Assistant Project Manager

X-energy•Oak Ridge, TN

18d•$68,250 - $125,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Project Manager is a developing project management role at TRISO-X that supports planning, coordination, and execution of large-scale projects and high-level programs under the general supervision of senior project managers and project leadership. The role builds toward independent project leadership through hands-on experience across project controls, engineering, licensing, supply chain, quality, safety, manufacturing, testing, operations, and construction. The Assistant Project Manager applies and develops technical and programmatic skills on routine to moderately complex assignments, supports issue resolution affecting cost and schedule performance, identifies execution improvements, and helps direct subcontracted and internal matrixed teams. The position is intended for a detail-oriented professional who is eager to learn, communicates effectively with technical and non-technical audiences, and wants to grow into a full project manager with the mentorship of experienced leaders. Responsibilities and autonomy vary by level: Level I assists under guided supervision; Level II plans, coordinates, and executes moderately complex projects under general guidance; and Level III provides feedback and informal guidance to less experienced team members under senior project manager guidance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, construction sciences, project management, or a related technical field from an accredited college or university, or equivalent work experience with post-secondary training or education.
Basic knowledge of project execution practices, interface management, schedule coordination, work control, and technical documentation control.
Inquisitive nature, clarity of thought, and willingness, capability, and resilience to develop a fundamental understanding and factual basis of problems and challenges.
Developing experience supporting coordination and execution of work scope with multidisciplinary teams in a project-based environment.
Developing experience supporting project execution activities and assisting with 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 and ability to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical team members.
Demonstrated innovative, inquisitive, and expansive use of AI tools, software, and Microsoft Office products to compile, collate, analyze, visualize, and generate concise information for reporting and management decisions.
Level I experience: typically 0–2 years of relevant experience; project engineering, project management, or related experience in commercial construction, energy, nuclear, petrochemical, or high-technology hardware development, or three to five years of military experience. Relevant internship, co-op, or academic project experience may be considered.
Level II experience: typically 3 or more years of relevant experience, including typically two to five years in engineering, project engineering, project management, or related work in commercial construction, energy, nuclear, petrochemical, or high-technology hardware development, or three to five years of military experience. Relevant internship, co-op, or academic project experience may be considered.
Level III experience: typically five to seven years of engineering, project engineering, project management, or related experience in commercial construction, energy, nuclear, petrochemical, or high-technology hardware development, or three to five years of military experience. Relevant internship, co-op, or academic project experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

Support planning, coordination, and execution of complex, technically challenging projects in alignment with objectives, schedules, budgets, and deliverable requirements.
Track project deliverables, interfaces, action items, decisions, assumptions, and technical issues.
Provide technical inputs and coordinate activities across multidisciplinary engineering teams and cross-functional partners.
Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to clarify and manage technical requirements, deliverable expectations, design interfaces, and execution dependencies.
Support identification of technical, schedule, cost, and execution risks and assist with developing mitigation strategies.
Develop information to support problem resolution and make/buy decisions.
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, procedures, and project performance.
Ensure work supports customer performance, quality, safety, operational, and programmatic requirements and complies with company processes, procedures, quality requirements, and regulatory expectations.
Support the safety culture and integrate quality into relevant processes by complying with the Quality Assurance Program.
Seek feedback and guidance and continue developing knowledge of project management best practices, execution standards, and integration methodologies.
Develop subject matter knowledge in project planning and execution and support continuous improvement of project delivery processes, tools, and standards.
Maintain a professional demeanor and behavior in all forms of communication.
Perform other duties as assigned by the manager.
At Level II, plan, coordinate, and execute moderately complex, technically challenging projects under the general guidance of senior project managers.
At Level III, provide feedback and informal guidance to less experienced team members on project management best practices, execution standards, and integration methodologies.