Senior Manager, Construction Projects (Nuclear Manufacturing)

Location: Oak Ridge, TN; 5 days onsite. Travel up to 10%; working hours are 8:00am–5:00pm, Monday–Friday. Active construction-site work may involve rough terrain, frequent walking, standing, and sitting, occasional climbing and crouching, and lifting up to 25 pounds.

Salary: $165,000–$190,000 per year, base salary.

Company

hirify.global develops advanced nuclear energy technologies and is constructing TRISO-X fuel fabrication facilities for clean, reliable nuclear energy deployment.

What you will do

• Lead construction execution across the full lifecycle of complex nuclear, energy, and industrial capital projects.
• Mobilize construction sites and oversee in-house teams, subcontractors, work packages, field instructions, and daily operations.
• Coordinate engineering, quality, construction, project controls, physical security, owners, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• Review estimates, schedules, specifications, drawings, and issue-for-construction documentation for constructability and best-value opportunities.
• Track costs, material quantities, progress, and earned value while managing budgets, risks, change orders, and schedule impacts.
• Lead material review boards, non-conformance and test-failure resolution, craft training, safety enforcement, and project-status reporting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or construction management.
• Typically 12+ years of general experience, including at least 10 years in construction project management.
• Track record delivering $100M+ capital projects in highly regulated nuclear, government, energy, industrial, or infrastructure environments.
• Experience with Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, and Integrated Project Delivery models, including budgets, contracts, GMP structures, and change orders.
• Advanced project planning, scheduling, and progress-tracking expertise with Primavera P6, MS Project, or similar tools, plus civil/structural and electrical commercial-facility experience.
• Proven field leadership, subcontractor coordination, stakeholder management, risk management, and enforcement of quality and safety protocols.

Nice to have

• Experience with NQA-1, 10 CFR, DOE O 414.1D, NRC-regulated environments, or DOE projects.
• Experience with modularization and other construction techniques focused on best value.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time exempt employment with a field-oriented construction leadership role.
• 401(k) plan with employer match.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life and disability insurance and paid time off.
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development support.