Project Manager, Commercial Projects

The role

The Project Manager will lead development execution for commercial projects from early site development through delivery readiness. This role involves managing integrated schedules, coordinating internal and external teams, and defining project control structures.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain the integrated project development schedule.
• Run regular schedule updates, critical path reviews, and risk analysis.
• Drive readiness for key project gates including engineering, regulatory, and customer milestones.
• Own the master milestone list, gate decision log, and execution calendar.
• Support internal engineering and major vendor planning.
• Coordinate with Supply Chain, Engineering, Delivery, and Construction leadership.
• Help define information and documentation packages for handoff to Delivery and Construction teams.
• Participate in contractor coordination and executive contractor reviews.
• Maintain visibility into vendor, engineering, schedule, cost, and risk items after handoff.
• Produce weekly project status reports and monthly executive or quarterly board updates.

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of experience on major capital projects.
• Experience supporting or managing projects with total installed cost of $1B or more.
• Demonstrated ownership of CPM schedules for infrastructure, industrial, energy, or similar project delivery environments.
• Working experience with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or similar scheduling tools.
• Experience with stage-gate project development, formal project controls, or major capital project governance.
• Experience coordinating with contractors, major vendors, or complex contractor teams.
• Strong understanding of project cost, schedule, risk, change control, and reporting.
• Ability to operate in a fast-moving environment with incomplete information.
• Strong judgment about when additional controls are useful.
• Comfort with relocation to, or substantial presence in, Utah.
• U.S. person status required.

Nice to have

• PMP certification or equivalent major capital project credential.
• Experience with LNG, refinery, petrochemical, data center, energy, infrastructure, or industrial megaprojects.
• Operator-side major capital project experience at companies such as ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP, TotalEnergies, or similar organizations.
• Experience with first-of-a-kind projects, startup project execution, or first-of-program delivery.
• Experience with hyperscaler or large data center construction programs.
• Familiarity with earned value management, cost-loaded schedules, WBS/CBS structures, and formal change control.
• Experience working with regulated industries such as energy, nuclear, aerospace, defense, or heavy manufacturing.
• Curiosity about advanced nuclear technology.
• Clear potential to grow into broader project development or program leadership

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Equity ownership in a rapidly growing advanced energy company
• Comprehensive medical benefits
• Free daily lunch and dinner provided onsite
• High-impact startup environment with significant ownership and autonomy
• Opportunities for rapid career growth and internal advancement
• Direct collaboration with experienced operators, engineers, and industry leaders
• The opportunity to help build and scale transformative energy technology from the ground up

Before you apply

• U.S. person status required.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder).

About the company

Valar Atomics aims to make clean, high-temperature nuclear power scalable. The company is a team of builders, engineers, and operators focused on fast-to-deploy, factory-made nuclear energy.