Project Manager - Risk Manager

Deep Fission is a nuclear technology company pioneering the development of a revolutionary deep borehole pressurized water reactor. The company is seeking a Project Manager to support the planning, execution, and control of complex nuclear energy programs, focusing on project and risk management in highly regulated environments.

Responsibilities:

• Support the Senior Project Director in planning and executing multi-phase nuclear energy programs, from conceptual development through licensing, procurement, and construction
• Develop, maintain, and analyze integrated project schedules using Primavera P6 or equivalent tools, tracking critical path, float, and milestone performance
• Monitor and report on scope, schedule, and cost performance—preparing project health updates and progress reports for leadership and stakeholders
• Coordinate cross-functional activities across engineering, licensing, procurement, and operations teams to drive alignment and resolve interface issues
• Facilitate phase gate reviews, design reviews, and decision checkpoints to maintain alignment on technical scope and regulatory milestones
• Manage vendor and subcontractor deliverables, ensuring compliance with schedule, quality, and safety requirements
• Support change management processes, including scope change identification, impact assessment, and documentation
• Promote a proactive nuclear safety culture across both remote and field-based activities
• Maintain and update the program risk register, including risk identification, categorization, qualitative analysis, and mitigation tracking
• Participate in risk workshops and structured elicitation sessions with technical, regulatory, and commercial stakeholders
• Support development and maintenance of risk mitigation plans, owner assignments, and response strategies for high-priority programmatic and technical risks
• Assist with schedule and cost risk analyses to support contingency planning and leadership decision-making
• Integrate risk management outputs into program reporting, schedule baselines, and project controls processes
• Monitor emerging risks across licensing, engineering, supply chain, and construction workstreams and escalate appropriately

Requirements:

• 5–8 years of experience in project management, with demonstrated responsibility for schedule, scope, and stakeholder coordination on complex technical programs
• Meaningful hands-on experience in project risk management, including risk register development, qualitative risk analysis, and mitigation planning
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related technical field
• Experience in regulated technical environments such as nuclear, aerospace, defense, oil & gas, or large-scale industrial capital projects
• Proficiency with project scheduling tools such as Oracle Primavera Cloud or MS Project
• Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to synthesize schedule and risk data for program leadership
• Proven ability to work effectively in virtual and hybrid team environments and coordinate across organizational boundaries
• Must be a U.S. person eligible to meet DOE Export Control requirements under 10 CFR 810
• Travel up to 25% travel expected
• PMP or equivalent project management certification preferred
• Advanced degree (MS or MBA) in Engineering, Project Management, or Business
• Experience with nuclear programs, SMRs, or first-of-a-kind technology development in a regulated setting
• Background in NRC or DOE regulatory environments; familiarity with nuclear QA programs (e.g., NQA-1) and compliance documentation
• PMI-RMP (Risk Management Professional) certification or equivalent formal risk management training
• Familiarity with risk analysis software (e.g., Oracle Risk, ARM, @Risk) and probabilistic contingency modeling
• Familiarity with enterprise project management and collaboration platforms such as ClickUp
• Experience in startup or innovation-driven organizations where scope and process are actively evolving