Senior Technical Project Manager- Infinity One Construction

Type One Energy Group; Knoxville (TN); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Stock options

Insurance plans

Retirement options

Voluntary benefits

Job summary

Type One Energy Group is seeking a Senior Technical Project Manager to lead the Infinity One construction program, coordinating engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, and operational readiness across the project lifecycle.

You will align multi-disciplinary teams, drive integrated planning, manage interfaces, and support decision-making to ensure on-time, within-budget project delivery.

Qualifications

• Lead cross-functional integration of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup activities.
• Develop and maintain integrated project schedules across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and readiness.
• Identify and resolve interface issues between contractors, suppliers, and engineering teams.
• Coordinate readiness assessments and milestone reviews.
• Facilitate decision-making and escalation processes to maintain progress.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional integration of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup activities.
• Coordinate technical deliverables and milestones to align engineering requirements with construction execution.
• Monitor program risks and maintain executive dashboards.
• Prepare status reports for leadership.
• Support continuous improvement of project controls and processes.

Skills

Program integration

Cross-functional coordination

Risk management

Commissioning planning

Stakeholder management

Job description

Senior Technical Project Manager- Infinity One Construction

Join us in our mission to commercialize fusion energy

About Type One Energy

Type One Energy Group is mission-driven to provide sustainable, affordable fusion power to the world. Established in 2019 and venture-backed in 2023, the company is led by a team of globally recognized fusion scientists with a strong track record of building state-of-the-art stellarator fusion machines, together with veteran business leaders experienced in scaling companies and commercializing energy technologies.

If you are searching for the best new ideas and share our vision, join us as a Senior Technical Project Manager - Infinity One Construction . This is what you need to know:

Salary: Highly Competitive Plus Benefits

Contract: Permanent, full time

Reporting to: VP of Construction

Your role in the mission:

The Senior Technical Project Manager serves as the primary program integration lead for the Infinity One construction program, supporting the VP of Construction in coordinating technical, construction, commissioning, startup, and operational readiness activities across the project lifecycle.

Unlike field construction leadership roles that are responsible for daily construction execution, contractor management, and site operations, this position is accountable for integrating project workstreams across Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning, Operations, Quality, Safety, and external partners to ensure successful project delivery and readiness for testing and operation.

The role acts as an extension of the VP Construction, driving alignment across stakeholders, managing interfaces and dependencies, monitoring program-level risks, and ensuring technical requirements are translated into executable plans.

What you’ll need:

Program Integration & Execution

• Lead cross-functional integration of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup activities.
• Coordinate technical deliverables and project milestones to ensure alignment between engineering requirements and construction execution.
• Identifyand resolve interface issues between contractors, suppliers, engineering teams, construction organizations, and operational stakeholders.
• Support the VP Constructionindriving major program milestones and strategic projectobjectives.
• Facilitate decision-making and issue escalation processes necessary tomaintainproject progress.

Integrated Planning & Project Controls

• Develop andmaintainintegrated project schedules spanning engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operational readiness.
• Track program performance against milestones, budgets, schedules, and technical deliverables.
• Monitor critical path activities and coordinate recovery plans where schedule risk exists.
• Prepare executive dashboards, KPI reporting, and program performance updates.

Technical Risk & Change Management

• Lead identification and mitigation of program-level technical and execution risks.
• Manage assumptions, constraints, dependencies, and risk registers.
• Coordinate readiness assessments and milestone reviews.
• Facilitate cross-functional change control processes.

Commissioning & Operational Readiness

• Coordinate commissioning planning activities across engineering, construction, quality, operations, and maintenance organizations.
• Develop and track startup, turnover, and operational readiness plans.
• Ensure procedures, documentation, training, and support materials are complete prior to system handover.
• Track closure of punch-list items and technical actionsrequiredfor successful startup.

Stakeholder Coordination

• Serve as a key coordination point between Type One Energy, TVA, engineering partners, suppliers, and project stakeholders.
• Prepare executive-level project updates, milestone reviews, and status reports for leadership.

We offer :

In addition to a basic salary and yearly bonus, you will also get…

• A hybrid work policy
• Stock options
• Insurance plans
• Retirement options
• And many more great voluntary benefits

Type One Energy applies proven advanced manufacturing methods, modern computational physics and high-field superconducting magnets to develop its optimized stellarator fusion energy system. Our FusionDirect development program pursues the lowest-risk, shortest-schedule path to a fusion power plant over the coming decade, using a partner-intensive and capital-efficient strategy.

Type One Energy is committed to community engagement in the development and deployment of its clean energy technology. For more information, visit www.typeoneenergy.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Type One Energy is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity, searching for the best new ideas and remaining open to unique perspectives. Therefore, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment independent of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.