Project Manager - Construction

Vistra Corporate Services Company; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Vistra in Cincinnati seeks a Senior Project Manager to plan and execute construction projects across the Vistra fleet, including thermal, solar, energy storage, and other technologies. You will lead cross-functional teams, oversee contractor management, and collaborate with engineers and commissioning managers to ensure safe, on-time, and on-budget delivery per design specs and Vistra standards.

This role requires on-site presence during mobilization through substantial completion, with

Qualifications

• 10+ years relevant experience in power generation operations, maintenance, engineering, budgeting, contractor management.
• Proven leadership, interpersonal skills, and strong communication.
• Willing to work long hours and frequent travel.

Responsibilities

• Lead large scale projects from early conception to final completion.
• Lead the negotiation of Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts.
• Plan construction activities for each project in accordance with Vistra standards, and development of construction standards where needed.
• Provide appropriate staffing to perform all construction activities.
• Develop site-specific project execution plans and action item trackers.
• Implement Vistra fleet standards for construction.
• Resolve disputes arising from third-party providers or from within Vistra.
• Ensure construction contract deliverables are interpreted and executed on-time, on-budget and within safety and performance requirements.
• Effectively collaborate with Vistra support functions and external business partners.
• Effectively administer company policies, labor agreements, and work rules.
• Represent Vistra in legal affairs as needed to support and protect Company interests.
• Work with Vistra Commissioning Manager to ensure all performance tests are completed and Final Completion obtained.
• Develop and support documentation turnover from contractors during commissioning.
• Assemble Release to Operations package and close out execution plan.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project Management

Contractor Management

Team Building

Problem Solving

Education

Engineering Degree

Job description

Job Summary

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for the planning and execution of construction projects for the Vistra fleet, which includes thermal, solar, energy storage, and other technologies Luminant may develop.

The Senior Project Manager provides leadership and direction of all construction activities, oversees Contractor management and collaborates with Vistra Project Managers/Engineers/Commissioning Managers to ensure safe, on-time and on-budget project completion in accordance with design specifications and Vistra fleet standards.

Depending on the size/scale of a particular project, the Senior Project Manager may have project manager(s), construction site managers, and/or design/field engineer(s) as direct reports.

During the construction phase of a project, the Senior Project Manager must be onsite from mobilization until the project has achieved substantial completion.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead large scale projects from early conception to final completion.
• Lead the negotiation of Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts
• Plan construction activities for each project in accordance with Vistra standards, and development of construction standards where needed
• Provide appropriate staffing to perform all construction activities
• Develop site-specific project execution plans and action item trackers
• Implement Vistra fleet standards for construction
• Resolve disputes arising from third-party providers or from within Vistra
• Ensure construction contract deliverables are interpreted and executed on-time, on-budget and within safety and performance requirements
• Effectively collaborate with Vistra support functions and external business partners
• Effectively administer company policies, labor agreements, and work rules
• Represent Vistra in legal affairs as needed to support and protect Company interests
• Work with Vistra Commissioning Manager to ensure all performance tests are completed and Final Completion obtained
• Develop and support documentation turnover from contractors during commissioning
• Assemble Release to Operations package and close out execution plan

Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements

• 10+ years relevant experience (power generation operations, maintenance, engineering, budgeting, contractor management)
• Demonstrated effectiveness in leadership, interpersonal skills, communication, creative problem solving and team building
• Occasional long, irregular hours. May often require the employee to work in excess of 12 hours per day and in excess of seven (7) consecutive days. This position requires frequent travel and/or long-term assignments away from home.
• Experience in managing large contract scope
• Engineering Degree from an accredited college or university preferred
• Will manage other project managers, construction managers and/or design/field engineers

Key Metrics

• Meet or exceed all annual business objectives – including but not limited to:
• Safety, environmental and regulatory compliance
• Production: Direct Construction activities to meet corporate goals and objectives related to renewables growth
• Successful delivery of renewables projects to Operations within established financial and production related performance targets

Job Family

Engineering Services

Company

Vistra

Corporate Services

Company

Locations

Cincinnati, Ohio Ohio

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Exceeding Customer Expectations, Great People, Teamwork, Competitive Spirit and Effective Communication.

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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.

Come join us and be part of something special!