Nuclear Performance Assessor

TXU Retail Services Company; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Vistra Nuclear Operations in Perry, Ohio seeks a Nuclear Performance Assessor to evaluate station performance and identify organizational shortfalls. The role involves senior-level oversight across functions, with escalation to plant and corporate leadership as needed.

The successful candidate will have a broad nuclear background, experience in multiple departments, and a readiness window for Senior Manager responsibilities. A Senior Reactor Operator license is desirable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline or 6 years of nuclear power experience across disciplines.
• Minimum of two years of professional management experience at a first-line level.
• Broad nuclear background with experience in three or more departments.
• Ready Now or Ready within 1–2 years for a Senior Manager position.
• Senior Reactor Operator License or equivalent management certification is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Execute the Performance Assessment function to improve site performance.
• Review functional and cross-functional performance, observe in-plant activities, and interview leaders.
• Meet with the Senior Director weekly and Site Director daily for debriefings.
• Generate monthly and quarterly reports and present to leadership and committees.
• Escalate unresolved issues through defined channels to leaders up to the Plant Manager/Site VP.
• Interface with INPO and NRC as needed.

Skills

Nuclear power management

Cross-functional leadership

Performance assessment

Executive communication

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in technical discipline

Senior Reactor Operator license (SRO) desired

Job description

Job Summary

The Nuclear Performance Assessor is responsible for evaluating overall station performance by independently assessing the overall organization to identify problem areas where the station is not meeting targets for excellence. This position reports to the Senior Director, Fleet Performance Assessment who reports directly to the Vice President, Nuclear Support. The Performance Assessor function requires an experienced senior nuclear manager (or managers, if augmented) with broad expertise and the ability to critically evaluate functional and cross-functional areas. The scope of the function is to identify shortfalls in organizational performance through monitoring and intrusive oversight. The Performance Assessment function provides critical input regarding organizational weaknesses to corporate leaders up through the VISTRA CEO, CNO, and CNOO. Onsite, the Performance Assessor(s) provides direct feedback to senior station leaders at the director level. With the oversight of the Senior Director, Fleet Performance Assessment and Site Director of Organizational Effectiveness, the Performance Assessor has the authority to elevate issues that are not being adequately resolved to the department managers and directors; in other cases, escalation can be to the Plant Manager or Site Vice President to ensure effective and timely actions are being taken.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities

• Execution of the Performance Assessment function to improve site performance.
• Review performance of functional and cross-functional areas based on priority and performance. Includes meeting with Performance Improvement and NOS personnel for insights, observing in-plant activities, attending key meetings, interviewing leaders and workers, and other activities to get perspective on performance.
• Assess site performance against industry performance excellence, including 19-003 Staying on Top, IER 21-4 Improving Plant Reliability, Leadership and Team Excellence, and other Tier 1 documents for Training, Risk Management, OE Excellence.
• Meet with the Senior Director, Fleet Performance Assessment weekly and meet with the Site Director of Organizational Effectiveness on a nominal daily basis to debrief developing issues and observations. Debrief directors real time on identified shortfalls and developing gaps, including any insights for improving performance and addressing issues.
• Generate reports and presentations per requirements: monthly roll up observations, quarterly performance reports for MRM, appropriate engagements, and input to the Nuclear Oversight Committee and the independent Operations Review Committee. Reports are for review at the highest levels of the organization through the CNOO, CNO, and CEO.
• When adequate progress is not made to resolve issues, use the elevation/escalation process to raise the level of ownership of issues. Escalation may be to the Director, Plant Manager, or Site Vice President based on significance of the issue.
• External interface with INPO, NRC.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Senior Director, Fleet Performance Assessment.

Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, BS in technical discipline is preferred or 6 years of service in nuclear power in various disciplines. A technical degree may be used to supplement years of experience.
• A minimum of two years professional related experience at 1st level management.
• The ideal candidate will have a broad, varied background in nuclear power with experience in three or more departments.
• The candidate should be on the Ready Now or Ready 1-2 years for a Senior Manager position.
• A Senior Reactor Operator License or Management Certification (SRO) is desired.

Key Metrics

• Organizational Effectiveness Metrics
• Industry Excellence
• Safety Excellence
• Operational Excellence
• Continuous Improvement
• Site IPSR ratings
• Corporate IPSR ratings

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

Job Family Plant Operations Company Vistra Nuclear Operations Company Locations Perry, Ohio Ohio

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Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, that provides essential power resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine. Vistra is the largest competitive power generator in the U.S., with a capacity of approximately 41,000 megawatts, or enough to power 20 million homes, operating in all of the major competitive wholesale markets in the country. Vistra is a leader in the energy transformation and expansion with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability, powered by a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. The company continues to grow its zero-carbon resources, operating the second-largest fleet of competitive nuclear power plants in the country, substantial battery energy storage capacity, and a growing number of solar facilities. Vistra is one of the largest competitive electricity providers in the country and takes an innovative, customer‑centric approach to retail, offering solutions to meet customers’ needs, including more than 50 renewable energy plans. Through its family of retail brands, Vistra serves approximately 5 million residential, commercial, and industrial retail customers. As a leader in the responsible transformation of the country’s energy supply, Vistra has made significant progress towards its 2030 and 2050 targets. The company has committed to a 60% reduction of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, as compared to our 2010 baseline, and net‑zero carbon emissions by 2050, assuming necessary technological advancements and public policy incentives are achieved. Learn more about our environmental, social, and governance efforts and read the company’s sustainability report at https://vistracorp.com/sustainability/. Vistra’s hardworking team is committed to its purpose, “lighting up lives, powering a better way forward” and is guided by four core principles: we do business the right way, we work as a team, we compete to win, and we care about our stakeholders, including our customers, our communities where we work and live, our employees, and our investors. Learn more about how Vistra is powering a better way forward at vistracorp.com.