Lead delivery of Oklo’s FOAK and follow-on projects, including powerhouses and fuel plants, across all phases: planning, construction, commissioning, and handover to operations
Develop & implement standard project methodologies, templates and tools and provide coaching and support on application of those process and tools ensuring consistency across all projects
Establish and manage Oklo’s Project Management Office (PMO), including governance, decision gates, and standardized processes to ensure consistent execution across projects
Manage a portfolio of concurrent projects at varying stages of development
Own integrated project schedules, budgets, and risk registers for all projects
Create project budgets and financial forecast with the support of project accounting and control staff
Track project progress, metrics and deadlines to ensure projects stay on schedule and within approved budgets
Provide regular, comprehensive reporting to senior management, executive leadership, the Board, and external stakeholders on project status, risks, and opportunities
Collaborate with Engineering, Product, Procurement & Supply Chain Management , Regulatory, Finance, and Business Development teams to align project delivery with business objectives
Identify, assess and manage risks for projects, developing strategies to mitigate issues and threats
Support negotiation and management of key project contracts (EPC, equipment supply, O&M, and PPAs), ensuring execution aligns with commercial terms
Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and permitting obligations across all projects
Recruit, develop, and lead a high-performing project management team to support multiple parallel deployments.
Drive continuous improvement in project execution processes, systems, and tools to enable scalability across future reactor deployments.
Building a high functioning project management team of Oklo and 3rd party staff that can be deployed across the organization.
Requirements
10+ years of project management experience with a proven track record delivering capital projects in power, energy, industrial, or nuclear sectors
Demonstrated experience leading large-scale EPC or construction projects, including budgets of $100M+
Strong knowledge of project controls (cost, schedule, earned value, risk) and project management systems (Primavera, MS Project, PMIS platforms).