The Nuclear Company is the fastest growing AI tech-enabled startup in the nuclear and energy space, pioneering a fleet-scale approach to building the next generation of nuclear reactors. Through our design-once, build-many model, we're accelerating the deployment of safe, reliable, and affordable nuclear energy.

We operate with an AI-first mindset. Every employee is expected to leverage AI, technology, and the Nuclear Operating System (NOS) as integral components of their role to improve the quality, speed, and impact of their work. We expect every team member to continuously identify opportunities to automate workflows, enhance decision-making, improve processes, and contribute to the ongoing evolution of NOS as a strategic operating capability that enables The Nuclear Company to scale with excellence.

We hire people who are driven by purpose, thrive in ambiguity, and are energized by building what has never been built before. Our team combines intellectual curiosity with high agency, embraces candid feedback and continuous learning, and holds themselves and others to exceptional standards. Our values—Transparency, Responsibility, Unity, Scrappiness, and Tenacity—guide how we hire, collaborate, and make decisions every day. They are not words on a wall; they are the standard by which we operate. TRUST is the foundation of our safety culture, fostering intellectual honesty, accountability, and open communication, while our values challenge every team member to execute with urgency, humility, resilience, and an unwavering commitment to our mission.

About the role

The Permitting Specialist supports The Nuclear Company's Development organization by coordinating and managing environmental, construction, land use, and infrastructure permitting activities across the project lifecycle from Front-End Loading (FEL) 0 through FEL 3. This role is responsible for planning, tracking, and advancing the permits and regulatory approvals necessary to support project development, helping ensure critical milestones are achieved on schedule.

The Permitting Specialist manages permit applications, maintains permitting schedules, coordinates with regulatory agencies, tracks permit conditions and compliance requirements, and proactively identifies permitting risks that could impact project execution. Success in this role requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple permitting activities across a portfolio of complex infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

Permitting & Regulatory Coordination

Support permitting activities for nuclear development projects from FEL 0 through FEL 3.
Coordinate the preparation, submission, tracking, and maintenance of federal, state, and local permit applications and approvals.
Maintain permitting schedules and ensure permit milestones remain aligned with overall project development schedules.
Coordinate responses to agency requests for additional information and support permit modifications as projects evolve.
Track permit conditions, commitments, and expiration dates to ensure ongoing compliance.

Project Development Support

Partner with Development Managers to identify permitting requirements, risks, and critical path activities during early project development.
Coordinate permitting activities supporting environmental studies, geotechnical investigations, site characterization, utility coordination, and construction planning.
Assist with permitting strategies that support project schedules and reduce regulatory risk.
Support project budgeting and forecasting related to permitting activities and consultant services.

Agency & Stakeholder Coordination

Serve as a point of coordination with federal, state, and local regulatory agencies.
Coordinate activities with environmental consultants, engineering firms, surveyors, and permitting specialists.
Support meetings, permit review discussions, and regulatory agency communications.
Collaborate with External Affairs and Community Engagement teams to support permitting-related public outreach and stakeholder engagement activities.