Senior Scheduler

Valar Atomics is a nuclear energy company focused on scaling high-temperature gas reactors (HTGRs) for grid-independent industrial applications. The company is developing what it calls gigasites, large-scale facilities housing hundreds of nuclear reactors intended to power heavy industry, data centers, hydrogen production, and clean hydrocarbon fuel synthesis. Their reactor design uses TRISO fuel, a graphite moderator, and helium coolant, a combination the company highlights for its strong safety profile and proliferation resistance. By operating outside the traditional electricity grid, Valar Atomics aims to unlock economies of scale that have historically eluded the nuclear industry. Valar Atomics' mission centers on making nuclear energy the cheapest and most reliable energy source in the world, with a particular emphasis on decarbonizing industrial processes and enabling clean fuel production. Their hydrogen output, generated via a sulfur-iodine thermochemical cycle, can be combined with captured CO2 to produce synthetic hydrocarbons through a modified Fischer-Tropsch process, offering a pathway to drop-in clean fuels. The company also targets the surging power demands of AI data centers, which are projected to require over 200 additional terawatt-hours of grid power by 2030. The company is currently advancing its Ward 250 project, a test reactor being developed in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy, the San Rafael Energy Research Center, and the State of Utah, with a target go-live date of July 4, 2026, America's 250th birthday. The reactor has already been physically transported to Emery County, Utah, with logistical support from the U.S. military. Four executive orders issued under the Trump administration provided a mandate supporting the project's accelerated deployment timeline.

About Valar Atomics

At Valar Atomics, we're redefining what's possible in energy. Our mission is to make clean, high-temperature nuclear power scalable—unlocking abundant energy for industry, hydrogen, and next-generation manufacturing. We are a team of builders, engineers, and operators who believe nuclear energy should be fast to deploy, factory-made, and built for the real world. Our first pilot plant in Orangeville, Utah will demonstrate how advanced nuclear systems and fuel fabrication can power the future. Joining Valar Atomics means becoming part of a company where autonomy, ownership, and impact exist at every level.

The Team

The Construction and Infrastructure organization delivers the facilities, infrastructure, and construction projects required to support Valar's mission. The team manages planning, execution, and delivery of complex capital projects while ensuring quality, safety, and operational readiness.

The Role

Key Responsibilities 

• Develop and maintain detailed production, manufacturing, and project schedules.
• Coordinate schedules across Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Procurement, and Operations.
• Establish activity sequences, dependencies, milestones, durations, and resource requirements.
• Track actual progress against baseline schedules and identify schedule variances.
• Monitor critical-path activities and proactively identify potential delays and constraints.
• Work with manufacturing and engineering teams to understand capacity, labor, equipment, material, and technical constraints.
• Develop short-term look-ahead schedules and longer-term production plans.
• Coordinate material availability and supplier commitments with the production schedule.
• Identify schedule conflicts and work with stakeholders to develop mitigation and recovery plans.
• Maintain accurate schedule data and provide regular status updates to project and functional leadership.
• Support production planning for prototype, development, and production hardware.
• Incorporate engineering changes, procurement status, manufacturing readiness, and quality requirements into schedules.
• Participate in cross-functional planning and production meetings.
• Develop schedule reports, dashboards, forecasts, and performance metrics for leadership.
• Support what-if analysis and scenario planning to evaluate schedule impacts.
• Maintain schedule integrity and ensure changes are properly documented and communicated.
• Help establish scalable scheduling processes and standards as the organization grows.
• Identify opportunities to improve planning, scheduling, and cross-functional coordination processes.

Basic Qualifications 

• 5–7 years of experience in scheduling, production planning, project controls, manufacturing planning, or a related field.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, Construction Management, Business, or a related discipline; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Strong understanding of scheduling concepts, dependencies, critical paths, milestones, and schedule forecasting.
• Experience working in a manufacturing, engineering, aerospace, energy, industrial, or other complex technical environment.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel and scheduling/planning tools.
• Ability to analyze large amounts of information and translate it into clear schedules and actionable priorities.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a rapidly changing environment.
• Ability to work effectively with engineers, technicians, manufacturing personnel, supply chain teams, and leadership.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or similar scheduling platforms.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems and production planning.
• Experience in high-mix, low-volume manufacturing.
• Experience scheduling complex assemblies, hardware, or engineered products.
• Knowledge of capacity planning, material requirements, and resource-loaded scheduling.
• Experience with critical-path analysis and schedule recovery planning.
• Experience working with engineering change orders and configuration-controlled products.
• Experience in aerospace, nuclear, energy, defense, advanced manufacturing, or another highly regulated technical environment.
• PMP, PMI-SP, AACE, or other relevant certification is a plus.

What We Offer  

• Competitive base salary 
• Equity ownership in a rapidly growing advanced energy company 
• Comprehensive medical benefits 
• Unlimited PTO
• Free daily lunch  
• Generous PPE stipend
• High-impact startup environment with significant ownership and autonomy 
• Opportunities for rapid career growth and internal advancement 
• Direct collaboration with experienced operators, engineers, and industry leaders 
• The opportunity to help build and scale transformative energy technology from the ground up

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Valar Atomics is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law.

We are committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment and will provide reasonable accommodation as required by law.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder).