Sr. Outage Cycle Manager

Vistra Nuclear Operations Company; Beaver Valley (DE); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Vistra Nuclear Operations is seeking a seasoned Outage Management professional to lead the planning, scheduling, and execution of refueling and forced outages. The role coordinates across maintenance, operations, engineering and support groups to ensure safety, reliability and on-time completion.

The position emphasizes lean process improvements and industry benchmarking to achieve top-decile outage performance while managing risk in a high-stakes nuclear environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in nuclear plant maintenance, operations or work management.
• SRO license or certification required.
• Project management and scheduling experience is highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Manage station preparation, planning, and execution of refueling and forced outages.
• Manage outage milestones and coordinate with stakeholders to meet timelines and quality standards.
• Develop and integrate outage schedules ensuring safety and reliability during short-duration refueling outages.
• Apply lean techniques to continuously improve outage processes and add value to plant, people, processes and equipment.
• Participate in industry benchmarking to maintain top decile outage performance.

Skills

Project management

Scheduling

SRO license

Education

High school diploma/GED

Job description

Job Summary

This position is responsible for managing the Outage Management departments in a cost-effective business environment. Plan and schedule for both refueling outages and forced outages. These plans and schedules coordinate the efforts of the various work, support, and engineering organizations as required to effectively maintain Vistra nuclear equipment in a high state of readiness. Safely support generation obligation while carefully managing risk.

Key Accountabilities

• Manages the stations preparation, planning, and execution of refueling and forced outages.
• Manages outage milestones and influences station and external stakeholders to complete preparation activities on time and with quality.
• Manages the station’s outage schedule development to ensure outage activities are integrated and coordinated in a plan that maintains the highest level of personnel, radiological, nuclear and equipment safety to execute short duration effective refueling outages.
• Employing lean techniques in continuous improvement processes to ensure each area of responsibility is constantly improving the associated processes and adding to the value of the plant, people, processes and equipment.
• Aggressively participate in industry benchmarking / peer groups to ensure the station remains a top decile performer in outage execution as compared to similar design plants.

Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements

• High school diploma/GED equivalent required.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in Nuclear Power Plant Maintenance, Operations or Work Management.
• SRO License or Certification required.
• Project Management / Scheduling experience is highly desired.

Key Metrics

• Safe and Reliable plant operation as evidenced by low-risk profiles, lack of nuclear safety, personnel safety or radiological safety events and meeting or exceeding top decile generation profiles.
• Outage work completed with low percentage of rejected or rescheduled work and with minimum unplanned safety system unavailability and within planned outage duration.
• Drive Station performance to top decile as measured by INPO.
• Set performance standards and hold the station and vendors accountable for outage goals.

Job Family & Locations

Plant Operations, Company Vistra Nuclear Operations, Company Locations Shippingport, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania.

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