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Salary: USD 185,000 - 230,000 / annual
Valar Atomics is building scalable, factory-made advanced nuclear systems to unlock abundant clean energy for industry, hydrogen production, and next-generation manufacturing. The company is developing its first pilot plant in Orangeville, Utah and is seeking an Infrastructure Design Manager to lead the planning, design, engineering, and technical delivery of complex infrastructure and facility projects from early concept through construction and commissioning.
In this role, you will serve as the key interface between internal stakeholders, architects, engineers, contractors, vendors, and operations teams. You will set design standards, manage design consultants, and drive technical decisions that balance safety, reliability, cost, schedule, maintainability, and long-term operational performance.
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead infrastructure planning and design for new facilities, expansions, renovations, and site development, including early feasibility, site selection, and master planning
- Translate business, manufacturing, operational, and facility requirements into clear design criteria, basis-of-design documents, and technical specifications
- Lead multidisciplinary design across civil, structural, architectural, MEP, utilities, process infrastructure, and specialty systems (electrical distribution, MV/LV, HVAC, process cooling, compressed air and gases, vacuum, fire protection, controls, telecom, and critical/redundant systems)
- Evaluate design alternatives on technical performance, constructability, cost, schedule, reliability, and lifecycle considerations
- Manage architects, engineers, and specialty consultants; establish deliverables, milestones, review processes, and quality expectations
- Lead design reviews, interdisciplinary coordination, constructability reviews, and value-engineering exercises, resolving conflicts before construction
- Manage technical decisions, design changes, RFIs, and deviations, ensuring designs are fully coordinated before release for construction
- Partner with construction, procurement, facilities, operations, manufacturing, EHS, and finance through procurement, construction, commissioning, and turnover
- Review submittals, shop drawings, equipment selections, and substitutions; support field teams in resolving design issues while maintaining design intent
- Participate in project risk assessments and drive mitigation of technical and infrastructure risks
- Establish and continuously improve infrastructure design standards, equipment standards, and repeatable solutions deployable across multiple sites
- Serve as the primary design interface with stakeholders, presenting options, risks, cost implications, and recommendations to senior leadership
The company offers competitive base salary, equity ownership, comprehensive medical benefits, unlimited PTO, free daily lunch and dinner onsite, generous PPE stipend, and a high-impact startup environment with significant ownership and autonomy.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical discipline
- 8+ years of experience in infrastructure design
- Experience with BIM/VDC and digital design coordination
- Experience with commissioning and operational readiness
- Experience working in an owner/operator organization
- Experience managing design firms and engineering consultants across multiple locations
