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Director Nuclear Operations

Vistra


Job Location:

Glen Rose, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 11 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 8 October 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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

Purpose: Senior station leader responsible for safe reliable and efficient plant operations operational nuclear safety risk management licensed operator performance outage execution and regulatory compliance.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities

  • Ensure compliance with NRC regulations Technical Specifications procedures and fleet standards.
  • Provide leadership for licensed and non-licensed operators and all operational decision-making.
  • Maintain operational excellence conduct of operations configuration control and risk management.
  • Lead startup shutdown power operations testing maintenance support and outage activities.
  • Support NRC INPO and corporate assessments and corrective actions.
  • Develop and maintain qualified operator staffing licensing requalification and succession programs.
  • Direct operational readiness for emergencies severe weather grid events and equipment challenges.
  • Lead operational support for refueling and forced outages including startup and return-to-service activities.
  • Manage department O&M and outage budgets forecasting and cost performance.
  • Drive cross-functional teamwork continuous improvement and leadership development.

Education Experience & Skill Requirements

  • Current or previous SRO License/Certification preferred.
  • 8 years commercial nuclear experience; 4 years leadership experience in nuclear operations.
  • Strong knowledge of reactor operations risk management emergency preparedness chemistry and NRC requirements.
  • Demonstrated leadership decision-making coaching and communication skills.
  • Success Measures
  • Nuclear safety and NRC performance indicators.
  • Unit reliability capability factor and forced outage performance.
  • Operator staffing qualification and training performance.
  • Outage schedule and budget performance.
  • Budget adherence employee engagement and leadership pipeline strength.

Job Family

Plant Operations

Company

Vistra Nuclear Operations Company

Locations

Glen Rose Texas

Texas
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Required Experience:

Director