Environmental Projects Manager

Thanks for your interest in Oklo!  We are searching for an environmental expert with experience in project and team management with familiarity with regulatory analysis to join our team. 

Position Description

The environmental projects manager at Oklo is responsible for management of the internal team of environmental specialists, external contractors supporting environmental analysis, and supporting Federal and State regulatory compliance.

Specific responsibilities may include:

• Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary internal team of environmental specialists.

• Coordinate with external environmental consultants and contractors to ensure timely, quality deliverables.

• Define scopes of work, review technical proposals, and oversee execution of environmental studies and documentation

• Develop, maintain, and manage project timelines and milestones related to environmental assessments and compliance activities.

• Ensure integration of environmental considerations into broader project planning and decision-making processes.

• Identify and mitigate environmental risks early in project development.

• Track changes in environmental laws and regulations and assess their impact on project development and compliance strategy.

• Represent environmental interests in cross-functional planning and strategic meetings.

• Oversee internal environmental project management systems and reporting protocols.

• Prepare executive-level summaries and briefings for senior leadership.

• Collaborate with our operations team and engineering, procurement, and construction contractor on site preparations.

• Document work using modern tools and techniques and write well-written, thoughtful, technical reports

Competencies

We are looking for a environmental projects manager that is:

• Passionate about clean energy 

• Passionate about making advanced fission a reality

• Willing and able to learn quickly

• Eager to work on a dynamic team, receive constructive feedback, and grow with us

• 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 

• Willing to propose novel and creative solutions to technical problems

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

• Able to communicate technical content and results verbally

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors, Masters, or PhD in environmental engineering, environmental studies, environmental science, or another relevant field

• Experience in environmental compliance

• Experience in project management

• Experience with the National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and/or National Historic Preservation Act

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. Excellent grammar and spelling matter for both good communication as well as the image of the company that we put forward.

About Oklo compensation:

Salary: $70,000-$150,000

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

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. (NYSE: OKLO) is a fast fission clean power technology and nuclear fuel recycling company developing fast fission power plants to provide clean, reliable, and affordable energy at scale. Oklo received a site use permit from the U.S. Department of Energy, was awarded fuel material from Idaho National Laboratory, submitted the first advanced fission custom combined license application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and is developing advanced fuel recycling technologies in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. National Laboratories.