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Job overview
The Senior Project Manager manages small to large O&M and capital projects, overseeing budgets, schedules, milestones, scope, and implementation. The role coordinates internal and external resources, develops project teams, maintains stakeholder relationships, and monitors project status and risks. The final pay grade, ranging from Jr PM to Sr PM, will be determined by the applicant’s experience and qualifications.
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Full job description
Glen Rose, Texas
Full time
40016840
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 Senior Project Manager will be responsible for managing small to large scale O&M and Capital projects associated with and including budget maintenance, and adherence to projects schedule/milestones. They will build and develop the project team to ensure maximum performance, by providing purpose, direction, and motivation.
The Project Manager leads projects from requirements definition through deployment, identifying schedules, scopes, budget estimations, and implementation plans, including risk mitigation. They coordinate internal and external resources to ensure that projects adhere to scope, schedule, and budget, analyze project status and, when necessary, revise the scope, schedule, or budget to ensure that project requirements can be met. Additionally, they establish and maintain relationships with relevant client stakeholders, providing day-to-day contact on project status and changes.
Job Description
Key Accountabilities
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Demonstrated delivery of projects within cost and schedule constraints involving multiple vendors and coordination of a variety of internal work.
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Providing a high level of customer service, continuous day-to-day support to peers/groups and proactive involvement to leadership, fellow peers and customers.
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Focusing on continuous improvement and providing leadership on initiatives and projects.
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Drive project team adherence to online and outage work management milestones.
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Demonstrated troubleshooting ability to identify issues, assess alternatives and risks, and implement solutions while keeping overall project on track.
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Establish and maintain processes for managing scope during the project lifecycle, setting quality and performance standards and assessing risks.
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Develop and maintain high quality project management documentation.
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Develop and maintain partnerships with third-party resources, including vendors and researchers
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Assign and monitor resources to ensure project efficiency and maximize deliverables.
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Report project outcomes and/or risks to the appropriate management channels and escalate issues, as necessary, according to project work plan.
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Performing Emergency Response Organization (ERO) duties as assigned.
Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements
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Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration or Project Management with greater than ten (10) years of experience leading and managing projects (preferred) OR High School diploma with greater than twelve (12) years of experience leading and managing projects.
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Great than ten years experience at a commercial nuclear power plant preferred.
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Professional certification such as CAPM or PMP required.
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Strong attention to schedule deadlines and budgetary guidelines
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Proven success working with all levels of management.
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Strong written and oral/verbal communication skills, including the ability to make formal presentations to management.
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Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and AI applications.
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Willing and able to support domestic travel (including overnight travel) to various vendor / company locations.
Key Metrics
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Safety Excellence
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Teamwork
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Continuous Improvement
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Problem solving / Decision making
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Results Orientation
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Talent Development
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Risk Mitigation
**** Final pay grade / level (Jr PM thru Sr PM) will be determined based on the applicant's experience and qualifications *** *
Job Family
Plant Operations
Company
Vistra Nuclear Operations Company
Locations
Glen Rose, 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) .
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 22,495 open Project Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 9, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Texas median$108–176K/yr778 salary ranges
- Texas median$50–63/hr39 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,834 open Project Manager jobs in Texas and 22,495 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- Project Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 9 years (19,269 postings).
- Education
- 11,597 of the 22,495 open Project Manager jobs (52%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 9, 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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