Licensing Manager

A Licensing Manager at Oklo is expected to apply nuclear regulatory knowledge and experience to support engineering development towards meeting licensing requirements. The Licensing Manager will work closely with design engineers, with responsibility for understanding, interpreting, and informing our design basis as needed to comply with U.S. nuclear regulations. The Licensing Manager will help develop documentation to support licensing associated with both pre-application activities and license application submittal and review.

Responsibilities

Prepare, review, and maintain licensing document content, programs, and supporting licensing related products and activities for Oklo's reactor technologies; Plan, organize, and perform complex assignments in a team environment; Support project management of licensing activities and deliverables, including the submittal of licensing documents and associated schedules, milestones, etc.; Support development of engineering and licensing requirements and documentation for nuclear systems and components in an interactive manner with other engineering functional areas; Coordinate and interface with design engineers, including the review of technical materials, to ensure new designs and design changes meet regulatory requirements; Coordinate and interface with the nuclear regulator, both from a regulatory and planning perspective; Prepare and defend Oklo's licensing positions for areas where the existing regulatory framework either does not apply, or for which there is need for the development of new or revised regulatory requirements or guidance; Prepare and deliver licensing presentations to internal and external organizations; Lead resolution of key strategic licensing issues

Requirements

Passionate about clean energy, the environment, and making advanced fission a reality; Willing and able to learn quickly and to think differently in a highly regulated industry; Knowledge of 10 CFR 50 and 10 CFR 52, along with NRC Regulatory Guides and other regulatory guidance; Ability to manage and coordinate complex projects with a variety of stakeholders; Excellent communication skills, including the ability to communicate highly technical content verbally; Comfortable in a fast-paced, highly iterative startup environment; Eager to work on a dynamic team, receive constructive feedback, and grow with us; Flexible and open to new ideas; ability to work with a highly collaborative team; Ability to translate strategic regulatory decisions into licensing deliverables; Ability to handle projects that include many competing objectives and design constraints, with ability to resolve conflicts between objectives; BS in engineering from an accredited college or university, experience may qualify; Demonstrated coordination skills; ability to earn the trust of team members and management; Proven team player with excellent verbal, written communication/presentation, and interpersonal skills; Proficiency in Microsoft Office; A startup person; Motivated; A team-player; An excellent communicator; Creative; Detail-oriented

Benefits

flexible time off; equity; competitive pay; 401k; health insurance; FSA; flexible work hours; other benefits