Major Projects Sr. Analyst PMO - Nuclear

Vistra Energy; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Vistra Energy in Shippingport, PA seeks a Senior Major Projects Analyst to support the Fleet PMO and nuclear growth strategy. You will provide PMO governance, project controls, and analytic support for multi‑billion‑dollar initiatives, turning complex data into actionable insights for leadership.

You will collaborate with site teams, EPC partners, and vendors to ensure safety, cost, schedule and quality objectives, while maturing PMO processes and templates for the fleet.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 5–9 years supporting projects, controls, or construction management.
• PMO governance, governance processes and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Support PMO governance and gated decision processes across sites.
• Develop and maintain baselines for scope, schedule, and budget.
• Produce dashboards and metrics for leadership.
• Track performance against baselines and identify variances.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including EPCs and vendors.
• Prepare regular status reports and trend analyses.

Skills

PMO governance

Project controls

Primavera P6

Power BI

Excel

Stakeholder mgmt

Cross-functional coordination

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Nuclear industry exposure

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Business/Finance/Construction Management

Tools

Power BI

MS Office

Job description

Job Summary

As a senior member of the Fleet Project Management Office (PMO), the Major Projects Analyst supports Vistra’s nuclear growth strategy by providing PMO, project controls, and analytical support for multi‑billion‑dollar initiatives such as Extended Power Uprates and other major projects. The role delivers timely, data‑driven insights across all phases of execution to support alignment with safety, cost, schedule, quality, and regulatory objectives. Working closely with site and project teams, OEMs, and EPC partners, the analyst enables governance and performance monitoring by translating complex technical and financial data into actionable insights for PMO leadership. The role also contributes to PMO maturity by supporting enterprise standards, tools, training, and continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen consistent execution across the nuclear fleet.

Job Description Key Accountabilities

• Support the Project Management Office (PMO) to include but not limited to the Extended Power Uprate projects and other projects from design through implementation, ensuring project goals such as safety, budget, schedule, risk, and quality requirements are achieved.
• Develops and supports implementation, maintenance, and auditing of standardized PMO governance, gated decision processes, escalation protocols, and project controls across all sites.
• Develops and prepares documentation, reporting, dashboards and metrics for leadership.
• Assist in developing and maintaining unit level baselines for scope, schedule, and budget.
• Track performance against baselines and identify variances or outliers in alignment with PMO methodologies.
• Identify and elevate conflicts to team.
• Facilitate coordination across project teams, functional organizations, EPCs, and vendors.
• Develops and prepares routine status reports, dashboards, and performance metrics emphasizing trends, constraints, and forward‑looking risks.
• Contribute to PMO maturity by developing templates, tools, and processes based on lessons learned and performance data.
• Support audits, best practice institutionalization, and execution.
• Coordinate multi‑disciplinary and cross‑functional teams—including but not limited to engineering, licensing, operations construction, finance, EPC partners, and OEMs.
• Develop process to provide regular status updates and milestone reporting for the Extended Power Uprate and other projects to leadership and external stakeholders.
• Compile, validate, and analyze project data from multiple sources to generate timely and accurate reports.

Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
• 5-9 years of experience supporting projects, project controls, or construction management.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred.
• Experience with project management and project controls concepts, including working with project documentation, schedules, cost data, or performance reports.
• Experience with project scheduling (Primavera P6), project management software and data visualization tools (Power BI).
• Strong problem‑solving skills, analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to identify trends and variances with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Exposure to structured or regulated environments (energy, utilities, industrial, or similar) preferred, including basic knowledge of nuclear plant systems.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to work effectively with cross‑functional teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including but not limited to the ability to make formal presentations to management.
• High attention to detail, strong organization skills, and ability to manage multiple priorities under guidance.
• Ability to travel (including overnight travel) as required to support project execution.

Key Metrics

• Safety – 100% compliance with NRC and fleet standards; zero violations.
• Schedule – On‑time completion of estimates and reporting to support project timelines.
• Cost – ≥95% budget adherence with proactive variance control.
• Integration – Upgrades deliver increased capacity and long‑term reliability.
• Stakeholders – Clear, accurate reporting that builds executive and 3rd‑party partners confidence.
• Talent Development – growing the skills of subordinates and developing future leaders

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

Job Family Plant Operations Company Vistra Nuclear Operations Company Locations Shippingport, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania

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