Major Projects - Projects Manager - Beaver Valley

Vistra Corp.; Shippingport (PA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Vistra Nuclear Operations Company is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead major projects in the Nuclear division, ensuring processes align with PMBOK and INPO standards.

The role emphasizes engineering consistency, safety, and reliable plant operation. Candidates should have extensive nuclear PM experience and PMP is recommended.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• PMP certification is recommended for this role.
• 5 to 10 years of Nuclear power plant supervisory/management experience.
• 3 to 5 years of Project Management experience.

Responsibilities

• Implement major plant modifications to improve safety and reliability.
• Provide technical understanding of nuclear plant programs and procedures.
• Lead and motivate project managers across multi-discipline teams.
• Ensure quality requirements for procurement, implementation and testing are met.

Skills

Project Management

Nuclear plant management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

High School Diploma or equivalent

PMP certification (recommended)

Job description

If you have what it takes to become part of the Vistra family and would like to start a promising career with a global leader, take a look at the exciting employment opportunities that are currently available.

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

Pennsylvania

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