Development Associate (Nuclear Energy)

Location: Austin, TX, United States; workplace: On-site

Company

hirify.global develops a portfolio of micro modular nuclear power plants across domestic and international markets.

What you will do

• Build and maintain project schedules across multiple active development sites, including milestones, dependencies, and critical paths.
• Develop cost estimates for consultant scopes, permitting fees, site studies, and interconnection activities.
• Maintain site-level risk registers with probability and impact assessments, mitigation actions, and ownership.
• Track consultant budgets, invoices, approved scopes of work, milestones, and spending variances.
• Gather and analyze geotechnical, environmental, survey, and interconnection due diligence data.
• Support regulatory submissions, site control negotiations, partner-facing deliverables, and organized project records.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Finance, or a related field.
• 2–5 years of experience in project controls, cost estimating, project management support, or a related analytical role.
• Advanced Excel skills, including building cost models, schedule trackers, and risk matrices from scratch.
• Strong quantitative, analytical, organizational, and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, work with uncertain inputs, build contingencies, and communicate analytical ranges clearly.
• Ability to adapt quickly and work as a self-starter in a fast-paced environment.

Nice to have

• Experience in energy, infrastructure, or construction.
• Familiarity with Smartsheet, MS Project, Primavera P6, or similar scheduling tools.
• Knowledge of nuclear project development, regulatory processes, or energy infrastructure.

Culture & Benefits

• Work as part of a small, fast-moving development team.
• Support a multi-site, multi-jurisdiction nuclear energy infrastructure portfolio.
• Full-time, on-site role in Austin, Texas.