Assistant Project Manager

About the Role

The Assistant Project Manager is a developing project management role supporting the planning, coordination, and execution of large-scale projects and high-level programs at TRISO-X. You will work under the general supervision of senior project managers and project leadership, building skills to lead independently. This role offers exposure to first-of-a-kind nuclear programs by partnering across the project ecosystem, including project controls, engineering, licensing, supply chain, quality, safety, manufacturing, testing, operations, and construction.

This role is designed for growth, with each assignment building a foundation for greater responsibility, autonomy, and impact on programs advancing clean, reliable nuclear energy at scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and contribute to the planning, coordination, and execution of complex, technically challenging projects in alignment with project objectives, schedules, budgets, and deliverable requirements.

• Track project deliverables, interfaces, action items, decisions, assumptions, and technical issues to support disciplined project execution.

• Provide technical inputs and coordinate activities across multidisciplinary engineering teams and cross-functional partners, including project controls, licensing, supply chain, quality, safety, manufacturing, testing, operations, and construction.

• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure technical requirements, deliverable expectations, design interfaces, and execution dependencies are understood and managed.

• Support identification of technical, schedule, cost, and execution risks and assist in developing mitigation strategies.

• Develop information to support problem resolution, make/buy decisions, and coordinate supplier technical coordination, subcontractor interfaces, and external partner execution activities.

• Support project management evaluation and decision-making on the acceptability of work products, deliverables, processes, and procedures, and project performance.

• Ensure activities are performed in accordance with applicable company processes, procedures, quality requirements, and regulatory expectations.

• Actively support the safety culture and ensure integration of quality in all relevant processes by complying with the requirements of the Quality Assurance Program.

• Seek feedback and guidance from experienced team members and continue developing knowledge of project management best practices, execution standards, and integration methodologies.

• Continue developing subject matter knowledge in project planning and execution and support continuous improvement of project delivery processes, tools, and standards.

• Maintain professional demeanor and behavior in all forms of communication.

• Perform other duties as assigned by manager.

• Level I: Assist and support team members with the execution of core tasks and responsibilities under guided supervision.

• Level II: Plan, coordinate, and execute moderately complex, technically challenging projects in alignment with project objectives, schedules, budgets, and deliverable requirements, under general guidance of senior project managers.

• Level III: Provide feedback and informal guidance to less experienced team members, sharing knowledge related to project management best practices, execution standards, and integration methodologies, under the guidance of senior project managers.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Basic knowledge of project execution practices, interface management, schedule coordination, work control, and technical documentation control.
• Demonstrated inquisitive nature, clarity of thought, and willingness, capability, and resilience to develop fundamental understanding and factual basis of problems and challenges.
• Developing experience supporting the coordination and execution of work scope with multidisciplinary teams in a project-based environment.
• Developing experience supporting project execution activities and assisting with resolution of routine, well-defined issues or emerging problems under close supervision.
• Developing analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage assigned tasks and support established priorities.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical team members.
• Demonstrate innovative, inquisitive, and expansive use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, software, and Microsoft Office products to compile, collate, analyze, visualize, and generate concise information for reporting and management decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, construction sciences, project management or related technical field from an accredited college or university, or equivalent work experience with post-secondary training/education.

• Level I: Typically demonstrated by 0-2 years of relevant experience. Project Engineering, Project Management, or related experience in the commercial construction, energy, nuclear, petrochemical, or high-technology hardware development industry or three to five years of military experience; relevant internship, co-op, or academic project experience may be considered.

• Level II: Typically demonstrated by 3 plus years of relevant experience. Two to five years of Engineering, Project Engineering, Project Management, or related experience in the commercial construction, energy, nuclear, petrochemical, or high-technology hardware development industry or three to five years of military experience; relevant internship, co-op, or academic project experience may be considered.

• Level III: Typically five to seven years of Engineering, Project Engineering, Project Management, or related experience in the commercial construction, energy, nuclear, petrochemical, or high-technology hardware development industry or three to five years of military experience; relevant internship, co-op, or academic project experience may be considered.

Work Location & Schedule

• Location: 151 Lafayette Drive, Oak Ridge, TN 37830
• Work Site Expectations: 5 days onsite
• Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri