Project Engineer - Principal Engineer

Vistra Energy
Texas
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Construction, Civil & Site EngineeringExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Organizational skills"]

Own and execute capital and major maintenance projects for a fossil generation fleet, from identification and justification through planning, bid documentation, execution, and closeout. Develop standardized project plans, templates, playbooks, and fleet standards, including scopes, conceptual designs, schedules, risk evaluations, and business justifications. Support and coordinate with internal teams, contractors, OEMs, and suppliers across major power-plant systems while ensuring safety, operability, maintainability, and financial return.

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Vistra Energy
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Project Engineer - Principal Engineer

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Job Summary

Own and execute capital and major maintenance projects for a fossil generation fleet, from identification and justification through planning, bid documentation, execution, and closeout. Develop standardized project plans, templates, playbooks, and fleet standards, including scopes, conceptual designs, schedules, risk evaluations, and business justifications. Support and coordinate with internal teams, contractors, OEMs, and suppliers across major power-plant systems while ensuring safety, operability, maintainability, and financial return.
Location: Texas
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Construction, Civil & Site Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Identify, develop, justify, and execute capital and major maintenance projects supporting the fossil generation fleet.
  • •Own projects from identification/justification through execution and closeout; develop and maintain standardized project plans, templates, playbooks, and fleet standards.
  • •Develop project scopes, conceptual designs, cost estimates, schedules, risk evaluations, and business justifications for approval processes using the Project Life Cycle Procedure and fleet governance requirements.
  • •Prepare and maintain bid packages, technical specifications, and project documentation for fleet applications (e.g., turbines, generators, pumps, fans, control systems, heavy-duty steam valves).
  • •Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external engineering firms, contractors, OEMs, and suppliers; communicate project status, risks, financial justification, execution strategy, and lessons learned as needed.
Travel: High travel

Key Requirements

  • •8+ years of experience in project engineering, project development, execution, major maintenance, or capital project management in power generation or similar heavy industrial environments.
  • •Bachelor of Science in an engineering field relevant to power generation (mechanical, electrical, civil, or similar) from an ABET-accredited university OR a licensed professional engineer (within the U.S.).
  • •Experience developing and executing projects for fossil generation assets, major plant systems, or comparable industrial facilities.
  • •Technical knowledge/experience in mechanical rotating equipment (gas turbines, steam turbines, pumps, fans), plant control systems, or heavy-duty steam valves.
  • •Ability to develop project scopes, schedules, cost estimates, and business justifications, including stage-gated project development, design reviews, risk identification, outage coordination, procurement support, and closeout.
Experience:8+ yearsPower generationFossil generationHeavy industrialMajor maintenanceCapital projects
Education:Bachelor's in Engineering field relevant to the power generation industry (such as mechanical, electrical, civil, or similar)ABET-accredited university
Skills:CommunicationOrganizational skills
Licenses:Professional Engineer (within the U.S.)
Tech Stack:Microsoft Office

Company Brief

Vistra Energy
Operates a large integrated power generation and retail electricity business, serving residential, commercial, and industrial customers across the United States. The company focuses on electricity generation, retail energy sales, and related energy services.
Industry: Utilities
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 10M to 25M
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Irving, United States
Founded: 2016
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