Project Manager - Davis Besse

TXU Energy (Vistra Corp); Oak Harbor (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Vistra Nuclear Operations Company in Oak Harbor, OH seeks a Project Manager to lead O&M and Capital projects, maintaining budget and schedule. You will build and guide the project team, drive from requirements to deployment, and coordinate internal and external resources to meet milestones.

You’ll ensure scope adherence, manage risks, and maintain client relationships with day-to-day project status updates. Strong communication and leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Required: secondary diploma with 5 years of project leadership in past 8 years, or a Bachelor's degree with 3 years of leadership experience.
• Industry preference: 4+ years at a commercial nuclear power plant.
• CAPM or PMP recommended or pursued within 2 years.
• Strong focus on meeting schedules and budget guidelines.
• Ability to present to management and work with all management levels.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Willing to travel domestically to vendor/company locations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage projects from initiation to deployment.
• Define requirements, schedules, scopes, budgets, and risk plans.
• Coordinate internal and external resources to meet scope, schedule, and budget.
• Monitor status, revise scope/schedule/budget as needed to meet requirements.
• Maintain relationships with client stakeholders and provide day-to-day status updates.
• Develop project management documentation and risk mitigation plans.
• Collaborate with third-party vendors and researchers as needed.
• Assign and monitor resources to maximize deliverables.
• Report outcomes and risks to management channels and escalate issues.
• Perform Emergency Response Organization duties as assigned.

Skills

Schedule management

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Presentation skills

Written & verbal communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

CAPM or PMP certification (recommended)

Nuclear plant experience (4+ years) preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

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 and apply online.

Job Summary

The Project Manager will be responsible for managing small to large scale O&M and Capital projects associated with and including budget maintenance, and adherence to projects schedule/milestones.

This role will build and develop the project team to ensure maximum performance, by providing purpose, direction, and motivation. Additionally, this role leads projects from requirements definition through deployment, identifying schedules, scopes, budget estimations, and implementation plans, including risk mitigation, coordinates internal and external resources to ensure that projects adhere to scope, schedule, and budget, analyzes project status and, when necessary, revise the scope, schedule, or budget to ensure that project requirements can be met and establishes and maintains relationships with relevant client stakeholders, providing day-to-day contact on project status and changes.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities

• Demonstrated delivery of projects within cost and schedule constraints involving multiple vendors and coordination of a variety of internal work.
• Providing a high level of customer service, continuous day-to-day support to peers/groups and proactive involvement to leadership, fellow peers and customers.
• Focusing on continuous improvement and providing leadership on initiatives and projects.
• Drive project team adherence to online and outage work management milestones.
• Demonstrated troubleshooting ability to identify issues, assess alternatives and risks, and implement solutions while keeping overall project on track.
• Establish and maintain processes for managing scope during the project lifecycle, setting quality and performance standards and assessing risks.
• Develop and maintain high quality project management documentation
• Develop and maintain partnerships with third-party resources, including vendors and researchers
• Assign and monitor resources to ensure project efficiency and maximize deliverables.
• Report project outcomes and/or risks to the appropriate management channels and elevate issues, as necessary, according to project work plan.
• Performing Emergency Response Organization (ERO) duties as assigned.

Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements

• Secondary school diploma with five years’ experience leading and managing projects within the past eight years OR a Bachelor’s degree or higher with three years’ experience leading and managing projects within the past eight years required.
• Four years’ experience at a commercial nuclear power plant preferred
• Professional certification such as CAPM or PMP recommended / within 2 years of becoming Project Manager.
• Strong attention to schedule deadlines and budgetary guidelines
• Proven success working with all levels of management.
• Strong written and oral/verbal communication skills, including the ability to make formal presentations to management.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc..)
• Willing and able to support domestic travel (including overnight travel) to various vendor / company locations.

Key Metrics

• Safety Excellence
• Teamwork
• Continuous Improvement
• Problem solving / Decision making
• Results Orientation
• Talent Development
• Risk Mitigation

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.