Associate Project Manager

Thanks for your interest in Oklo!  We are searching for a Project Manager to join our team.

Position Description:

Associate Project Managers at Oklo are responsible for supporting the execution of complex, cross-functional projects by managing all aspects of project communication, scope, and delivery. This includes defining and aligning on contracted deliverables, coordinating internal team efforts, engaging with external partners and vendors, and maintaining clear communication with senior leadership. Project managers are expected to develop and manage project charters, schedules, and risk mitigation plans while upholding quality and performance standards. As the central point of accountability for project execution, the project manager must be an excellent communicator and highly effective collaborator—capable of navigating technical challenges, aligning diverse stakeholders, and driving clarity and momentum across engineering teams, vendors, customers, and regulatory interfaces.

Specific responsibilities may include:

• Management of Capital Projects

  • Develop clear statements of work, project charters, and defined deliverables to guide team execution.

  • Build and maintain Gantt charts and work breakdown structures (WBS) to monitor progress and communicate status.

  • Uphold and reinforce project management policies, procedures, and best practices across all initiatives.

• Vendor and Contract Management

  • Prepare and manage contracts and procurement vehicles in support of project execution.

  • Monitor timelines, deliverables, and budgets to quantify and communicate project risks.

  • Ensure contract terms support effective risk mitigation and performance tracking.

• Project Team and Stakeholder Communication

  • Serve as the central point of communication for all project-related updates and decisions.

  • Provide regular status reports and updates to vendors, customers, and internal stakeholders.

  • Act as a liaison between project teams, external partners, and senior leadership to ensure alignment and resolve issues.

• Financial Reporting and Risk Management

  • Collaborate with Finance and Project Controllers to provide regular budget updates.

  • Identify and mitigate risks related to cost, timeline, scope, and performance.

• Quality Assurance and Deliverable Acceptance

  • Coordinate with Engineering and Quality Assurance (QA) to define acceptance criteria and confirm that deliverables meet contractual and project requirements

  • Track the status of open quality issues and facilitate communication around non-conformances and corrective actions

  • Ensure that project schedules and documentation account for QA reviews, especially for safety-related deliverables, in collaboration with QA leads

• Team Leadership and Performance Management

  • Foster accountability across project teams to meet milestones and deliver results.

  • Monitor project performance and escalate needs to leadership to secure additional resources or support as needed.

Competencies:

We are looking for an Associate Project Manager that is:

• Experienced in managing large, industrial capital projects

• Active and effective communicator of priorities

• Able to recognize, accept and manage risk

• Passionate about Oklo’s mission to design and deploy advanced fission power plants to provide clean, reliable, and affordable energy

• Willing to think differently and do things in new ways 

• Comfortable in a fast-paced, highly iterative startup environment

• Excited to think creatively, critically, and reflectively about the problems they are solving while not leaning only on what has been done before 

• An excellent writer who can write in a modern active voice, so please make your cover letter compelling and write it well!

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors in engineering, project management, or related field

• 5+ years of experience in project management

• Experience with managing on large ($10+ Million) capital projects

• Proficiency in MS Project, SmartSheets, or other project management software tools

Bonus Qualifications:

• PMP certification

• Experience in the nuclear industry

• Experience with energy infrastructure projects (design, construction, or commissioning)

Who you are:

A startup person: You aren't driven by titles or hierarchy, and prefer efficiency to excess process.  You don't need or expect to have a lot of guidance but you enjoy working in a fast-paced team.  If you prefer the culture and feel of a large organization, that is great, but you likely won’t enjoy working with us!  There is plenty of important work and plenty of good opportunities with organizations like that.

Motivated: You are self-motivated.  You bring an enthusiasm to the team, and imbue a sense of passion that goes beyond clocking in and clocking out. This isn’t about a fake or arbitrary “pieces of flair” mentality or lack of work-life balance!  It is about being a part of the vision and feeling a part of reaching team goals.

A team-player: Oklo genuinely is a team. We aren’t about taking credit for ourselves, and we aren’t about pushing blame to others.  We do incredible things because we work as a team.

An excellent communicator: We need a person who is not only technically competent but also a clear and upbeat communicator.

Creative: Being creative means that when things fall outside clear scopes or processes or problems arise without clear solutions, you are able to identify it as well as invent ways to solve a problem or fill a need without micromanagement. The successful person in this job will not only be creative, but also enjoy being creative and solving open-ended problems which may change day-by-day.

Detail-oriented: This focus is a big part of excellence, consistency, and quality. Even excellent grammar and spelling matter for both good communication as well as the image of the company that we put forward.

About Oklo compensation: $90,000 - $140,000

Oklo offers flexible time off, equity, competitive pay, 401k, health insurance, FSA, flexible work hours, and other benefits.

We are looking to fill this position immediately!

This position may involve access to information subject to U.S. export control laws. Only applicants who meet the definition of a U.S. person under applicable laws may be eligible.

About Oklo Inc.: Oklo Inc. is developing fast fission power plants to deliver clean, reliable, and affordable energy at scale; establishing a domestic supply chain for critical radioisotopes; and advancing nuclear fuel recycling to convert nuclear waste into clean energy. Oklo was the first to receive a site use permit from the U.S. Department of Energy for a commercial advanced fission plant, was awarded fuel material from Idaho National Laboratory, and submitted the first custom combined license application for an advanced reactor to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Oklo is also developing advanced fuel recycling technologies in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. National Laboratories.