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Major Projects - Operations Manager

Vistra · Beaver, UT

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Level
Manager
Team
Production
Degree
Required
Experience asked
15+ years
Industry
Industrial
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The role in 30 seconds

A management production role at Vistra (industrial) in Beaver, UT. Operations Manager to be based at the Beaver Valley site in Shippingport, Pennsylvania, with additional fleet project support.

They ask for
15+ years · degree required

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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026

Production Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $116k–$159k.

Median of the low and high ends of 266 live postings that list pay, out of 878 production engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

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Base pay
Not listed in this posting

Typical $109k–$152k, from 227 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
More than usual (15+ vs 7+)

Similar roles usually ask 7+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • Team leadership 44%
  • Lean 40%
  • EHS / safety 26%
  • Root cause 25%
  • New product launch 21%
  • Six Sigma 21%

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Full description from VistraAs posted on their careers site.Show

## Join Our Team as a Major Projects

  • •Operations Manager at Beaver Valley

If you have what it takes to become part of the Vistra family and would like to start a promising career with a global leader, take a look at this exciting opportunity. We're looking for a Major Projects

  • •Operations Manager to be based at the Beaver Valley site in Shippingport, Pennsylvania, with additional fleet project support.

In this role, you will be responsible for managing and completing the operations scope of a major project, ensuring technical excellence and regulatory compliance while successfully integrating all systems into the existing plant infrastructure. You'll provide operations oversight and technical direction for all design, modification, and testing activities. You'll coordinate all interconnecting modifications to ensure system compatibility and operational readiness between Vistra and contractors, and direct and approve operations reviews to align with nuclear safety and licensing requirements.

We need someone who can manage and guide the support contract organization to maintain quality, scope, and schedule compliance. You'll manage and lead independent operational reviews that validate design integrity, constructability, and compliance with nuclear standards. You'll interface with regulatory bodies, internal stakeholders, and external contractors to ensure all engineering deliverables meet NRC and INPO requirements. Driving resolution of technical issues with timely decision-making to support project milestones is crucial, as is ensuring system designs consider long-term operability, maintainability, and integration with plant operations—including online and offline impacts, procedures, training, turnover, and commissioning.

### What You'll Bring

To succeed in this role, you'll need a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 15 years of engineering experience in nuclear power, with at least 5 years in a leadership role. You must be Shift Technical Advisor (STA) qualified and have required experience with Ops Impacts, evaluations, training, procedures, site coordination, and Comanche Peak site processes. A strong knowledge of NRC regulations, INPO guidelines, and industry standards is essential. You should also have a demonstrated ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams on high-complexity projects and be available for travel for project support.

Key metrics for success include on-time delivery of milestones, compliance with all nuclear safety, licensing, and quality requirements, successful completion of independent reviews with minimal corrective actions, and effective coordination between project site leadership, operations, contractors, and third parties.

### About Vistra

Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, providing essential power resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine. We are the largest competitive power generator in the U.S., with a capacity of approximately 41,000 megawatts—enough to power 20 million homes. We operate in all major competitive wholesale markets in the country and are a leader in the energy transformation, focusing on reliability, affordability, and sustainability. Our diverse portfolio includes natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. We continue to grow our zero-carbon resources, operating the second-largest fleet of competitive nuclear power plants in the country, substantial battery energy storage capacity, and a growing number of solar facilities. Vistra is one of the largest competitive electricity providers in the country, serving approximately 5 million residential, commercial, and industrial retail customers through our family of retail brands. We are committed to a 60% reduction of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

We are a company of people committed to exceeding customer expectations, great people, teamwork, competitive spirit, and effective communication. If this describes you, then apply today! We offer a work environment that values doing business the right way, working as a team, competing to win, and caring about our stakeholders—including our customers, communities, employees, and investors.

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