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Salary: USD 185,000 - 230,000 / annual
Valar Atomics is building advanced nuclear power systems to deliver clean, scalable, high-temperature energy for industrial applications, hydrogen production, and next-generation manufacturing. The company is developing factory-made, rapidly deployable nuclear systems with a pilot plant under construction in Orangeville, Utah.
As Infrastructure Project Manager, you will own the execution of infrastructure and facility projects across the full lifecycle—from planning and design through construction, commissioning, and operational turnover. You will serve as the central coordinator between internal stakeholders, design consultants, general contractors, trade contractors, vendors, and project teams, ensuring delivery that meets safety, schedule, budget, quality, and operational requirements.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing infrastructure projects from concept through design, construction, commissioning, and closeout
- Developing and maintaining project scope, schedules, budgets, and execution plans with clear milestones and decision requirements
- Tracking progress, identifying risks and dependencies early, and providing regular leadership reporting
- Leading project meetings and maintaining clear action-item ownership across teams
- Coordinating architects, engineers, consultants, and internal technical stakeholders to ensure design deliverables align with project requirements
- Leading design reviews, constructability reviews, and value-engineering activities; resolving multidisciplinary design conflicts
- Managing RFIs, submittals, design changes, and technical decisions throughout the project
- Partnering with construction managers and contractors to monitor field progress and resolve issues affecting cost, schedule, quality, or safety
- Reviewing change orders and contractor claims while maintaining design intent and project requirements
- Supporting site logistics, construction sequencing, and turnover planning
- Developing and maintaining budgets and cost forecasts, tracking commitments, actuals, contingencies, and change orders
- Maintaining critical-path schedules, identifying recovery opportunities, and coordinating long-lead equipment procurement
- Collaborating with Infrastructure Design, Construction, Facilities, Operations, Procurement, Finance, EHS, IT, and other teams to translate business and operational requirements into actionable project requirements
- Coordinating commissioning, startup, punch-list completion, and closeout, including as-builts, O&M manuals, training, and asset turnover to Facilities and Operations
You will be measured on schedule and budget performance, forecast accuracy, design and construction quality, disciplined change-order and RFI management, safety performance, and smooth commissioning and turnover.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or related field
- 5+ years of experience managing construction, infrastructure, facilities, engineering, or capital projects
- Experience managing projects through design and construction phases
- Strong understanding of construction documents, schedules, budgets, contracts, and change management
- Experience managing architects, engineers, contractors, and vendors
- Strong organizational and communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience with industrial, advanced manufacturing, data center, semiconductor, aerospace, defense, laboratory, or other technically complex facilities
- Experience managing projects valued at $10M–$100M+
- PMP, PE, CCM, or equivalent certification
- Experience with mission-critical infrastructure and utility systems
- Experience with commissioning and operational readiness
- Experience working on the owner/operator side of capital projects
- Proficiency with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Procore, or similar project-management platforms
