Senior Project Manager, Isotopes

Accountabilities

• Lead strategic projects supporting radioisotope production facilities, including development, commissioning, startup, and operational readiness.

• Develop and maintain integrated project schedules, budgets, resource plans, performance metrics, and execution strategies.

• Coordinate cross-functional teams, contractors, suppliers, regulators, and other stakeholders to keep projects aligned and on track.

• Manage project scope, risks, issues, dependencies, and changes, proactively identifying obstacles and implementing effective mitigation plans.

• Align technical, operational, regulatory, and business priorities to achieve project objectives and critical milestones.

• Oversee contractor performance, procurement activities, material sourcing, equipment installation, and project deliverables.

• Facilitate project meetings, progress reviews, and executive reporting, communicating status, key decisions, emerging risks, and recommended actions.

• Support permitting and licensing activities, facility modifications, infrastructure upgrades, and other projects essential to production capabilities.

• Establish and maintain project controls, documentation, action tracking, configuration management, and change management processes.

• Contribute to technical strategy, execution planning, and continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen project delivery.

• Ensure all activities are conducted safely, efficiently, and in accordance with applicable quality standards, regulatory requirements, and operational procedures.

• Identify creative solutions to complex, open-ended challenges while maintaining strong judgment, accountability, and attention to detail.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, Materials Science, Chemistry, Nuclear Engineering, Business, or a related technical discipline.

• At least five years of project management experience leading complex technical, engineering, construction, manufacturing, or operational projects.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects involving uncertainty, complex dependencies, and cross-functional coordination.

• Proven experience developing and managing project schedules, budgets, resource plans, and performance metrics.

• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams across technical, operational, regulatory, and business functions.

• Working knowledge of project management methodologies, project controls, risk management, and scheduling tools such as Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, Smartsheet, or similar platforms.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate clearly with technical teams, contractors, suppliers, and executive leadership.

• Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills in dynamic environments.

• A proactive, hands-on approach, with the ability to work independently, learn quickly, manage competing priorities, and take ownership of outcomes.

• Comfort operating in a fast-paced, iterative environment where priorities may evolve and solutions are not always predefined.

• A collaborative, humble, and adaptable mindset, with a willingness to receive feedback, challenge conventional approaches, and develop innovative solutions.

• Strong attention to detail, procedural discipline, and sound judgment when working in regulated or safety-sensitive environments.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in nuclear energy, radioisotope production, national laboratories, advanced manufacturing, aerospace, defense, energy, or another highly regulated industry.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

• Experience with facility startup, commissioning, operational readiness, infrastructure development, capital projects, or facility upgrades.

• Familiarity with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Department of Energy (DOE), national laboratories, or other government stakeholders.

• Experience managing contractors, procurement, equipment installations, or complex facility modification projects.

• Knowledge of quality assurance, configuration management, permitting, and regulatory compliance processes.

• Experience supporting radioactive material handling facilities, nuclear laboratories, hot cell operations, or radiological facilities.

• Ability to write compelling, clear, and professional documentation and communicate complex information in an accessible way.

Benefits:

• Base salary: $120,000–$195,000, depending on qualifications and experience.

• Equity compensation and bonus opportunities.

• Competitive overall compensation package.

• 401(k) retirement plan.

• Health insurance with an employer contribution.

• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options.

• Flexible paid time off.

• Flexible working hours.

• Wellness credits and additional employee benefits.

• Remote work option within the United States, or the opportunity to work from Idaho Falls, Idaho.

• Business travel required approximately twice per quarter, based on team and organizational needs, including meetings, off-sites, and other company events.

• In-person onboarding at the headquarters in Santa Clara, California, for the first two weeks of employment.

• The opportunity to contribute to the development of domestic radioisotope production capabilities serving important healthcare, scientific, industrial, aerospace, and defense needs.