# Director of Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) at The Nuclear Company

- Company: The Nuclear Company
- What the company does: The Nuclear Company is America’s nuclear infrastructure platform. We’re building a fully integrated system to unite the nuclear deployment chain, scale new builds, and drive operations and security. Backed by Eclipse Ventures.
- Company website: https://thenuclearcompany.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Columbia, SC or Washington, DC
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $176K to $210K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-27
- Apply by: 2026-10-14
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/thenuclearcompany/jobs/5407334008
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/the-nuclear-company-director-of-health-safety-and-environmental-hse/

## About the role

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.

## What they're looking for

- 10+ years of progressive HSE leadership experience supporting nuclear, energy, construction, manufacturing, industrial maintenance, or other complex, highly regulated operations
- Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
- Demonstrated experience building, implementing, or significantly scaling an enterprise or multisite HSE management system
- Experience establishing HSE strategy, policies, governance, performance measures, and executive-level reporting
- Hands-on experience supporting field operations, construction projects, major capital programs, outages, or other high-risk industrial environments
- Strong working knowledge of OSHA requirements, environmental compliance, industrial safety, incident investigation, root-cause analysis, and corrective-action programs

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