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Director of Project Development

Oklo· Business
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Hybrid (Santa Clara, CA)$190k - $245kfull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Director responsible for end-to-end execution of Oklo's Aurora powerhouse development pipeline, overseeing multiple sites from site control to financial close and final notice to proceed, and coordinating across Development Engineering, Transmission & Interconnection, Environmental & Permitting, and Finance.

Responsibilities

  • Own the stage-gate development process for a portfolio of 5–10+ Aurora powerhouse sites concurrently
  • Drive each project from site control through engineering readiness, interconnection, NRC permitting coordination, and financial close
  • Serve as the primary owner of individual project schedules, budgets, and risk registers
  • Lead cross-functional coordination across Development Engineering, Transmission & Interconnection, and coordinate with Oklo's Environmental & Permitting and Finance teams
  • Build, manage, and mentor a team of Project Developers at varying seniority levels
  • Represent projects in executive-level milestone reviews and board reporting
  • Support development of projects across other Oklo business lines, such as Oklo Isotopes, including site readiness coordination, regulatory interface, and integration with the Aurora powerhouse development pipeline
  • Support development activities for Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses (NLICs) — coordinating across internal teams and external partners

Qualifications

  • 12+ years in energy generation or large load project development with demonstrated track record advancing projects from greenfield to financial close
  • Deep familiarity with the full development lifecycle: site control, permitting coordination, interconnection, and project financing
  • Nuclear, utility-scale generation, or complex infrastructure experience strongly preferred
  • Exceptional cross-functional leadership and stakeholder management skills

Skills

Required:Project portfolio managementStakeholder managementBudget and schedule management

Benefits

  • flexible time off
  • equity
  • bonuses
  • competitive pay
  • 401(k)
  • health insurance (with employer contribution)
  • HSA
  • FSA
  • flexible work hours
  • wellness credits
  • other benefits
Last updated Sep 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Emission free, always on power from advanced fission power plants.

About Oklo Inc.: Oklo Inc. (Oklo) is developing advanced fission power plants to provide emission-free, reliable, and affordable energy. Oklo received a Site Use Permit from the U.S Department of Energy, has performed successful prototypic fuel fabrication, was awarded fuel material from Idaho National Laboratory, developed the first advanced fission combined license application accepted and docketed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and is developing advanced fuel recycling technologies in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy and national laboratories. Oklo has been featured in Time, Newsweek, Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Popular Mechanics, Wired, Architectural Digest, Hyperallergic, POWER Magazine, has been the subject of a Harvard Business School case, and is featured in the Oliver Stone documentary Nuclear, among other features.

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