Commercial Project Manager

Standard Nuclear is fueling America’s nuclear renaissance at industrial scale. Our mission is to deliver the essential building blocks of nuclear power—enabling cost-effective, safe, and secure energy for the world.   The Commercial Project Manager is responsible for managing customer-facing commercial projects from proposal support through execution, delivery, and closeout. This role serves as the primary coordination point between customers, technical teams, operations, and leadership to ensure project scope, schedule, resources, and deliverables are clearly defined and effectively managed.   This position will create and maintain project schedules, coordinate technical inputs, communicate project status, identify resource needs, and help ensure that commitments to customers are realistic, visible, and achievable. The role requires strong organization, communication, and cross-functional coordination skills in a technical manufacturing environment where priorities, resource demands, and project requirements may change quickly.     RESPONSIBILITIES     Project Planning & Execution  

Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, and deliverables for customer-facing commercial projects  

Coordinate project activities across engineering, operations, manufacturing, quality, licensing, and other technical teams  

Track project progress against schedule, scope, and budget expectations  

Identify risks, delays, resource constraints, and execution issues early and communicate impacts to leadership and stakeholders  

Maintain organized project records, action item trackers, schedules, and closeout documentation  

  Customer Communication & Relationship Management  

Serve as a primary point of contact for assigned customers during project execution  

Coordinate regular customer updates, project reviews, and technical status meetings  

Communicate project progress, risks, schedule changes, and deliverable status clearly and professionally  

Ensure customer expectations are understood, documented, and aligned with internal execution capabilities  

Help maintain strong customer relationships through disciplined communication and follow-through  

  Technical Team Coordination  

Work closely with technical leads to define work scopes, deliverables, assumptions, and execution plans  

Translate customer needs and project requirements into actionable tasks for internal teams  

Coordinate technical inputs required for project execution, reporting, and customer communication  

Support alignment between technical work, project schedules, and commercial commitments  

Track decisions, action items, open issues, and follow-ups across technical teams  

  Proposal & Commercial Support  

Support proposal development by coordinating technical inputs, schedules, assumptions, resource needs, and deliverables  

Assist in developing project scopes, statements of work, timelines, and execution plans for commercial opportunities  

Work with leadership and technical teams to assess feasibility, resource demand, and execution risk before commitments are made  

Support handoff from proposal to execution once projects are awarded  

  Resource Planning & Capacity Awareness  

Identify project resource needs across engineering, operations, manufacturing, quality, and support functions  

Communicate resource demand and project priorities to leadership to support planning and decision-making  

Help evaluate what work can be realistically accepted based on current workload, technical capacity, and operational constraints  

Maintain visibility into competing project demands and support prioritization discussions  

  SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS    

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, Operations, or a related field  

3–7 years of experience in project management, technical program management, commercial project execution, or customer-facing project coordination  

Experience managing projects in a technical, manufacturing, industrial, energy, aerospace, defense, or regulated environment  

Ability to coordinate across technical teams and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders  

Experience developing project schedules, tracking milestones, and managing deliverables  

Experience supporting proposals, statements of work, project scopes, or customer-funded projects  

Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and stakeholders at the same time  

Strong written and verbal communication skills  

Ability to identify risks, resource constraints, and schedule impacts early and communicate them clearly  

Familiarity with project management tools, scheduling software, ERP systems, or project tracking systems preferred  

Experience in nuclear, energy, manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or other regulated industries is a plus  

  BENEFITS    

Health, Dental & Vision Insurance   

Health Savings Account   

Disability and Life Insurance   

401K Plan   

Paid Time Off, Holidays   

    WORK ENVIRONMENT     This role is based in Oak Ridge, TN and involves a combination of office-based work and regular coordination with engineering, manufacturing, operations, quality, and commercial teams.   The position requires frequent communication with customers and internal stakeholders, development of project plans and schedules, and participation in technical and commercial project meetings. Occasional time in manufacturing, laboratory, or operational environments may be required to understand project scope, status, and execution needs. Reasonable accommodation will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.   Standard Nuclear embraces equal opportunity and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.     To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.