Impact on long-term planning and budget strategies
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:

Strategic Planning:
  • Develop and implement long-term life cycle management strategies for the VISTRA nuclear fleet, focusing on operational sustainability, safety, and cost-effectiveness.
  • Create a comprehensive long-range plan for component replacement and refurbishment, including timelines and critical milestones.
  • Inform the VISTRA corporation of future budgetary needs based on the long-range plan.
  • Work with cross functional teams to develop major outage and preventative maintenance work scope.
  • Asset Management:
    • Oversee the tracking and management of assets throughout their life cycle, ensuring optimal utilization and timely maintenance and replacement.
    • Coordinate with supply chain partners to ensure availability and reliability of critical components and materials over the long term.
  • Risk Assessment:
    • Conduct comprehensive risk assessments to identify potential issues and implement mitigation strategies to ensure the safety and reliability of the fleet.
    • Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies to address long-term challenges and uncertainties
  • Technology Integration:
    • Identify and integrate emerging technologies and best practices to enhance fleet efficiency.
    • Evaluate the impact of new technologies on the long-range plan and component life cycles.


Education, Experience & Skill Requirements:
  • BS or greater in an Engineering discipline
  • Licensed Professional Engineer or meets additional years of experience requirements preferred but not required.
  • 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 nuclear plant technologies
  • Preferred 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.


** Final pay grade will be based on applicant's experience and qualifications **

Job Family
Engineering Services

Company
Vistra Nuclear Operations Company

Locations
Shippingport, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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
* Ladders Estimates

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