Manager, Plant Support Engineering - Beaver Valley

This position is responsible for acting as sponsor for the health of the plant systems/components. Facilitate the effective engagement of assigned Plant Support Engineers to optimize performance of the team's systems in support of maximized station efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Manage activities associated with System Health Teams.
• Represent Plant Support Engineering on outage management teams.
• Direct monitoring of plant systems to optimize system performance.
• Develop action plans and manage completion of activities required to resolve plant performance issues.
• Facilitate staffing activities and staff development.
• Direct the activities of the individual contributors within the group and coordinate station level responses across work groups.
• Conduct performance reviews, salary actions, and monitor individual contributor and direct reports performance.
• Coordinate and plan large work-scope projects and task teams.
• Prioritize and approve group activities and work products.
• Allocate personnel and budget to complete engineering activities and meet department/site goals.
• Lead the station in troubleshooting, problem solving, and decision making.
• Assist fleet counterparts in executing corrective actions and technical challenges.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical preferred) / related Science degree or equivalent work experience.
• Detailed knowledge of power plant systems, specifically pumps, motors, and their auxiliary systems, including engineering principles associated with plant design and operation.
• Extensive knowledge of Codes, standards, plant specific procedures and regulatory requirements governing the design and operation of nuclear power plants.
• Knowledge of planning, scheduling and cost analysis.
• Professional Engineering registration desired.
• Strong overall business acumen.

Skills

• Teamwork and collaboration skills within the team/department.
• Maintain effective working relationships within the team/department.
• Problem-solving techniques to address issues.
• Communication – must be able to effectively communicate with peers, management and/or represent Vistra’s interests to outside agencies.
• Safety Excellence.
• Continuous Improvement.
• Cost Optimization.

Company: Vistra Nuclear Operations
Location: Shippingport, Pennsylvania