Portfolio Planner

The role

The Portfolio Planner will translate the project portfolio into an integrated organizational resource and staffing plan. This role establishes coding structures, develops demand models, and identifies resource constraints to inform hiring and redeployment. The position supports operating decisions, capital planning, and project reporting.

What you will do

• Design, implement, and govern a common portfolio schedule coding structure
• Develop scalable workload requirements by department, project phase, and project archetype
• Translate portfolio schedule and demand curves into rolling resource plans
• Model portfolio sequencing, acceleration, delay, and prioritization scenarios
• Build and maintain a portfolio-level operating plan
• Partner with Finance and Accounting to develop management accounting frameworks
• Define data ownership, update frequency, quality checks, and change controls
• Produce views of portfolio demand, capacity gaps, staffing risks, and utilization trends
• Use actual staffing and project performance data to calibrate demand assumptions

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Operations, Finance, Business, Data Analytics, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of progressive experience in portfolio planning, workforce planning, project controls, integrated scheduling, operations planning, FP&A, or a closely related field
• Experience translating project schedules, roadmaps, or operational plans into resource demand and capacity requirements across multiple departments or projects
• Experience designing and applying common coding structures, taxonomies, work breakdown structures, resource breakdown structures, or comparable planning frameworks
• Strong quantitative and modeling skills
• Advanced spreadsheet skills
• Experience with scheduling, planning, business-intelligence, or workforce-planning tools
• Proven ability to establish planning processes and data governance across cross-functional teams without direct authority
• Clear written and verbal communication skills

Nice to have

• Experience supporting nuclear, energy, engineering, manufacturing, construction, EPC, or other large capital project portfolios
• Experience with Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, Oracle Primavera Cloud, or portfolio scheduling platforms
• Familiarity with ERP, HRIS, time-phased resource planning, business-intelligence, or project cost systems
• Understanding of management accounting, project capitalization, internal labor allocation, or government-funded project reporting
• Experience developing resource benchmarks or learning curves across FOAK and repeat deployments
• Startup or high-growth company experience

Benefits

• Flexible time off
• Equity
• Bonuses
• Competitive pay
• 401(k)
• Health insurance with employer contribution
• HSA
• FSA
• Flexible work hours
• Wellness credits

Before you apply

• Only applicants who meet the definition of a U.S. person under applicable laws may be eligible
• Employment may be contingent upon successful completion of a drug screening

About the company

Oklo Inc. is developing fast fission power plants to deliver clean, reliable, and affordable energy at scale; establishing a domestic supply chain for critical radioisotopes; and advancing nuclear fuel recycling to convert nuclear waste into clean energy.