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Elementl Power · 1 day ago

Vice President, Project Management Office NUCLEAR NEW BUILD

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

$215K/yr - $300K/yr

15+ years exp

Elementl Power Inc. is an advanced nuclear project developer and independent power producer, building scalable pathways for clean resilient energy. The VP, Project Management Office will lead the team responsible for delivering new nuclear energy projects, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and managing complex project execution.

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Responsibilities

Lead a portfolio of new nuclear power plant development and delivery projects, ensuring delivery within scope, schedule, and budget

Drive consistent use of project management and controls systems (schedule, cost, risk, change control, reporting)

Establish the operating cadence that makes progress and risk visible, standard portfolio reviews, disciplined action tracking, clear escalation paths, and decision-ready dashboards for leadership

Identify cross-project risks, resource constraints, and interdependencies, and bring clarity and resolution quickly

Provide clear, decision-ready reporting to the CDO and executive leadership

Define and implement a phase-gate governance model that enables disciplined decision-making and transparency

Establish and maintain PMO standards, procedures, and performance frameworks to deliver projects safely, compliantly, and predictably

Build robust portfolio risk management practices that surface issues early and drive mitigation

Partner with Legal and functional leaders on contracting strategies, procurement alignment, and claims avoidance/mitigation

Drive delivery strategy and risk allocation across EPCs, owner's engineers, and reactor/vendor-supplied major equipment, with disciplined change control and strong claims avoidance practices

Serve as a key liaison with internal leaders and external stakeholders, including regulators, clients, and strategic partners

Ensure effective communication, alignment, and transparency across all levels of the organization

Represent Elementl in discussions that reinforce confidence in our execution capabilities

Reinforce a strong nuclear safety and quality mindset across the portfolio, ensuring procedural rigor and compliance without unnecessary bureaucracy

Lead and develop a high-performing organization of Project Directors, Project Managers, Project Controls, Contracts, Document Management, and other delivery support functions

Align staffing plans and capabilities to portfolio demands

Foster a culture of nuclear safety, accountability, and continuous improvement

This role will require frequent travel to project sites and to partner, client, and stakeholder meetings

Integrate digital tools, analytics, and AI-enabled solutions into project management and reporting

Improve predictability, efficiency, and delivery performance through continuous improvement initiatives

Champion data-driven decision-making across the PMO and delivery teams

Qualification

Nuclear project deliveryGovernance frameworksRegulatory complianceProject managementEPC executionStakeholder managementRisk managementContracting experienceTeam buildingContinuous improvementDigital tools integrationData-driven decision-makingNuclear safety mindsetHigh accountabilityLeadershipCommunication skills

Required

15+ years in project management for large-scale capital infrastructure projects, with significant commercial nuclear project experience strongly preferred (or closely related energy experience with directly transferable nuclear delivery scope)

Demonstrated success leading large, complex nuclear projects within a strong matrixed PMO environment

Oversaw a portfolio of large infrastructure projects with total portfolio value in the billions of dollars

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, or Business (required); an MS/MBA is preferred

End-to-end expertise across nuclear project development and delivery that includes siting, licensing, engineering, EPC execution, commissioning, and turnover to operations

Commercially strong, with contracting experience across EPCs, owner's engineers, reactor vendor-supplied major engineered equipment, and operational support services

Proven track record implementing governance, oversight, and support management frameworks within a PMO organization that drives predictable and standardized project delivery

Executive-ready leader with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across complex internal and external environments

Deep understanding of U.S. NRC regulatory regimes; experience with projects receiving DOE financial assistance awards is a plus

Willing to travel frequently to project sites and stakeholder meetings and at the appropriate time in the project lifecycle, relocate to the project site on a temporary or permanent basis