Licensing Director, Nuclear New Build

Who we are!

Elementl Power Inc. is an advanced nuclear project developer and independent power producer, building scalable pathways for clean resilient energy. We break the stalemate in advanced nuclear deployment by delivering turnkey development, financing, and ownership solutions -- empowering customers to access nuclear power without the burden of operating assets.

The Opportunity

We're excited to add a Licensing Director to our growing regulatory team! Reporting to the SVP, Licensing & Regulatory Affairs, you'll lead project-level nuclear licensing strategy and execution across our portfolio. Serving as Elementl's primary NRC interface for assigned scopes and owning delivery of all licensing workstreams from pre-application through operations.

We're looking for a seasoned nuclear professional who brings deep regulatory expertise and firsthand licensing experience. You know how to turn design information, safety analyses, and regulatory commitments into a clear, traceable, and defensible licensing basis, bringing in operating experience where it actually matters. You’re comfortable leading NRC engagements, and you can keep complex safety-basis work moving across reactor vendors, A&E, OE support teams, and regulators without losing technical rigor or momentum.

Requirements

What You’ll Do!

Strategic Licensing Leadership

• Develop and maintain project-specific licensing strategies and regulatory roadmaps, ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives and consistency across the portfolio.
• Translate corporate strategy into actionable licensing approaches, regulatory positions, and submittal plans across all project phases — ESP, CP, COLA, OL, LARs, exemptions, and departures.
• Enforce pre-application regulatory discipline, including compliance with 10 CFR 50.10 restrictions on construction prior to issuance of a Construction Permit or Combined License and NRC communications controls.
• Monitor regulatory developments and emerging NRC guidance; brief senior leadership and recommend defensible approaches.

Licensing Operations

• Direct planning, preparation, and integration of NRC licensing applications and submittals, including ESP, CP, COLA, OL, license amendments, topical reports, white papers, and RAI responses.
• Own the project-level safety-basis and licensing-basis framework, including design bases, regulatory commitments, safety analysis interfaces, and document traceability.
• Oversee safety-related scope performed by the reactor vendor/NSSS designer, A&E, OE support organizations, and other contractors, ensuring safety analyses, design inputs, PRAs, and licensing representations are accurate, traceable, and consistent with the established safety basis.
• Coordinate with Environmental & Permitting to integrate NRC licensing with NEPA reviews and non-NRC permits, ensuring consistent assumptions and messaging across agencies.
• Ensure licensing activities are conducted under approved QA, records controls, configuration management, and sensitive information protocols.
• Ensure compliance with 10 CFR 50.9 completeness and accuracy requirements.

Regulatory Engagement & External Interface

• Serve as the primary day-to-day interface with NRC Project Managers and technical reviewers.
• Prepare for and lead NRC staff-level engagements — public meetings, audits, and workshops.
• Identify and manage regulatory risks affecting licensing basis, schedule, or cost; elevate significant issues with recommended options.
• Support hearing preparation and adjudicatory proceedings, including licensing testimony and coordination with legal counsel.

Team Leadership

• Lead and mentor Licensing Project Manager(s) and licensing staff, defining priorities and driving performance against milestones.
• Support resource planning and budget management for project-level licensing activities.

What We're Looking For & Who You Are!

You hold a Bachelor's degree in engineering (nuclear engineering preferred).

You bring 10+ years of nuclear regulatory and licensing experience, with progressive responsibility on complex NRC licensing activities under Part 50 and/or Part 52.

You have hands-on experience:

• leading NRC licensing efforts for large nuclear facilities — CPs, OLs, COLAs, license amendments, and technical specification changes
• a track record of integrating safety analyses, design bases, and operating experience into defensible licensing positions

You're a trusted technical authority specifically credible with NRC staff, respected by your team, and able to navigate complex regulatory challenges with sound judgment and rigor.

It Would Be Great If

• You have prior service as a licensed Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) with supervisory responsibilities in a commercial LWR environment.

The licensing foundation for the next generation of nuclear energy doesn't exist yet - you'll be building it. If leading that effort from pre-application through permit sounds like the challenge you've been looking for, we'd love to hear from you.

The base salary range for this role is $140,000 - $175,000 and has a bonus opportunity.

Benefits

Why You’ll Love Working Here

Our Mission & Culture

Join a mission-driven team shaping the future of clean energy. We combine technical excellence, creativity, and purpose and everyone plays a key role. You’ll collaborate with smart, driven teammates who value clarity, accountability, and teamwork in a culture that encourages authenticity, inclusion, and growth.

Wellness & Benefits

At Elementl, we believe that when you and your family are taken care of, great work follows. That’s why we focus on your well-being - not as a perk, but as a priority. To support you and your family, we offer:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Generous paid time off, personal time, and flexibility
• Company-sponsored short- and long-term disability coverage and life insurance
• 401(k) plan with an impressive company match
• Additional benefits designed to support your well-being and success

Work from anywhere - our team operates 100% remotely across the United States!

Elementl Power is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions, breastfeeding, or reproductive health decisions), gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, personal appearance, genetic information, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, military or veteran status, or any other category protected under applicable U.S. law. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruiting process, please email [email protected]