Principal Specialist - Generation Services Fire Protection
About The Position
Vistra is seeking a highly motivated and experienced fire protection and emergency management professional to support and enhance emergency preparedness, incident response, and fire protection programs across its power generation fleet. The role supports program implementation, emergency management planning, drill coordination, incident response readiness, and fire investigations to help ensure compliance with applicable codes, insurance requirements, and internal standards. The position supports safe, continuous operations and operational risk reduction across coal, gas, solar, and battery energy storage system (BESS) assets. It involves coordinating with site personnel, first responders, external agencies, insurance carriers, contractors, vendors, and internal teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead and support fleetwide emergency preparedness, emergency drill coordination, and incident response readiness activities.
- Support sites with emergency drills, exercises, and preparedness activities as needed.
- Assist in developing, reviewing, and improving site emergency response plans, pre-fire plans, and related procedures.
- Partner with site leadership on emergency readiness, incident response coordination, and recovery planning.
- Meet with first responders, fire departments, emergency management organizations, and Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs) to strengthen partnerships and emergency response.
- Review lessons learned from drills, exercises, and actual events, and recommend readiness improvements.
- Support evaluation and continuous improvement of fire protection and combustible dust programs across fossil generation, solar, and BESS facilities.
- Review fire protection system performance, impairments, and operational readiness with site teams.
- Identify fire and explosion risk gaps and recommend corrective actions.
- Lead or support fire investigations, event reviews, and root cause analysis for fires, near misses, and emergency response performance.
- Conduct or support post-incident assessments to identify lessons and improve prevention and response strategies.
- Develop scopes for fire protection improvements, emergency response enhancements, and risk reduction initiatives.
- Support capital and expense planning, including cost estimates, schedules, and risk assessments for fire protection and emergency management initiatives.
- Support contractor and vendor oversight during installation, testing, commissioning, and emergency preparedness activities.
- Review contractor submittals, test records, inspection documentation, and related deliverables.
- Coordinate external service providers to ensure quality execution and compliance with operational requirements.
- Collaborate with insurance carriers and internal stakeholders during site assessments and audits.
- Identify recurring risks, program gaps, and improvement opportunities across coal, gas, solar, and BESS operations.
- Partner with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Security, and EHS teams to integrate fire protection and emergency management requirements into plant activities.
- Build effective working relationships across organizational boundaries to support consistent fleetwide program implementation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
Education Level
No Education Listed
