Major Projects - Projects Manager - Beaver Valley

vst; Shippingport (PA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Vistra Nuclear Operations Company in Shippingport, Pennsylvania seeks a seasoned project management professional to lead major project initiatives for nuclear plants. You will guide multi-disciplinary teams, ensure PMBOK/INPO-aligned processes, and drive safety and reliability enhancements across outages and operations.

Ideal candidates hold a technical engineering degree with 5–10 years in nuclear supervisory roles and 3–5 years in project management, plus PMP certification as a recommended

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field preferred; alternative is High School Diploma or equivalent
• 5–10 years of Nuclear power plant supervisory/management experience
• 3–5 years of Project Management experience
• PMP certification recommended

Responsibilities

• Implement major plant modifications to improve safety and operations.
• Provide technical understanding of nuclear plant programs and processes.
• Lead and motivate project managers and interface with cross-functional teams.
• Ensure quality requirements for procurement, implementation and testing are met.
• Manage project budgets and provide status reports and forecasts.
• Interface with contract organizations to support outages and operations.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field

High School Diploma or equivalent

PMP certification

Job description

Job Summary

Ensures that the Major Projects Project Management organization develops, implements, and improves project engineering processes, procedures, and activities required to improve and sustain the safe and reliable operation of the power plants in accordance with the Long-Range Plan. Ensures the Project Management process is in accordance with the PMBOK and INPO standards.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities

• Implementing major modifications to the plant(s) that improve safety, improve plant operation/efficiency and resolve equipment reliability issues.
• Technical understanding of nuclear plant programs, processes and procedures.
• Clear and logical thinking in stressful situations involving complex technical problems; ability to manage a multi-discipline team of professionals; ability to advise, negotiate and resolve conflict; ability to effectively interface with peers; ability to interface with major contract organization to support both operating and outage activities.
• Ability to lead and motivate project managers.
• Foster an organizational culture that promotes the utilization of diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• Accountable to ensure all quality requirements for procurement, implementation and testing is performed in accordance with quality standards
• Accountable to ensure scope of the project is controlled and if scope changes are required and are well documented and approved
• Accountable for the capital and O&M project budgets; including providing routine status reports and forecast updates
• Providing management timely updates if any project is in jeopardy of not meeting safety, quality, scope, schedule or cost KPIs
• Accountable to manage a matrixed organization for site / contract engineering design and site maintenance / construction vendors during installation.
• Participates in INPO and industry project management forums.

Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field (preferred) or High School Diploma or equivalent
• 5 to 10 years of Nuclear power plant Supervisory / Management experience
• 3 to 5 years of Project Management experience
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification (recommended)

Key Metrics

• Safety Excellence
• Project Management Fundamentals
• Enterprise Risk Management
• Teamwork / Operational Excellence
• Technical Conscience
• Outsourcing Strategy & Governance
• Process Optimization
• Problem Solving / Decision Making
• Results Orientation

Job Family

Plant Operations

Company

Vistra Nuclear Operations Company

Locations

Shippingport, Pennsylvania

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