Infrastructure Project Manager (H/F) (IT)

At Valar Atomics, we're redefining what's possible in energy. Our mission is to make clean, high-temperature nuclear power scalable—unlocking abundant energy for industry, hydrogen, and next-generation manufacturing. We are a team of builders, engineers, and operators who believe nuclear energy should be fast to deploy, factory-made, and built for the real world. Our first pilot plant in Orangeville, Utah will demonstrate how advanced nuclear systems and fuel fabrication can power the future. The Construction and Infrastructure organization delivers the facilities, infrastructure, and construction projects required to support Valar's mission. The team manages planning, execution, and delivery of complex capital projects while ensuring quality, safety, and operational readiness.

As Infrastructure Project Manager, you will manage the execution of infrastructure and facility projects from planning and design through construction, commissioning, and turnover. You will coordinate internal stakeholders, design consultants, contractors, vendors, and project teams to deliver projects safely, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with technical and operational requirements. Success in this role is measured by schedule and budget performance, forecast accuracy, design and construction quality, disciplined change-order and RFI management, safety performance, and smooth commissioning and turnover.

Manage infrastructure projects from concept through design, construction, commissioning, and closeout.

Develop and maintain project scope, schedule, budget, and execution plans, including milestones, deliverables, and decision requirements.

Track progress, proactively identify risks, issues, and dependencies, and provide regular project reporting to leadership.

Lead project meetings and maintain clear action-item ownership.

Coordinate architects, engineers, consultants, and internal technical stakeholders, ensuring design deliverables align with project requirements.

Track RFIs, submittals, design changes, and technical decisions.

Partner with construction managers, general contractors, and trade contractors to monitor progress and resolve field issues affecting cost, schedule, quality, or safety.

Review change orders and contractor claims, and ensure design intent and project requirements are maintained through construction.

Support site logistics, construction sequencing, and turnover planning.

Maintain critical-path schedules, identify recovery opportunities, and coordinate procurement of long-lead equipment, escalating cost and schedule risks early.

Work closely with Infrastructure Design, Construction, Facilities, Operations, Procurement, Finance, EHS, IT, and other teams to translate business and operational requirements into actionable project requirements aligned with broader site plans.

Coordinate commissioning, startup, punch-list completion, and closeout, including as-builts, O&M manuals, training, and asset turnover to Facilities and Operations.

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or a related field.

5+ years of experience managing construction, infrastructure, facilities, engineering, or capital projects.

Experience managing projects through design and construction.

Strong understanding of construction documents, schedules, budgets, contracts, and change management.

Experience managing architects, engineers, contractors, and vendors.

Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Experience with industrial, advanced manufacturing, data center, semiconductor, aerospace, defense, laboratory, or other technically complex facilities.

Experience managing projects valued at $10M–$100M+.

Experience with commissioning and operational readiness.

Experience working on the owner/operator side of capital projects.

Experience with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Procore, or similar project-management platforms.

Competitive base salary

Equity ownership in a rapidly growing advanced energy company

Comprehensive medical benefits

The opportunity to help build and scale transformative energy technology from the ground up

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law.

S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder).

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