The role
What you'll do
- About the role
- The Nuclear Company is seeking a Construction Manager to provide field leadership and day-to-day oversight for major nuclear construction projects. Reporting to the Senior Director of Construction, this role serves as a trusted partner and extension of construction leadership, ensuring work is executed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with project requirements, contractual obligations, and quality standards.
- This is a highly collaborative role for an experienced construction professional who enjoys being in the field, solving problems, building relationships, and helping teams succeed. You will coordinate contractors, support project execution, monitor subcontractor performance, and serve as a key liaison between construction management, engineering, project controls, quality, and craft teams.
- The ideal candidate combines strong technical construction experience with exceptional interpersonal skills. We're looking for someone who leads through partnership, develops trust quickly, coaches others, communicates with empathy, and creates an environment where people can perform at their best.
- Responsibilities
- Construction Execution
- Provide daily field oversight of construction activities across assigned project scopes.
- Monitor contractor and subcontractor performance to ensure work is completed safely, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with project specifications.
- Identify execution risks early and work collaboratively with project teams to develop practical solutions.
- Coordinate construction activities with integrated project teams.
- Support startup planning, turnover activities, punch list completion, and project closeout.
- Subcontract & Contract Management
- Provide oversight of subcontractor execution, ensuring compliance with Statements of Work (SOW), contracts, technical requirements, and project expectations.
- Monitor contractor productivity, staffing, schedule performance, and quality of work.
- Participate in scope reviews, change management, field issue resolution, and contractor coordination meetings.
- Support contract administration, progress verification, and field acceptance activities.
- Work closely with Project Controls to monitor integrated schedule, cost, earned progress, and execution metrics.
- Escalate execution risks, contractual issues, or performance concerns as appropriate.
- Facilitate issue resolution and cross-functional communication.
- Field Leadership
- Build strong working relationships across contractors, craft personnel, engineers, inspectors, and project leadership.
- Foster a collaborative, respectful, and accountable construction culture.
- Champion a strong nuclear safety culture and reinforce Human Performance principles.
- Mentor junior construction professionals and support their technical and professional development.
- Help resolve field conflicts through communication, collaboration, and practical problem-solving.
The deal
What you get
- Competitive compensation packages
- 401k with company match
- Medical, dental, vision plans
- Generous vacation policy, plus holidays
- Estimated Starting Salary Range The estimated starting salary range for this role is $150,000 - $173,000 annually less applicable withholdings and deductions, paid on a bi-weekly basis. The actual salary offered may vary based on relevant factors as determined in the Company’s discretion, which may include experience, qualifications, tenure, skill set, availability of qualified candidates, geographic location, certifications held, and other criteria deemed pertinent to the particular role.
- EEO Statement The Nuclear Company is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an environment of inclusion in the workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We prohibit discrimination in all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, demotion, transfer, compensation, and termination.
Additional notes
Other
The Nuclear Company is the fastest growing AI tech-enabled startup in the nuclear and energy space, pioneering a fleet-scale approach to building the next generation of nuclear reactors. Through our design-once, build-many model, we're accelerating the deployment of safe, reliable, and affordable nuclear energy.
We operate with an AI-first mindset. Every employee is expected to leverage AI, technology, and the Nuclear Operating System (NOS) as integral components of their role to improve the quality, speed, and impact of their work. We expect every team member to continuously identify opportunities to automate workflows, enhance decision-making, improve processes, and contribute to the ongoing evolution of NOS as a strategic operating capability that enables The Nuclear Company to scale with excellence.
We hire people who are driven by purpose, thrive in ambiguity, and are energized by building what has never been built before. Our team combines intellectual curiosity with high agency, embraces candid feedback and continuous learning, and holds themselves and others to exceptional standards. Our values— Transparency, Responsibility, Unity, Scrappiness, and Tenacity —guide how we hire, collaborate, and make decisions every day. They are not words on a wall; they are the standard by which we operate. TRUST is the foundation of our safety culture, fostering intellectual honesty, accountability, and open communication, while our values challenge every team member to execute with urgency, humility, resilience, and an unwavering commitment to our mission.