Nuclear Licensing Project Lead — Equity & PTO

Doist; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 151,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity ownership

Medical benefits

Unlimited PTO

Free daily meals onsite

PPE stipend

High-impact startup environment

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Valar Atomics is hiring a Licensing Project Manager to oversee scope, schedule, and budget for licensing projects. You will coordinate licensing engineers, program owners, engineering, and operations; manage tracking systems; and keep deliverables off the critical path.

The role requires a PMP or equivalent certification and 5+ years in nuclear licensing or related fields, with strong cross-functional coordination and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or a related field.
• 7+ years of project experience in engineering, licensing, construction, or operations, including 5+ years in the nuclear field.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification.
• Experience coordinating regulator submittals and comment resolution.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the licensing project schedule and integrate it with the overall project schedule.
• Run the project workflow with assignments, reminders, and active review/approval steps.
• Maintain tracking for comments and commitments across all sources (letters, emails, meetings, calls).
• Coordinate inputs across engineering, operations, and program owners; specify needs and deadlines.
• Assemble and control submittal packages; verify completeness before transmittal.
• Report progress, risks, and compensatory actions to leadership.
• Maintain reference libraries and current baselines for contributors.

Skills

Project management

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional coordination

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Job description

Valar Atomics is hiring a Licensing Project Manager to oversee scope, schedule, and budget for licensing projects. You will coordinate licensing engineers, program owners, engineering, and operations; manage tracking systems; and keep deliverables off the critical path.

The role requires a PMP or equivalent certification and 5+ years in nuclear licensing or related fields, with strong cross-functional coordination and communication skills.