Senior Operations Associate
About The Position
Radiant is seeking a Senior Operations Associate to own operational projects from initial concept through completion, including planning, staffing, budgeting, subcontractor management, and execution. The role reports to the Director of Mission Success and also supports the Head of Programs and Site Leads as needed. Example projects include planning and managing the removal of a reactor unit from a test facility at Idaho National Laboratory and managing Radiant’s participation in customer deployment exercises. The ideal candidate is self-directed, organized, and comfortable taking on unfamiliar projects with limited structure. The position is based onsite at Radiant’s El Segundo, California headquarters when not traveling. Travel may be up to 20% of the year, primarily around reactor delivery and testing. Extended hours and weekends may be necessary to accomplish the mission.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations, project management, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- At least 8 years of experience managing projects or operations.
- Experience building project plans and managing budgets.
- Experience hiring and managing subcontractors or vendors.
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Comfort with ambiguity and changing priorities in a growing organization.
- Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as necessary.
- Willingness to travel up to 20% of the year.
- Must work onsite at the El Segundo headquarters whenever not traveling.
- Any job offer is contingent on the applicant’s capacity to serve in compliance with U.S. export controls.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in nuclear, energy, or other regulated industries.
- Experience working with DOE, DoD, or national laboratory sites.
- Experience planning or supporting military exercises or customer demonstrations.
- Familiarity with site safety and permitting requirements.
Responsibilities
- Own smaller operational projects end to end, from scoping and planning through execution and closeout.
- Develop project plans and staffing plans, including identifying the people and skills each project needs.
- Create and manage formal project budgets and track spending against them.
- Identify, hire, and manage subcontractors, including defining scope, oversight, and performance management.
- Coordinate with internal teams, customers, and partner organizations to keep projects aligned and on schedule.
- Support the Head of Programs and Site Leads with operational work as needed.
- Report project status, risks, and issues to leadership, escalating early when a project is off track.
- Deliver project plans, staffing plans, budgets, subcontractor agreements and oversight when applicable, completed projects on schedule and within budget, regular status and risk reporting, and operational support to program and site leadership.
Benefits
- Substantial incentive stock plan for all full-time employees.
- Medical coverage up to the base silver-level plan for employees and 50% of dependents; plans up to Platinum are offered.
- Sponsored One Medical memberships for employees and their dependents.
- Vision coverage at 100% for the top-tier plan and 50% for dependents.
- Dental coverage at 100% for the top-tier plan, with orthodontia extra, and 50% for dependents.
- Voluntary life, accident, hospital, and critical illness insurance, plus commuter and FSA/HSA benefits, are offered as employee-contributed benefits.
- Eight weeks of paid parental leave for all parents, with additional paid pregnancy leave for California employees.
- Nuclear Engineering Certificate Program with eligible employees’ educational program costs fully covered through Penn State University.
- Daily catered lunch, free snacks, and drinks.
- Flexible PTO policy and remote workday allocation.
- Company and team-bonding events, happy hours, and in-person camaraderie.
- Comprehensive health benefits and base salary and equity grants as part of the compensation package.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
