Principal Reliability Engineering / Generation Specialist

Job Description

• Review fleet outstanding risk reduction suggestions associated with equipment inspection, testing and maintenance enhancements in coordination with program leads (Boiler & Machinery, Electrical Safe Work Practices, Fire Protection, Combustible Dust, Highly Hazard Chemicals etc.)
• Develop Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) for key assets in coordination with systems subject matter experts.
• Improve and develop Preventive Maintenance requirements with the use of FMEAs and incorporating learnings from industry events and trends.
• Lead the integration of Essential PM database into Maximo application.
• Maintain Essential Preventive Maintenance ranking process.
• Administer and develop Reliability Key Performance Indicators.
• Facilitate adherence to the WPC program and process across the fleet.
• Lead/perform Root Cause Analyses.
• Liaise between application owners (e.g., Maximo, SharePoint), application support teams, asset preservation program owners, root cause analysis teams and hazard management program stakeholders.
• Communicate effectively across all levels of the organization.
• Support Insurance Loss Prevention visits in coordination with program leads.

Education and Skill Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in power generation or equivalent, with prior experience in equipment reliability concepts and preventive maintenance for power plant equipment.
• Working knowledge of Vistra Corrective Action Program (CAP) and Work Process Control (WPC) processes as well as industry best practices.
• Familiarity with FMEA (Failure Modes and Effects Analysis), reliability and maintainability key performance indicators like MTBF, MTTR, P-F curves and RCA (Root Cause Analysis) processes.
• Understanding of power plant equipment and system performance requirements.
• Ability to research industry standards and best practices to provide technical guidance on equipment reliability improvement, hazard management and loss prevention.
• Familiarity with Maximo CMMS system is a plus.
• Demonstrated leadership, interpersonal, communication, creative problem-solving, and team-building skills.
• Proficiency with plant operations, maintenance, and engineering principles.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Key Metrics for Success

• Provide proactive, technically sound support to the Vistra Fossil and Renewables fleet.
• Recommend solutions to improve site resilience, reliability, and performance.
• Clearly communicate complex technical concepts to stakeholders.
• Deliver accurate fleet reliability performance analysis and monitoring of WPC adherence via KPIs.
• Differentiate reliability and maintenance activities based on criticality.
• Maintain program documentation to support WPC requirements.
• Track and document program and project completion to demonstrate progress.