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 of complex nuclear infrastructure projects.
- Lead the development, permitting, and licensing of advanced reactor technologies.
- Develop and manage supply chain strategies for nuclear waste disposal.
- Manage operational strategy and asset management for existing nuclear plants.
- Navigate regulatory environments, including NRC licensing and environmental permitting.
- Engage stakeholders, including utilities, regulators, community groups, and technology developers.
- Coordinate nuclear power offtake or interconnection agreements with utilities or hyperscalers.
- Manage risk and perform strategic planning, including scenario modeling and investment decision support.
- Evaluate and plan for nuclear restarts, including feasibility studies and stakeholder considerations.
- Apply AI and LLMs in infrastructure planning and delivery, such as risk modeling and document automation.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of experience leading client relationships, project teams, and internal staff.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Regulatory, or Technical fields relevant to nuclear infrastructure development or operations.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including client presentations and stakeholder engagement.
- Willingness to travel up to 75% of the time, depending on client needs and project location.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in MBA, MS, MPP, MPA, etc.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- Experience with NRC licensing processes or DOE-funded nuclear initiatives.
- Experience with permitting and environmental review for nuclear or energy infrastructure.
- Experience coordinating with utilities on nuclear power offtake or interconnection.
- Experience in asset management, system planning, or reliability engineering at operating nuclear facilities.
- Experience with nuclear waste disposal strategy or supply chain planning for advanced reactors.
- Experience with advanced reactor design (e.g. Gen III+ SMR), siting, or planning.
- Experience evaluating or planning nuclear restarts.
- Leverage AI or large language models (LLMs) in the context of infrastructure planning or delivery, such as using AI tools for risk modeling, document automation, or regulatory analysis.
Skills
- Infrastructure innovation and solution-oriented mindset.
- Leadership in nuclear project delivery, operations, or strategy.
- Mentoring junior staff and delivering high-impact solutions.
- Passion for addressing complex challenges in infrastructure strategy and execution.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Flexible personal and family sick time and company-paid holidays.
- Discretionary variable incentive bonus.
- Parental leave and adoption assistance.
- 401(k) retirement plan.
- Health savings account, dependent care flexible spending accounts.
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
- Student loan repayment assistance.
- Tuition reimbursement and personal development opportunities.
- Employee referral program.
- Corporate-sponsored events and community outreach.
- Emergency back-up childcare program.
- Mobile stipend.
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.