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Permitting Specialist

The Nuclear Company · Columbia, SC or Washington D.C · On-site

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About The Nuclear Company

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.

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

  • Experience supporting large-scale infrastructure, energy, utility, nuclear, transmission, renewable energy, or industrial development projects
  • Familiarity with environmental permitting requirements, including NEPA, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, wetlands permitting, stormwater permitting, and state/local land use approvals
  • Experience working with federal agencies such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, EPA, NRC, DOE, or state environmental agencies
  • Experience with GIS platforms (ArcGIS or similar), permitting databases, and project management software
  • Experience utilizing AI-powered tools or digital platforms to improve permitting workflows, regulatory document review, project coordination, or compliance tracking
  • Competitive compensation packages
More about this role

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...

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