Assistant Project Manager at X-energy in Oak Ridge, TN

Job description

X-energy LLC conducts a thorough recruiting process and will never issue offers without interview to discuss qualifications and responsibilities. All applications will be submitted via our company career page, www.x-energy.com/careers/ . We will never ask you to provide payment information as part of the recruiting process. If anyone claiming to represent X-energy directs you in a manner otherwise, please contact us at www.x-energy.com/contact-us . Job Description The Assistant Project Manager is a developing project management role that supports the planning, coordination, and execution of large-scale projects and high-level programs at TRISO-X — working under the general supervision of senior project managers and project leadership while steadily building the skills to lead independently. You'll partner across the full project ecosystem — project controls, engineering, licensing, supply chain, quality, safety, manufacturing, testing, operations, and construction — gaining hands-on exposure to how first-of-a-kind nuclear programs come together. As you apply and grow your technical and programmatic skills on routine to moderately complex assignments, you'll take on increasing latitude for independent judgment: supporting project managers in identifying and resolving issues that affect cost and schedule performance, spotting opportunities to improve execution, and helping direct external subcontracted teams and internal matrixed teams. We're looking for a project professional who's eager to learn, detail-oriented, and ready to grow in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment: someone who thrives on coordination, communicates clearly across technical and non-technical audiences, and wants to develop into a full project manager under the mentorship of experienced leaders. This is a role designed for growth — every assignment builds the foundation for greater responsibility, autonomy, and impact on programs that are advancing clean, reliable nuclear energy at scale. Job Profile Tasks/Responsibilities: Support and contribute to planning, coordination, and execution of complex, technically challenging projects in alignment with project objectives, schedules, budgets, and deliverable requirements. Track project deliverables, interfaces, action items, decisions, assumptions, and technical issues to support disciplined project execution. Provide technical inputs and coordinate activities across multidisciplinary engineering teams and cross-functional partners, including project controls, licensing, supply chain, quality, safety, manufacturing, testing, operations, and construction. Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to help ensure technical requirements, deliverable expectations, design interfaces, and execution dependencies are understood and managed. Support identification of technical, schedule, cost, and execution risks and assist in developing mitigation strategies in coordination with senior engineers/managers and project leadership. Develop information to support problem resolution, support make/buy decisions, and coordinate supplier technical coordination, subcontractor interfaces, and external partner execution activities. Support project management evaluation and decision making on acceptability of work products, deliverables, processes and procedures, and project performance to achieve customer’s performance, quality, safety, operational, and programmatic requirements in line with project governance. Ensure activities are performed in accordance with applicable company processes, procedures, quality requirements, and regulatory expectations. Actively support the safety culture and ensure integration of quality in all relevant processes by complying with the requirements of the Quality Assurance Program. Seek feedback and guidance from more experienced team members and continue developing knowledge of project management best practices, execution standards, and integration methodologies. Continue developing sub