Project Planner Santa Clara, CA or Remote

Project Planner Thanks for your interest in Oklo! We are searching for a Project Planner to join our team. Position Description Project Planners at Oklo are responsible for tracking all aspects of ongoing projects including but not limited to: initial charter and project team assignments, specification of deliverables and vendor engagement and selection, project schedule kept to a daily WBS level of detail, project milestones, and regular reporting to leadership. As the hub of project management activity, the project planner must be an excellent communicator and highly effective with vendors, project team members, company leadership, customers, regulating agencies, and other key project stakeholders. Specific responsibilities may include: Tracking and reporting of capital and revenue projects: develop and maintain comprehensive project schedules, incorporating work breakdown structures (WBS) and Gantt charts to monitor progress effectively. Coordinate with project managers to update project milestones and deliverables. Provide regular reports to leadership, highlighting project status, risks, and opportunities for improvement. Facilitate clear and consistent communication among project teams, vendors, and stakeholders to align objectives and expectations. Ensure that changes to project schedules are communicated promptly, assessing impacts on the critical path and overall project delivery. Work closely with the finance team to monitor project budgets, track expenditures, and forecast financial needs. Utilize enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to manage project‑related financial data, ensuring accuracy and compliance. Support the development of financial reports that inform decision‑making and strategic planning. Coordinate with engineering and quality assurance teams to define and document deliverable acceptance criteria. Compile and organize project documentation, creating comprehensive records that support knowledge transfer and future project planning. Lead the project closeout process, ensuring that all objectives are met and lessons learned are captured. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, project management, or related field. 5+ years of experience in project planning. Experience with planning on large ($10+ Million) capital projects. Proficiency in MS Project, SmartSheets, or other project management software tools. Bonus Qualifications: PMP or PMI‑SP certification. Familiarity with ERP systems like NetSuite or SAP. Experience with energy infrastructure projects (design, construction, or commissioning). Experience at startups. Desired attributes: Experienced in project management within technical or industrial environments. Effective communicator who can articulate priorities and foster alignment across diverse teams. Skilled at maintaining schedules and enforcing routines in a creative and fast‑paced culture. Passionate about Oklo’s mission to design and deploy advanced fission power plants to provide clean, reliable, and affordable energy. Willing to think differently and do things in new ways. Comfortable in a fast‑paced, highly iterative startup environment. Excited to think creatively, critically, and reflectively about the problems they are solving while not leaning only on what has been done before. Excellent writer who can write in a modern active voice. Travel requirements: Remote employees are required to travel to headquarters in Santa Clara, CA twice a quarter annually and are expected to be in person for the first two weeks of onboarding. Oklo offers flexible time off, equity, competitive pay, 401(k), health insurance, FSA, flexible work hours, and other benefits. We are looking to fill this position immediately! This position may involve access to information subject to U.S. export control laws. Only applicants who meet the definition of a U.S. person under applicable laws may be eligible. #J-18808-Ljbffr Oklo