Plant Manager

The role

The Plant Manager coordinates people, infrastructure, work processes, and site interfaces to support facility readiness and operations. This role oversees day-to-day facility operations, maintenance, logistics, and administrative activities in a highly regulated environment.

What you will do

• Lead and coordinate day-to-day on-site facility operations.
• Oversee facility support activities including maintenance, work control, and logistics.
• Coordinate preventive and corrective maintenance and equipment issue resolution.
• Implement and improve facility operations programs and performance standards.
• Coordinate facility modifications, equipment installations, and contractor activities.
• Oversee contractors, vendors, and cross-functional work teams.
• Support industrial and nuclear safety, radiation protection, and emergency preparedness.
• Support facility and organizational readiness activities.
• Coordinate material receipt, storage, inventory, and site logistics.
• Maintain facility records, logs, procedures, and performance measures.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Industrial Technology, Nuclear Engineering, or a related technical discipline; equivalent operational experience may be considered.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience supporting nuclear facility operations.
• Experience leading or coordinating multidisciplinary operational and facility-support activities.
• Demonstrated understanding of operational safety, facility maintenance coordination, work control, planning and scheduling, and procedural compliance.
• Experience coordinating contractors, site logistics, infrastructure work, or facility support services.
• Strong understanding of plant and site operations and the interfaces among Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Safety, Security, Quality, and support organizations.
• Experience working with operational procedures, work-control systems, facility records, and action-tracking processes.
• Strong organizational, leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Nice to have

• Previous experience supporting nuclear energy facilities, U.S. Department of Energy sites, power-generation facilities, advanced reactor projects, or other high-hazard regulated environments.
• Experience with facility turnover, startup preparation, readiness assessments, or transition to routine operations.
• Experience overseeing facility upgrades, contractor execution, infrastructure improvements, or site-services coordination.
• Experience with industrial or nuclear safety programs, radiation protection, security, emergency preparedness, environmental compliance, or quality assurance.
• Experience with computerized maintenance management, work-control, scheduling, or facility performance systems.
• Project management or facility-operations leadership experience.
• Former NRC licensed SRO.
• Former Shift Manager.
• Multi-department leadership 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.
• Employees may be subject to drug testing at any time.

About the company

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