Program Director - Site and Structures

Requirements

• Experience: 12+ years of experience managing complex facility development, capital construction, or infrastructure projects in energy, aerospace, semiconductor, or similarly technical environments.
• Educiation: Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or related field.
• Demonstrated experience managing large capital projects (>$300M) from concept through commissioning.
• Experience acting as the owner's representative managing AE, EPC, or major construction contractors on complex capital projects.
• Strong understanding of construction sequencing, contractor management, and cost control practices.
• Experience defining and executing large-scale capital delivery strategies, including contract structuring, risk allocation, and contractor oversight for complex infrastructure projects.
• Ability to manage budgets, forecasts, and change control processes in partnership with Finance and Program Planning & Controls teams.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience managing high-consequence or safety-critical construction environments.
• Demonstrated ability to succeed in a matrix organization, driving execution, prioritization, and individual accountability without direct line authority.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Additional Information

Xcimer Energy leverages decades of research on Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE) combined with groundbreaking new laser architecture. Our mission is to deploy fusion power plants to meet global decarbonization goals as fast as possible. Xcimer has assembled a team of leaders in tough tech, fusion science, and manufacturing with a track record of rapid execution. Supported by leading investors, Xcimer is uniquely positioned to deliver limitless, clean, fusion power to combat climate change. Join us in powering a better world with inertial fusion! This is a full-time, onsite role based at our headquarters in Denver, CO. As a Program Director for Site and Structures you will lead end-to-end development and delivery of facilities and site infrastructure, including planning, design, procurement strategy, construction oversight, commissioning, and transition to operations for the Vulcan laser system and Xcimer's fusion energy pilot plant, Athena. We are looking for our project coordinators to apply their technical expertise, problem solving skills, and dedication to quality to positively impact the future of energy! Equal Employment Opportunity Xcimer Energy is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Xcimer Energy hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Xcimer Energy will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For more information on "EEO Is the Law," please see here and here.

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