Manager, Engineering Strategy & Operations

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Job Description The Manager of Engineering Strategy and Operations will lead strategic initiatives and drive operational excellence across the engineering departments. This role is critical in aligning engineering activities with the company's overarching goals while advancing the development of innovative small modular reactors (SMRs) utilizing high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) technology. The role also serves as a senior engineering voice in business development and early project engagement, translating technical capability into a clear value story for prospective customers and helping shape opportunities from first discovery through project definition.

The position requires a strategic thinker and skilled leader to ensure the engineering organization delivers cutting-edge solutions and operational effectiveness that support the company's mission.

Job Profile Tasks/Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership & Alignment Partner with all of Engineering leadership to help define, refine, and operationalize the Engineering vision, strategy, and priorities.

Lead cross-functional strategic initiatives that require Engineering leadership engagement, serving as an integrator and decision enabler.

Organizational Effectiveness Ability and willingness to help all team members inside and outside of engineering.

Identify opportunities for innovation and process improvement across engineering functions.

Lead change management efforts to improve organizational health, engagement, and execution across the company.

Mentor and support engineering strategy and operations team members, fostering a culture of high performance and continuous improvement.

Cross-Functional Leadership Serve as the primary liaison between engineering and other departments (e.g., IT, Supply Chain and Procurement, Finance, Business Development).Collaborate with other leaders to drive cross-functional initiatives and operational alignment.

Lead special projects and high-priority efforts that require oversight, technical understanding, and influence across organizational boundaries.

Business Development & Early Project Engagement Serve as the primary engineering representative in early-stage customer and business development engagements, communicating the technology, plant capabilities, and deployment approach to executive, technical, and non-technical audiences.

Lead engineering participation in early project discovery and pre-FEL/FEL-0 activities, including defining customer needs, site and application considerations, preliminary scope, assumptions, and key technical questions.

Coordinate and synthesize engineering responses to customer inquiries, RFIs, RFPs, and due-diligence questions, ensuring responses are accurate, consistent, timely, and aligned with company positions.

Translate customer requirements and feedback into actionable inputs for engineering; collaborating with licensing, project controls, and leadership, ensuring early commitments are realistic and supported internally.

Partner with Business Development to develop standardized early-engagement scopes, deliverables, and templates that can be applied consistently across opportunities.

Ensure early engagements are properly resourced by aligning engineering resources, subject matter experts, and subcontractor support with priorities and timelines.

Support customer workshops, site visits, technical exchange meetings, and executive briefings, building trusted relationships with prospective customers and partners.

Facilitate a smooth handoff from business development and early project phases into project execution, preserving continuity of scope, assumptions, and customer commitments.

Communications & Stakeholder Engagement Synthesize technical and organizational discussions into strategic narratives and actionable insights for senior audiences.

Develop high-impact presentations and communications for internal and external stakeholders, including Board, C-suite, prospective customers, partners, and investors.

Craft clear, credible technical narratives that support business development pursuits, customer decision-making,…