Senior Project Manager, MSR

Natura Resources is seeking a Senior Project Manager, MSR-1 to support disciplined execution of the MSR-1 reactor project, a first-of-a-kind molten salt reactor project being delivered with strategic engineering, procurement, construction, manufacturing, and technical partners. The Senior Project Manager is responsible for day-to-day project execution coordination, schedule and action tracking, contractor interface, issue resolution, project reporting, and integration of cross‑functional work streams.

This role works under the direction of the Project Director, MSR-1 to ensure project activities remain aligned with approved cost, schedule, scope, technical, QA, licensing, procurement, and stakeholder requirements. The successful candidate will bring strong project execution experience, sound judgment, disciplined follow‑through, and the ability to drive alignment across contractors, internal teams, and project stakeholders in a fast‑moving, high‑visibility project environment.

Natura Resources is committed to answering the world’s increased demand for reliable energy, medical isotopes, and clean water by developing commercially deployable liquid‑fueled molten salt reactors.

The Senior Project Manager, MSR-1 provides project execution leadership for assigned MSR-1 activities, including coordination between the owner team, EPC contractor, suppliers, engineering, QA, licensing, project controls, procurement, finance, and other supporting functions.

This role supports implementation of the project operating model by maintaining execution discipline, driving issue resolution, coordinating project reviews, tracking commitments, supporting change evaluation, and ensuring project information is visible, current, and actionable.

The Senior Project Manager is expected to identify project risks early, remove execution barriers, escalating issues appropriately, and support a culture of ownership, transparency, and disciplined project delivery.

Location: Abilene, TX / Hybrid / Remote eligible

Employment Status: Full-Time

Benefits: Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance, 401(k), Paid Time Off (PTO)

Reports To: Vice President, Reactor Delivery

Role Authority

The Senior Project Manager, MSR-1 has delegated authority to manage day‑to‑day project execution, coordinate cross‑functional work, lead assigned project reviews, track execution risks, resolve working‑level issues, and elevate decisions that could affect project cost, schedule, scope, technical direction, QA, licensing, procurement, or stakeholder commitments.

The role may recommend approval of changes, recovery actions, execution priorities, and issue resolutions within assigned scope, but does not independently approve material changes to project scope, budget, schedule baseline, contract terms, licensing commitments, QA requirements, or technical requirements without appropriate Project Director, Engineering, QA, Legal, Finance, or executive approval.

Responsibilities

Project Execution and Integration

Lead day‑to‑day coordination of assigned MSR-1 execution activities, ensuring work is aligned with approved project priorities, schedule needs, technical direction, QA requirements, licensing assumptions, procurement activities, and stakeholder commitments.

Coordinate across project leadership, engineering, QA, licensing, procurement, project controls, finance, operations readiness, contractors, suppliers, and external partners to maintain alignment and resolve execution issues. Ensure decisions, actions, assumptions, risks, and commitments are documented, assigned, and tracked to closure.

Schedule, Risk, Action, and Issue Management

Support the development, maintenance, and execution of the integrated project schedule. Work with project controls and functional leads to identify schedule risks, resource constraints, interface issues, and recovery actions before they affect major milestones.

Maintain disciplined tracking of project actions, issues, risks, open decisions, dependencies, and escalations. Ensure project reviews are structured, decision‑focused, and supported by current information.

Change, Contractor, and Commercial…