Nuclear Development Project Manager (FEL/FEED)

The Nuclear Company; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with company match

Medical plans

Dental plans

Vision plans

Generous vacation policy

Job summary

The Nuclear Company is hiring a Project Manager, Development to own the integrated execution of nuclear development projects through the Front-End Loading stage. You will oversee scope, schedule, cost, and risk across multiple workstreams and serve as the single point of accountability to the sponsor.

Join a team that values rigorous safety, regulatory excellence, and rapid execution using NOS and AI to improve decision-making and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, business, or a related technical field.
• 8+ years of project management experience on large capital projects.
• 3+ years in FEL/FEED environments.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams within a stage-gate governance framework.
• Strong executive-level written communication; proficiency with scheduling tools and advanced Excel.

Responsibilities

• Integrated project schedule and deliverable ownership for the FEL phase.
• Core project management documents: PEP, Project Charter, stage-gate checklists, delegation of authority.
• Cross-functional integration across land, licensing, permitting, interconnection, engineering, environmental, cost, finance, legal, and commercial workstreams.
• Risk and fatal-flaw management: maintain the risk register and mitigation plans.
• Stage-gate preparation and governance: deliverable Reviews, gate package, governance board presentations.
• Cost performance management against budgets and funding tranche requests.
• Scenario and strategy analysis to inform executive decisions.

Skills

CPM scheduling

Cost control

Executive communication

Stage-gate governance

MS Project/Primavera P6

Education

Bachelor's degree (engineering/construction/business)

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

The Nuclear Company is hiring a Project Manager, Development to own the integrated execution of nuclear development projects through the Front-End Loading stage. You will oversee scope, schedule, cost, and risk across multiple workstreams and serve as the single point of accountability to the sponsor.

Join a team that values rigorous safety, regulatory excellence, and rapid execution using NOS and AI to improve decision-making and outcomes.