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Job Summary
Regional Outage Manager will provide outage management support for major projects and scheduled outages at each of the Power Plants. In order to meet the desired project/outage objectives for cost, schedule, quality, craft health and safety, and environmental compliance, the Regional Outage Manager will manage services provided by plant personnel, contractors and equipment manufacturer representatives, and other Luminant organizations. The Regional Outage Manager, dedicated to the yearly outage activities of each Power Plant Facility, is used to support long range project planning/estimating, to manage the numerous resources required to complete pre and post outage planning/execution, to develop/track accurate outage schedules, to manage procurement and cost tracking, and to manage execution of the outage activities in accordance with the Luminant Outage Playbook.Position may be based at a Vistra site in the PJM, MISO, ISONY, NEISO region.
Job Description
Key Accountabilities
Serve as Outage Manager for all scheduled and forced outages at assigned plant(s). Planning and execution of non-scheduled outages (i.e. outages that do not appear on the yearly outage schedule) will be managed and executed by the plant Maintenance staff.
Provide supplementary Construction Management support for outages at other plants, as available and with concurrence from management of normally assigned plant(s).
Ensure execution of project/outage activities meet the desired objectives of cost, schedule, quality, craft health and safety, and environmental compliance in accordance with the Luminant Outage Playbook.
Education, Experience and Skill Requirements
High school diploma/GED equivalent required
5 years minimum experience in the management of unit outages for maintenance and repair of fossil power production equipment,
10 years minimum of experience in the maintenance and repair of fossil power production equipment.
Knowledge of fossil power plant equipment disassembly/reassembly techniques, particularly steam turbine, combustion turbine, and boiler components.
Experience in interfacing with contract craft personnel and equipment manufacturer field representatives.
Working knowledge of fossil power plant operations, work processes, RCM diagnostic tools/techniques, and personnel.
Working knowledge of safety, health, and environmental requirements in fossil power plants.
Experience with directing multiple large projects concurrently.
Experience with critical path schedules and working knowledge of scheduling software.
Experience with detailed cost tracking, cost projections, and budgeting.
Experience with detailed planning, scheduling, work order development, and other work process controls.
Extensive travel required (40 - 70%)
Typical unit outages are 4 to 8 weeks in duration and Regional Outage Project Managers will be required to work extended hours 7 days per week in support of the outages.
Job Family
Plant OperationsCompany
Luminant Generation Company LLCLocations
Eddystone, PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaIt 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.
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Skills Required
- High school diploma or GED equivalent
- Minimum 5 years managing unit outages for maintenance and repair of fossil power production equipment
- Minimum 10 years experience in maintenance and repair of fossil power production equipment
- Knowledge of fossil power plant equipment disassembly/reassembly techniques (steam turbine, combustion turbine, boiler components)
- Experience interfacing with contract craft personnel and equipment manufacturer field representatives
- Working knowledge of fossil power plant operations, work processes, and RCM diagnostic tools/techniques
- Working knowledge of safety, health, and environmental requirements in fossil power plants
- Experience directing multiple large projects concurrently
- Experience with critical path schedules and scheduling software
- Experience with detailed cost tracking, cost projections, and budgeting
- Experience with detailed planning, scheduling, work order development, and work process controls
- Extensive travel required (40-70%)
- Ability to work extended hours, seven days per week during unit outages (typical outages 4-8 weeks)
What We Do
Vistra is a premier, integrated, Fortune 300 energy company based in Irving, Texas, providing essential resources for customers, commerce, and communities. Vistra combines an innovative, customer-centric approach to retail with safe, reliable, diverse, and efficient power generation. The company brings its products and services to market in 20 states and the District of Columbia, including six of the seven competitive power markets in the U.S. and markets in Canada and Japan, as well.
