Scheduling Manager

TerraPower LLC.; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 163,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

401k Plan

21 days PTO

Job summary

TerraPower LLC in Bellevue, WA seeks a Scheduling Manager within the PMO to lead integrated project schedules and ensure alignment with strategic objectives across multiple advanced nuclear projects. You will monitor performance, coordinate with cross-functional teams, and provide accurate forecasts for decision-making.

The role requires deep scheduling expertise, strong analytical skills, and collaboration with stakeholders to drive on-time delivery of complex programs.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of scheduling, planning, or project controls experience.
• Experience with first-of-kind projects exceeding $100M in budget and multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and management of integrated project schedules.
• Oversee analysis of schedule performance metrics and monthly status reports.
• Monitor critical path and milestones to identify delays or risks.
• Collaborate with teams to develop realistic scheduling assumptions and recovery plans.
• Facilitate schedule risk analyses and mitigation strategies with risk management.
• Develop and maintain scheduling tools, templates, and procedures across projects.
• Mentor schedulers to ensure high standards of schedule management.

Skills

Scheduling

Analytical thinking

Communication

Team collaboration

Integrity

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

TerraPower is a nuclear technology company based in Bellevue, Washington. At its core, the company is working to raise living standards globally through a more affordable, secure, and environmentally friendly form of nuclear energy along with innovations in medical isotopes to improve human health. In 2006, TerraPower originated with Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries who evaluated the fundamental challenges to raising living standards around the world. They recognized energy access was crucial to the health and economic well-being of communities and decided that the private sector needed to take action and create energy sources that would advance global energy deployment. TerraPower’s mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies, while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field. As a result, the company’s activities in the fields of nuclear energy and related sciences are yielding significant innovations in the safety and economics of nuclear power, hybrid energy and medical applications – all for significant human health benefits.”

TerraPower is seeking to hire highly motivated and forward-thinking professionals who are interested in focusing on advanced nuclear reactor research and development and influencing change within the nuclear power landscape and bringing forward the critical production of medical isotopes. TerraPower is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

TerraPower is seeking a highly skilled Scheduling Manager in the Project Management Office (PMO) with subject matter expertise in project scheduling and support. This position will be an integral part of the corporate PMO, supporting and improving oversight of multiple advanced nuclear projects, including the Natrium advanced reactor project.

The Scheduling Manager oversees the creation, maintenance, and analysis of project schedules to ensure alignment with strategic objectives and project deliverables. This role plays a critical part in monitoring schedule performance, coordinating with project teams, and providing accurate forecasts for decision-making.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and management of integrated project schedules, ensuring alignment with project objectives.
• Oversee the analysis of schedule performance metrics and prepare monthly status reports.
• Monitor critical path and project milestones to identify potential delays or risks.
• Collaborate with project teams to develop realistic scheduling assumptions and recovery plans as needed.
• Facilitate schedule risk analyses and implement mitigation strategies in coordination with risk management.
• Develop and maintain scheduling tools, templates, and procedures to standardize practices across projects.
• Provide mentorship and training to schedulers to ensure high standards of schedule management.

Key Qualifications and Skills

• 10+ years of experience in scheduling, planning, or project controls.
• Expertise in scheduling tools (i.e., Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project).
• 5+ years managing schedulers, planners, or project controls.
• Experience planning, executing, or control of a first-of-a-kind project exceeding $100M in budget, spanning multiple years, and involving multi-disciplinary teams of 100+.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex data.
• Familiarity with Earned Value Management (EVM) principles and practices.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to interact with stakeholders.
• Experience with advanced nuclear projects (preferred).
• The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or related field from an accredited, four-year university or equivalent experience.

Job Functions:

Job Functions are physical actions and/or working conditions associated with the position. These functions may also constitute essential functions for the job which the employee must be able to fulfill, with or without accommodation. Information provided below is to help describe the job so that the applicant has a reasonable understanding of the job duties/expectations. An applicant's ability to perform and/or tolerate these actions and conditions will be discussed and workplace accommodations may be made on a case-by-case basis following an individualized assessment of the applicant and other considerations, including but not limited to any governing safety standards.

• Motor Abilities: Sitting for extended periods, bending/stooping, grasping/gripping, fine motor control (hands)
• Physical exertion and/or requirements: Minimal, with ability to safely lift up to 25 pounds.
• Special Senses: Visual and audio focused work
• Work Conditions: Stairs, typing/keyboard, standard and/or sitting working environment of >8 hours/day
• Travel required 0-10%

TerraPower’s technology is controlled for export by various agencies of the U.S. Government. TerraPower must evaluate applicants who are foreign nationals (other than asylees, refugees, or lawful permanent residents) in accordance with U.S. Government export control requirements. To facilitate TerraPower’s export control reviews, you will be asked as part of the application process to identify whether you are a U.S. Citizen or national, asylee, refugee, or lawful permanent resident of the United States. Government export authorization approval times vary. Based on the business needs for a particular position, TerraPower may not consider a foreign national from a country if it is impracticable to obtain timely Government export approval.

Job details

Salary Range: $163,423.92 – $217,898.56

Any salary offered within the posted salary band is based on market data and commensurate with the selected candidate’s qualifications and experience. This range is specific to Washington State.

Job Type: Full-time

• Competitive Compensation
• Salary, eligible to participate in discretionary short-term incentive payments
• Comprehensive Medical and Wellness Benefits
  • Medical
  • Vision
  • Dental
  • Life and Disability
  • Gender affirmation Benefits
• 401k Plan
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • 21 days of annually accrued PTO
• Generous Holiday Schedule
  • 10 paid holidays
• Relocation Assistance
• Professional and Educational Support Opportunities

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file.

As set forth in TerraPower LLC.’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categoriesis as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.

The application deadline for this role is October 22, 2026