Major Projects - Senior Manager, Projects - Davis Besse

Vistra Corp.; Oak Harbor (OH); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A nuclear energy provider in Oak Harbor is seeking a Senior Manager, Projects to oversee execution of large-scale nuclear projects. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years in the nuclear industry, including 5+ years in leadership. Responsibilities include managing project scope, budgets, and cross-functional teams, ensuring safety and quality standards are met. A Bachelor's Degree in Engineering and PMP certification are required. This position contributes to the company's mission of sustainable power generation.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of nuclear industry experience.
• 5+ years in leadership roles.
• Proven experience delivering complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage execution of Extended Power Uprate projects.
• Define project scope and deliverables.
• Oversee project budgets and performance controls.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

PMP Certification

Professional Engineer (preferred)

Job description

Job Summary

The Major Projects – Senior Manager, Projects supports Vistra’s nuclear growth initiatives by managing execution of complex nuclear projects, including Extended Power Uprates. This role requires proven experience delivering large-scale nuclear projects, coordinating multi-disciplinary teams, and ensuring safety, quality, cost, and schedule performance. The position provides critical project leadership while contributing to Vistra’s mission of safe, reliable, and sustainable power generation.

The Senior Manager, Projects is responsible for coordinating with multiple senior leaders, multiple large-scale vendors, and the station to ensure execution of hundreds of separate modifications to the plant in support of Extended Power Uprates, a total cost of $1-2B.

Key Accountabilities

• Manage execution of Extended Power Uprate projects from design through implementation, ensuring safety, budget, schedule, and quality requirements are met.
• Define project scope, deliverables, and success criteria in coordination with site engineering, licensing, and executive sponsors.
• Oversee project budgets and resource plans, maintaining strict cost and performance controls.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams (engineering, licensing, operations, EPC partners, OEMs) to deliver system upgrades and plant capacity improvements.
• Identify and manage technical, regulatory, and execution risks to support timely NRC approvals and project milestones.
• Apply proven project management practices to optimize planning, execution, and outage performance.
• Provide regular status updates and milestone reporting to project leadership and executive management.

Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements

• At least 10 years of nuclear industry experience, with 5+ years in leadership roles.
• Proven experience delivering complex projects as a lead project manager or site manager of projects.
• Strong background in project management, engineering, and construction oversight.
• Familiarity with finance, project controls, and cost/schedule management.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and coordinate with EPCs, OEMs, and regulators.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to travel as required to support project execution.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering required.
• PMP certification required.
• Professional Engineer (preferred).

Key Metrics

• Safety – 100% compliance with NRC and fleet standards; zero violations.
• Quality – Deliverables approved with minimal RAIs/corrective actions.
• Schedule – On-time completion of EPU milestones and outage work.
• Cost – ≥95% budget adherence with proactive variance control.
• Regulatory – Timely NRC approvals of LARs and submittals.
• Integration – Upgrades deliver increased capacity and long-term reliability.
• Stakeholders – Clear, accurate reporting that builds executive and regulator confidence.

Job Family

Plant Operations

Company

Vistra Nuclear Operations Company

Locations

Oak Harbor, Ohio, Ohio

It is the policy of the Company to comply with all employment laws and to afford equal employment opportunity to individuals in all aspects of employment, including in selection for job opportunities, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, protected veteran status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws.

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