Senior Analyst PMO – Nuclear

Vistra Corp.

Senior Analyst PMO at Vistra managing major nuclear projects and aligning safety, cost, and schedule. Collaborating with teams to enhance PMO maturity and performance across initiatives.

Posted 6/3/2026full-timeShippingport • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support the Project Management Office (PMO) to include but not limited to the Extended Power Uprate projects and other projects from design through implementation, ensuring project goals such as safety, budget, schedule, risk, and quality requirements are achieved.
Develops and supports implementation, maintenance, and auditing of standardized PMO governance, gated decision processes, escalation protocols, and project controls across all sites.
Develops and prepares documentation, reporting, dashboards and metrics for leadership.
Assist in developing and maintaining unit level baselines for scope, schedule, and budget.
Track performance against baselines and identify variances or outliers in alignment with PMO methodologies.
Identify and escalate conflicts to team.
Facilitate coordination across project teams, functional organizations, EPCs, and vendors.
Develops and prepares routine status reports, dashboards, and performance metrics emphasizing trends, constraints, and forward-looking risks.
Contribute to PMO maturity by developing templates, tools, and processes based on lessons learned and performance data.
Support audits, best practice institutionalization, and execution.
Coordinate multi-disciplinary and cross-functional teams—including but not limited to engineering, licensing, operations construction, finance, EPC partners, and OEMs
Develop process to provide regular status updates and milestone reporting for the Extended Power Uprate and other projects to leadership and external stakeholders.
Compile, validate, and analyze project data from multiple sources to generate timely and accurate reports.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
5-9 years of experience supporting projects, project controls, or construction management.
Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred
Experience with project management and project controls concepts, including working with project documentation, schedules, cost data, or performance reports.
Experience with project scheduling (Primavera P6), project management software and data visualization tools (Power BI).
Strong problem-solving skills, analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to identify trends and variances with attention to detail and accuracy.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
Exposure to structured or regulated environments (energy, utilities, industrial, or similar) preferred, including basic knowledge of nuclear plant systems.
Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to work effectively with cross‑functional teams
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including but not limited to the ability to make formal presentations to management
High attention to detail, strong organization skills, and ability to manage multiple priorities under guidance.
Ability to travel (including overnight travel) as required to support project execution.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Paid time off

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementproject controlsproject schedulingdata analysisperformance reportingbudget managementrisk managementdocumentation preparationauditingbaseline development

Soft Skills

problem-solvinganalytical skillsattention to detailstakeholder managementcommunication skillsorganizational skillsteam coordinationconflict resolutionpresentation skillsmulti-priority management

Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP)