Antares Pharma

Director, Construction - Reactor Deployments

Los Angeles · Director · Contract

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 63 days ago

BudgetingLeadershipCollaborationConstruction Management

About the role

The Reactor Deployments team is responsible for delivering Antares systems from factory to field.
You will be responsible for driving cost efficiency and ensuring timely project completion to meet Antares' aggressive deployment timelines.
Minimize cost and schedule through strong planning, contractor management, and execution discipline

Responsibilities

Own construction strategy and execution for all reactor deployment sites
Drive projects to completion on aggressive timelines while maintaining safety and quality standards
Lead budgeting, scheduling, and cost control across multiple concurrent projects
Build and manage relationships with site owners, utilities, and local stakeholders
Support permitting, site selection, and pre-construction development efforts
Build and scale a high-performing internal construction and field operations team
As Director of Construction at Antares, you will lead the planning and execution of all site development and construction activities for reactor deployments.
You will own the end-to-end construction strategy-from early site design input through field execution.
You will serve as the critical bridge between engineering and the field, ensuring designs are constructible and projects are delivered safely, on schedule, and at high quality.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in construction management, infrastructure delivery, or large-scale project execution
Experience managing contractors or subcontractors across multiple sites
Strong understanding of civil works, site development, and construction systems
Ability to travel to sites as needed
Think probabilistically and then take action. "If you want to be certain, then you are apt to be obsolete." Over-optimizing the components often degrades the system
If you can't make it, find a teammate who can channel your intentions and go in your place.

Nice to have

Preferred Skills & Experience:

Skills

Demonstrated leadership experience building or managing teams
Proven track record delivering complex projects on schedule and within budget
Experience in energy, industrial, or mission-critical construction (e.g., power plants, data centers, defense infrastructure)
Direct experience with nuclear site construction or nuclear-adjacent infrastructure
Familiarity with DOE, DoD, NRC, or other regulated project environments
Experience with first-of-a-kind (FOAK) or highly technical projects
Background bridging design engineering and field execution
Experience scaling construction operations in a high-growth environment

Benefits

Enable flexible deployments to meet customer needs including above grade and below grade construction

Company info

At Antares, our long-term mission is to make clean energy abundant from Earth to the Asteroid Belt. We're fueled by the belief that advanced nuclear energy can strengthen our military, solve the climate crisis, elevate global living standards, and expand humanity's presence in outer space. To achieve our mission, we're building mass-producible, inherently safe, deployable microreactors that can be used terrestrially, underwater, and in space.
Formed in 2023, the Antares team hails from SpaceX, The White House, MIT, Rigetti Computing, The Air Force, General Atomics, Relativity Space, Ursa Major, and National Laboratories like Los Alamos, Idaho, and Oak Ridge. Antares has raised over $130M in venture capital from top-tier investors and has over $13M in government funding.
About the Team
The Reactor Deployments team is responsible for delivering Antares systems from factory to field. We operate at the intersection of engineering, construction, and operations-ensuring each deployment site is designed, built, and commissioned to the highest standards.
At Antares, our long-term mission is to make clean energy abundant from Earth to the Asteroid Belt.
We're fueled by the belief that advanced nuclear energy can strengthen our military, solve the climate crisis, elevate global living standards, and expand humanity's presence in outer space.
To achieve our mission, we're building mass-producible, inherently safe, deployable microreactors that can be used terrestrially, underwater, and in space.
Formed in 2023, the Antares team hails from SpaceX, The White House, MIT, Rigetti Computing, The Air Force, General Atomics, Relativity Space, Ursa Major, and National Laboratories like Los Alamos, Idaho, and Oak Ridge.
Antares has raised over $130M in venture capital from top-tier investors and has over $13M in government funding.
We operate at the intersection of engineering, construction, and operations-ensuring each deployment site is designed, built, and commissioned to the highest standards.
This team partners closely with design engineering, manufacturing, regulatory, and external stakeholders to bring first-of-a-kind energy infrastructure online.

Equal opportunity

Antares is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Employment decisions are based solely on merit, competence, and qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.
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