Managing Consultant - Nuclear Specialist

About the role

Guidehouse’s Capital Projects & Infrastructure team is seeking experienced professionals with a strong background in the nuclear sector – particularly those who have led or managed complex nuclear infrastructure projects. This may include experience in nuclear power generation, advanced reactor development, permitting and licensing, asset management, system planning, stakeholder engagement, operations, or other roles in the nuclear sector.

Responsibilities

• Guide and manage multidisciplinary teams in the delivery, operations, and strategy of nuclear infrastructure projects.
• Develop and implement supply chain strategies, particularly for advanced nuclear technologies.
• Manage operational strategy and asset management, including system planning, lifecycle cost analysis, reliability engineering, and performance optimization.
• Navigate complex regulatory environments, including NRC licensing, environmental permitting, and coordination with federal and state agencies.
• Coordinate nuclear power offtake or interconnection with utilities or hyperscalers.
• Lead risk management and strategic planning efforts, including scenario modeling and investment decision support.
• Engage stakeholders, including utilities, regulators, community groups, and technology developers.
• Develop and manage contracts, including procurement strategy, scope control, and commercial terms.
• Evaluate and plan for nuclear restarts, including feasibility studies and stakeholder considerations.
• Apply AI and large language models (LLMs) in infrastructure planning and delivery, such as risk modeling, document automation, and regulatory analysis.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Regulatory, or Technical fields with nuclear infrastructure development or operations focus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including client presentations and stakeholder engagement.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 75% of the time, depending on client needs and project location.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree (MBA, MS, MPP, MPA, etc.) preferred.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
• Experience with NRC licensing processes or DOE-funded nuclear initiatives preferred.
• Experience with permitting and environmental review for nuclear or energy infrastructure preferred.
• Experience coordinating with utilities on nuclear power offtake or interconnection preferred.
• Experience in asset management, system planning, or reliability engineering at operating nuclear facilities preferred.
• Experience with nuclear waste disposal strategy or supply chain planning for advanced reactors preferred.
• Experience with advanced reactor design (e.g. Gen III+ SMR), siting, or planning preferred.
• Experience evaluating or planning nuclear restarts preferred.
• Experience leveraging AI or LLMs in infrastructure planning or delivery, such as using AI tools for risk modeling, document automation, or regulatory analysis preferred.

Skills

• Leadership in nuclear project delivery, operations, or strategy.
• Experience in nuclear infrastructure development, supply chain strategy, nuclear waste disposal planning, operational strategy, asset management, system planning, reliability engineering, performance optimization, regulatory strategy, stakeholder engagement, operational strategy, asset management, system planning, lifecycle cost analysis, reliability engineering, performance optimization, regulatory strategy, stakeholder engagement, operations, or other roles in the nuclear sector.
• Ability to lead client engagements and internal teams.
• Passion for infrastructure innovation.
• Mentoring junior staff.
• Commitment to delivering high-impact solutions.

Benefits

The annual salary range for this position is $113,000.00 - $188,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation. Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco. If you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@guidehouse.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation. All communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or guidehouse@myworkday.com. Correspondence received by an applicant from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored by Guidehouse. Note that Guidehouse will never charge a fee or require a money transfer at any stage of the recruitment process and does not collect fees from educational institutions for participation in a recruitment event. Never provide your banking information to a third party purporting to need that information to proceed in the hiring process. If any person or organization demands money related to a job opportunity with Guidehouse, please report the matter to Guidehouse’s Ethics Hotline. If you want to check the validity of correspondence you have received, please contact recruiting@guidehouse.com. Guidehouse is not responsible for losses incurred (monetary or otherwise) from an applicant’s dealings with unauthorized third parties. Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.