Major Projects - Project Manager

TXU Energy (Vistra Corp)•Perry, OH

About The Position

The Project Manager will be responsible for managing small to large scale O&M and Capital projects associated with and including budget maintenance, and adherence to projects schedule/milestones. They will build and develop the project team to ensure maximum performance, by providing purpose, direction, and motivation. The Project Manager will lead projects from requirements definition through deployment, identifying schedules, scopes, budget estimations, and implementation plans, including risk mitigation, coordinate internal and external resources to ensure that projects adhere to scope, schedule, and budget, analyze project status and, when necessary, revise the scope, schedule, or budget to ensure that project requirements can be met and establish and maintain relationships with relevant client stakeholders, providing day-to-day contact on project status and changes.

Requirements

Secondary/High school diploma with five years of experience leading and managing projects within the past eight years OR a Bachelor’s Degree or higher with three years of experience leading and managing projects within the past eight years required.
Strong attention to schedule deadlines and budgetary guidelines
Proven success working with all levels of management.
Strong written and oral/verbal communication skills, including the ability to make formal presentations to management.
Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.)
Willing and able to support domestic travel (including overnight travel) to various vendor / company locations.

Nice To Haves

Four years or experience at a commercial nuclear power plant preferred
Professional certification such as CAPM or PMP recommended / within 2 years of becoming Project Manager.

Responsibilities

Provide overall leadership and direction for the major project within an EPC delivery model.
Provide oversight of EPC performance and hold contractor accountable to contractual obligations in all project phases
Maintain project risk register and verify implementation of mitigating actions to minimize project risk
Ensure owner responsibilities are satisfied to support successful project implementation
Responsible for tracking financials, validating invoices and progress payments, management of claims and disputes
Provide clear communication to internal and external stakeholders regarding project status, risks, and decisions needed
Monitor project scope and ensure scope growth is approved in accordance with established protocols
Facilitate coordination with internal and external stakeholders, such as engineering, maintenance, operations, training, outage management, and security
Ensure project readiness for turnover, testing, and operations
Oversee EPC construction planning, readiness, and execution and compliance with site procedures and safety expectations
Escalate project challenges and performance issues, and implement corrective actions in a timely manner
Support generation of project reporting requirements
Analyze project status and, when necessary, revise the scope, schedule, or budget to ensure that project requirements can be met
Develop and maintain high quality project management documentation.
Track project financials, ensuring project forecasts are maintained and actual cost variances are understood
Function as traditional Project Manager for projects outside the EPC scope
Project Manager functional areas: Mechanical, Mechanical/Structural, Digital/I&C, Electrical, OEM (Turbine/Generator or NSSS Projects)