TXU Energy

Major Projects - Senior Manager, Engineering - Davis Besse

TXU Energy  •  Davis, CA (Onsite)  •  1 day ago
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Job Description

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 the exciting employment opportunities that are currently available and apply online.

The Sr. Manager of Engineering is responsible for leading and managing the full engineering scope of the multi-billion-dollar Extended Power Uprate (EPU) at Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant.

This role ensures technical excellence across all design, modification, and testing activities, while maintaining strict compliance with NRC regulations, industry standards, and Vistra governance. The Sr. Manager coordinates with EPC partners, OEMs, Owner’s Engineer, and internal stakeholders to deliver safe, high-quality, and constructible solutions that integrate seamlessly into existing plant systems. The position plays a critical role in balancing cost, schedule, and safety while ensuring long-term operability, maintainability, and regulatory readiness to support fleet reliability.

Key Accountabilities

  • Lead engineering execution for multi-billion-dollar EPU projects, ensuring safety, quality, cost, and schedule performance.
  • Oversee system modifications with EPCs, OEMs, and site engineering teams to secure readiness, compatibility, and constructability.
  • Approve and govern engineering reviews, ensuring strict compliance with NRC requirements, NQA-1 standards, and fleet governance.
  • Manage Owner’s Engineer and independent third-party reviews to validate technical quality and execution feasibility.
  • Serve as the primary engineering interface with regulators and key stakeholders to secure timely approvals.
  • Resolve complex technical issues quickly to protect outage schedules and maintain project milestones.
  • Ensure all designs support long-term operability, maintainability, and integration with ongoing plant operations.

Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree Engineering
  • 10+ years in engineering or projects, with 5+ years in a leadership role or driving site design projects
  • Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams on large projects (preferred)
  • Strong knowledge of NRC, INPO, and industry codes/standards (ASME, IEEE, ANSI, NERC).
  • Proven EPC / Owner’s Engineer oversight and regulatory interface experience.

Key Metrics

  • On-time delivery of engineering milestones.
  • Full compliance with NRC, INPO, and NQA-1 requirements.
  • Independent reviews completed with minimal corrective actions.
  • Strong coordination across project leadership, site engineering, EPCs, and third parties.
  • Designs that ensure seamless integration and long-term operability.

Job Family

Plant Operations

Company

Vistra Nuclear Operations Company

Locations

Oak Harbor, OhioOhio

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!

If you currently work for Vistra or its subsidiaries, please apply via the internal career site.

It 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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TXU Energy

About TXU Energy

TXU Energy has a long-standing history of doing the right things for our customers. It starts with the basics — providing electricity plans with easy-to-understand terms and straightforward pricing you can count on. But our responsibility doesn't end there, and neither does our commitment to our customers.

TXU Energy is a subsidiary of Vistra (NYSE: VST), a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, that provides essential power resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine.

Vistra is the largest competitive power generator in the U.S., with a capacity of approximately 41,000 megawatts, or enough to power 20 million homes, operating in all of the major competitive wholesale markets in the country. Vistra is a leader in the energy transformation and expansion with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability, powered by a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. The company continues to grow its 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 and takes an innovative, customer-centric approach to retail, offering solutions to meet customers’ needs, including more than 50 renewable energy plans. Through its family of retail brands, Vistra serves approximately 5 million residential, commercial, and industrial retail customers. Learn more about how Vistra is powering a better way forward at vistracorp.com.

Industry
Energy & Utilities
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Irving, TX
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
txu.com
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