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Major Projects - Electrical Sr. Engineer – Power Uprate Project

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Compensation
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Location
Shippingport, PA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Electrical Senior Engineer will support Vistra’s Power Uprate Project at Beaver Valley, working frequently independently to identify and perform tasks that meet company objectives. The role gathers and analyzes information to support initiatives and solve complex problems, coordinates projects and studies, and develops effective working relationships with internal and external partners. A bachelor’s degree in engineering is specified, with electrical engineering preferred; six years of relevant experience is described as ideal.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

TeamworkCollaborationWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationInfluencingPower Plant EquipmentSystems InterrelationshipsTechnical EvaluationEconomic AnalysisSystematic Problem Solving

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Engineering6 Years Relevant Experience

Full job description

Shippingport, Pennsylvania

Full time

40016542

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

This Electrical Sr Engineer position is for the Power Uprate Project at Beaver Valley. This role frequently works independently to identify and perform tasks as required to meet Vistra objectives and supports the gathering and analysis of information necessary for Vistra initiatives or to solve complex problems.

The position will develop and maintain effective working relationships with others including external to the company.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities:

  • Identifies and performs task as required to meet objectives

  • Lead interpretation and analysis of complex issues

  • Coordinates assigned projects, studies and initiatives through completion

  • Comply with safety policy and procedures to ensure a safe working environment

  • Prepare and present reports including recommendations to resolve complex issues

  • Participate in and on occasion lead special project and committees including external organizations

  • Lead complex problem - solving efforts

Education, Experience, and Skill Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical preferred from an accredited program).

  • Minimum 6 yrs. relevant job experience ideal

Key Metrics:

  • Teamwork and collaboration skills across organizational boundaries

  • Able to communicate complex issues effectively through written and verbal communication

  • Able to influence by establishing effective working relationships across organizational boundaries

  • In-depth understanding of power plant equipment and system interrelationships.

  • Able to evaluate technical alternatives in light of their economic contribution to the business

  • Able to apply systematic problem - solving processes to address complex issues

**** Final pay grade will be based on applicant's experience and qualifications** **

Job Family

Engineering Services

Company

Vistra Nuclear Operations Company

Locations

Shippingport, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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) .

Come join us and be part of something special! Click here to learn more about Vistra.

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.

How this job compares

Set against the 10,250 open Electrical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Pennsylvania median$100–153K/yr188 salary ranges
  • US median$44–55/hr388 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 386 open Electrical Engineer jobs in Pennsylvania and 10,250 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Pennsylvania
Experience
Electrical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (8,568 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 6,964 of the 10,250 open Electrical Engineer jobs (68%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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