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Nuclear Energy, Clean Energy, Deep Tech

Project Manager, Licensing

Torrance, CAOnsiteFull Time$151,364–$220,000 /yrPosted 2 months ago

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Required skills

  • Licensing Project Manager
  • nuclear field
  • licensing
  • construction
  • Project Scheduling
  • Workflow Management
  • Comment Resolution
  • Commitment Trackers
  • Submittal Packages
  • Reference Library

Nice to have

  • PMP
  • Project Management Professional
  • safety basis
  • regulator submittals

Role summary

Valar Atomics is seeking a Licensing Project Manager to manage the scope, schedule, budget, and execution workflow of licensing projects within the Regulations & Safety organization. This role involves coordinating with licensing engineers, program owners, engineering, and operations to ensure regulatory compliance and advance strategic business objectives. The ideal candidate will develop and maintain project schedules, manage workflow, track comments and commitments, assemble submittal packages, and report on progress and risks. A Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field and 7+ years of project experience, including 5 years in the nuclear field, are required. PMP certification is preferred.

About Valar Atomics

At Valar Atomics, we're redefining what's possible in energy. Our mission is to make clean, high-temperature nuclear power scalable—unlocking abundant energy for industry, hydrogen, and next-generation manufacturing. We are a team of builders, engineers, and operators who believe nuclear energy should be fast to deploy, factory-made, and built for the real world. Our first pilot plant in Orangeville, Utah will demonstrate how advanced nuclear systems and fuel fabrication can power the future. Joining Valar Atomics means becoming part of a company where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level.

The Team

As part of the Regulations & Safety organization, Regulatory & Licensing manages engagement with regulatory authorities and supports licensing activities for Valar's technologies and facilities. The team ensures regulatory compliance while advancing strategic business objectives.

The Role

The Licensing Project Manager manages the scope, schedule, budget, and execution workflow of assigned licensing projects. Working with the Project Licensing Lead, the Licensing Project Manager coordinates work across licensing engineers, program owners, engineering, and operations; runs the project's tracking systems; and keeps deliverables off the critical path through disciplined workflow management.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain the licensing project schedule, including document gestation periods, review-cycle counts, and regulator review durations; integrate with the overall project schedule.
  • Run the project workflow: single-point assignment of incoming items, action tracking with automated reminders, and active (not passive) review and approval steps.
  • Maintain the comment resolution and commitment trackers; ensure no comment source (letter, email, meeting, or call) escapes consolidated tracking.
  • Coordinate inputs across engineering, operations, and program owners; communicate exactly what is needed from each contributor and by when.
  • Assemble and control submittal packages; verify completeness and consistency before transmittal.
  • Report progress, risks, and compensatory actions to the Project Licensing Lead and Director of Licensing.
  • Maintain the project's reference library and chapter care packages so contributors start from controlled, current baselines.

    • Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or a related field.
  • Seven (7) or more years of project experience in engineering, licensing, construction, or operations, or related experience, including five (5) years in the nuclear field.

    • Preferred Skills and Experience

  • Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification.
  • Licensing or safety basis project management experience.
  • Experience coordinating regulator submittals and comment resolution.

    • What We Offer

  • Competitive base salary
  • Equity ownership in a rapidly growing advanced energy company
  • Comprehensive medical benefits
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Free daily lunch and dinner provided onsite
  • Generous PPE stipend
  • High-impact startup environment with significant ownership and autonomy
  • Opportunities for rapid career growth and internal advancement
  • Direct collaboration with experienced operators, engineers, and industry leaders
  • The opportunity to help build and scale transformative energy technology from the ground up

    • Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

    Valar Atomics is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law.

    We are committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment and will provide reasonable accommodation as required by law.

    Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder).

    Salary$151,364—$220,000 USD
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