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VP Renewables and Storage
- Vistra (Irving, TX)
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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.
Job Summary
The VP – Renewables and Storage is responsible for leading the overall operations, maintenance, construction and engineering performance for battery energy storage systems (BESS) and Solar power production across the growing Luminant fleet. The VP provides leadership and direction to 3 directors: Operations, Construction and Engineering, overarching leadership to a growing renewables team and managing external relationships across the industry. The VP is responsible for defining the evolving standard for the Renewables organization, promoting continuous improvement, ensuring the most innovative engineering and technology approaches and collaborating across multiple parties within Vistra.
Job Description
Key Accountabilities
•Oversee all operations and maintenance (O&M) for all BESS and Solar assets, including
•Accountability for O&M and CapEx budgets to maintain assets
•Optimization of O&M approach and management of teams
•Development and refinement of growing team, including distributed workforce in some areas
•Mitigating generation (solar) and availability (BESS charge / discharge) losses to maximize revenue
•Oversee project delivery of new BESS and Solar assets, including:
•Construction (i.e., EPC) management, especially scopes and schedules (e.g., outage management)
•Construction timeliness, budget and successful commissioning
•Input to planning and development considerations to ensure efficient construction and future operations
•Promote a continuous improvement mindset as part of the Operational Performance Improvement (OPI) culture. Furthermore, drive the development of new approaches, standardization and optimization to set the standard for renewables as the industry and organization at Vistra grow
•Collaborate and develop relationships within the industry, such as: OEMs, EPCs, vendors, ISOs, experts, etc.
•Collaborate with the following internal groups:
•Power Optimization Center (POC), who operates and monitors many sites remotely, to ensure monitoring, dashboards and operations are optimal and in-sync
•Technology and digital analytics to ensure tools are value added and leveraged in the most optimal way, enabling Vistra to remain at the forefront (e.g., machine learning and AI analytics, new technologies, IT and cybersecurity)
•Commercial to ensure optimal margin is being captured and assets being utilized properly
•Construction engineering to maintain leading edge on processes, design and innovation
•Corporate Development to ensure planning and growth decisions properly factor in operations and construction considerations
•Fossil operations as some of shared resources will be located at fossil assets
Education, Experience** **& Skill Requirements
•10+ years relevant experience (power generation operations, maintenance, engineering); renewable power and storage experience necessary
•Ability to look critically at a problem set, identify unique, innovative solutions and influence change; especially important in new environment
•Continuous improvement mindset and drive
•Strong interpersonal, communication and leadership skills – to be applied across the organization and externally, including the ability to confidently and effectively manage scope and timelines as well as build relationships (e.g., with EPCs, OEMs, vendors, ISOs, etc.)
•Occasional long, irregular hours. This position requires periodic travel as much as 50%.
•Bachelor of Science in an accredited Engineering or Engineering Technology program; Electrical Systems/Engineering preferred
•Experience gained through college degree programs and/or certifications is applicable to above skills
•Previous experience with EPC contracts, responsible for the entire scope of the construction process.
Key Metrics
•Safety, environmental and regulatory compliance
•Meet or exceed all annual business objectives – including but not limited to:
•Generation output and performance
•Operations and maintenance efficiency and budget
•Production: Direct Construction activities to meet corporate goals and objectives related to renewables growth
•Successful delivery of renewables projects to Operations within established financial and production related performance targets
Job Family
Executives-General
Company
Vistra Corporate Services Company
Locations
Irving, Texas
Texas
_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.
If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance submitting an application or would like to request an accommodation, please email us** **at [email protected] to** **make a request.
Vistra (NYSE: VST) is 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.
As a leader in the responsible transformation of the country’s energy supply, Vistra has made significant progress towards its 2030 and 2050 targets. The company has committed to a 60% reduction of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, as compared to our 2010 baseline, and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, assuming necessary technological advancements and public policy incentives are achieved. Learn more about our environmental, social, and governance efforts and read the company’s sustainability report at https://vistracorp.com/sustainability/ .
Vistra’s hardworking team is committed to its purpose, “lighting up lives, powering a better way forward” and is guided by four core principles: we do business the right way, we work as a team, we compete to win, and we care about our stakeholders, including our customers, our communities where we work and live, our employees, and our investors. Learn more about how Vistra is powering a better way forward at vistracorp.com (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3967404-1&h=3533293724&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vistracorp.com%2F&a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vistracorp.com) .
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_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._
If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance submitting an application or would like to request an accommodation, please email us at [email protected] to make a request.
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