Coal-Fired Power Plant Engineer
Vistra
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**Job Summary**
This position works with guidance from the supervisor to prepare and present routine reports and occasionally lead routine problem-solving efforts. The position will maintain effective working relationships with others.
**Job Description**
**Key Responsibilities:**
+ **Plant Operations:** Monitor and analyze plant performance, ensuring compliance with operational standards and regulations.
+ **Maintenance Management:** Develop and oversee maintenance schedules for equipment to minimize downtime and ensure efficient operation.
+ **Performance Optimization:** Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement changes to enhance efficiency and output.
+ **Environmental Compliance:** Ensure the plant meets environmental regulations related to emissions, waste management, and water usage.
+ **Safety Protocols:** Promote and enforce safety practices within the plant to protect personnel and equipment.
+ **Technical Support:** Provide engineering support for troubleshooting and resolving operational issues.
+ **Project Management:** Lead or participate in projects related to plant upgrades, retrofitting, or new technology implementation.
+ **Collaboration:** Work closely with other engineering teams, operators, and management to achieve operational goals.
+ **Reporting:** Prepare and present reports on plant performance, maintenance activities, and compliance status.
**Qualifications:**
+ **Education:** Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
+ **Experience:** Previous experience in power plant operations, particularly in coal-fired systems, is preferred.
+ **Technical Skills:** Strong understanding of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and combustion processes.
+ **Problem-Solving:** Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.
+ **Communication:** Strong verbal and written communication skills for collaboration and reporting.
**Job Family**
Engineering Services
**Company**
Dynegy Midwest Generation, LLC
**Locations**
Baldwin, Illinois
Illinois
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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/ .
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_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 assistance@vistraenergy.com to make a request.
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