TXU Energy

Retail electricity provider with renewable options

Outage Manager

Program ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A high school diploma or GED equivalent is required.
At least 5 years of experience managing unit outages for maintenance and repair of fossil power production equipment is required.
At least 10 years of experience maintaining and repairing fossil power production equipment is required.
Knowledge of fossil power plant equipment disassembly and reassembly techniques, particularly steam turbine, combustion turbine, and boiler components, is required.
Experience interfacing with contract craft personnel and equipment manufacturer field representatives is required.
Working knowledge of fossil power plant operations, work processes, reliability-centered maintenance diagnostic tools and techniques, and personnel is required.
Working knowledge of safety, health, and environmental requirements in fossil power plants is required.
Experience directing multiple large projects concurrently is required.
Experience with critical path schedules and working knowledge of scheduling software are required.
Experience with detailed cost tracking, cost projections, and budgeting is required.
Experience with detailed planning, scheduling, work order development, and other work process controls is required.
Willingness to travel extensively, approximately 40–70%, is required.
Willingness to work extended hours seven days per week during typical four- to eight-week unit outages is required.

Responsibilities

Serve as Outage Manager for all scheduled and forced outages at assigned plants.
Provide supplementary construction management support for outages at other plants when available and approved by management of the normally assigned plants.
Ensure project and outage activities meet cost, schedule, quality, craft health and safety, and environmental compliance objectives in accordance with the Luminant Outage Playbook.
Manage services provided by plant personnel, contractors, equipment manufacturer representatives, and other organizational groups.
Support long-range project planning and estimating for yearly outage activities.
Manage the resources required for pre-outage and post-outage planning and execution.
Develop and track accurate outage schedules.
Manage procurement and cost tracking.
Manage execution of outage activities in accordance with the Luminant Outage Playbook.

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Job Summary

Regional Outage Manager will provide outage management support for major projects and scheduled outages at each of the Power Plants. In order to meet the desired project/outage objectives for cost, schedule, quality, craft health and safety, and environmental compliance, the Regional Outage Manager will manage services provided by plant personnel, contractors and equipment manufacturer representatives, and other Luminant organizations. The Regional Outage Manager, dedicated to the yearly outage activities of each Power Plant Facility, is used to support long range project planning/estimating, to manage the numerous resources required to complete pre and post outage planning/execution, to develop/track accurate outage schedules, to manage procurement and cost tracking, and to manage execution of the outage activities in accordance with the Luminant Outage Playbook.

Position may be based at a Vistra site in the PJM, MISO, ISONY, NEISO region.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities

Serve as Outage Manager for all scheduled and forced outages at assigned plant(s).Planning and execution of non-scheduled outages (i.e. outages that do not appear on the yearly outage schedule) will be managed and executed by the plant Maintenance staff.
Provide supplementary Construction Management support for outages at other plants, as available and with concurrence from management of normally assigned plant(s).
Ensure execution of project/outage activities meet the desired objectives of cost, schedule, quality, craft health and safety, and environmental compliance in accordance with the Luminant Outage Playbook.

Education, Experience and Skill Requirements

High school diploma/GED equivalent required
5 years minimum experience in the management of unit outages for maintenance and repair of fossil power production equipment,
10 years minimum of experience in the maintenance and repair of fossil power production equipment.
Knowledge of fossil power plant equipment disassembly/reassembly techniques, particularly steam turbine, combustion turbine, and boiler components.
Experience in interfacing with contract craft personnel and equipment manufacturer field representatives.
Working knowledge of fossil power plant operations, work processes, RCM diagnostic tools/techniques, and personnel.
Working knowledge of safety, health, and environmental requirements in fossil power plants.
Experience with directing multiple large projects concurrently.
Experience with critical path schedules and working knowledge of scheduling software.
Experience with detailed cost tracking, cost projections, and budgeting.
Experience with detailed planning, scheduling, work order development, and other work process controls.
Extensive travel required (40 - 70%)
Typical unit outages are 4 to 8 weeks in duration and Regional Outage Project Managers will be required to work extended hours 7 days per week in support of the outages.

Job Family

Plant Operations

Company

Luminant Generation Company LLC

Locations

Eddystone, PennsylvaniaPennsylvania

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About the Company

TXU Energy

Retail electricity provider with renewable options

TXU Energy provides retail electricity services in Texas for both homes and businesses, offering fixed-rate, variable-rate, and renewable energy plans. It operates through a digital platform that lets customers manage accounts, monitor energy usage, and pay bills. The company emphasizes sustainability with renewable energy programs and energy-efficiency solutions, combining its legacy utility experience with modern, consumer-focused retail energy tools in a deregulated Texas market. Its goal is to help customers control costs and consumption while reducing environmental impact, and to serve evolving energy needs in Texas through accessible digital tools and a range of plan options.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Acquired
Total funding: $45B
Headquarters: Irving, TX
Founded: 1882

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