Early Deployments Project Manager

Position Description

The Early Deployments Project Manager will spearhead communications among project team members, key stakeholders, and leadership. Experience in startups and/or resource constrained environments is highly desired. The early deployments team is cross-functional and supports the site characterization and permitting for Oklo projects, preparing the site for handoff to construction. Creativity with a detailed understanding of measured and well managed risk are highly valued. An engineering degree is preferred and technical management experience is required. A strong understanding of quality assurance standards is essential.

Specific responsibilities may include:

• Project Management:
  • Organize early deployments project team efforts with concise statement of work, clear deliverables, and approved charters
  • Develop Gantt charts and work breakdown structures as required for proper management and reporting of project status
  • Hold the standard on project management policies, procedures, and standards for all related and supporting activities
• Vendor and Contract Management:
  • Oversee the preparation and management of critical contracting vehicles to support the projects
  • Manage project timelines, deliverables, and budgets, to quantify, manage and communicate risk to the project
  • Ensure contracts include provisions to manage and mitigate risk to the project
• Project Team and Stakeholder Communications:
  • Act as the central point of communications and updates regarding all details of the projects under your management
  • Regularly update and communicate with supporting vendors, customers, and all stakeholders
  • Act as a liaison between senior leadership, project teams, and external stakeholders to ensure alignment and resolve conflicts
• Financial reporting and Risk Management:
  • Coordinate with finance and the project controller to regularly report on the project budget
  • Identify and mitigate financial, timeline, and performance risks
• Quality and deliverable acceptance criteria:
  • Coordinate with Engineering and Quality Assurance to verify requirements and accept deliverables
  • Identify non-conformances and track corrections while updating impact to the project and managing required changes
  • Ensure that Safety Related items' quality is properly documented and filed as a part of acceptance
• Team Leadership and management:
  • Coordinate communications and maintain accountability for project milestones
  • Through project management disciplines, foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and common purpose
  • Monitor project performance and leverage leadership interest and sponsorship to bring additional resources as may be required

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years in technical or industrial project management
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or 4-8 years relevant engineering experience
• Proficiency in Project Management Software (Primavera and MS Project)

Bonus Qualifications:

• Nuclear experience in design, construction, commissioning, or operations

Competencies

We are looking for an Early Deployments Project Manager that is:

• Experienced in technical industrial projects, especially with familiarity of challenges related to permitting, civil engineering, and utilities
• Creative when pursuing tasks in resource constrained environments
• An active and effective communicator