Licensing Manager at Last Energy (Austin, TX / Washington, DC)
Last Energy· Austin, TX / Washington, DC·
Role details
Work type
Onsite
Employment
Full-Time
Job description
Last Energy seeks a Licensing Manager to lead regulatory, licensing, and safety analysis efforts. This role will act as in a project management capacity, managing licensing documentation, technical fault studies, communication with regulators, probabilistic safety analysis (PSA), and licensing roadmap progress.
This role will work with internal technical teams, third-party contractors, and regulatory bodies to enable project compliance and drive forward licensing milestones.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Act as a single point of contact with regulators
- Manage licensing deliverables per regulatory engagement plans
- Prepare, review, and quality control regulatory submissions
- Manage third-party licensing consultants, deliverables, and budgets
- Support safety analysis with data, modeling, reviews, and documentation
- Monitor regulatory changes and translate them into actionable tasks
- Track licensing milestones, risks, and escalate when needed
- Keep document systems, version control, and filings organized
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in licensing, regulatory affairs, safety engineering, or a similar field
- Bachelor’s in engineering, physics, nuclear science, or related; advanced degree preferred
- Familiarity with the NRC licensing process
- Knowledge of safety analysis, risk assessment, or safety modeling
- Strong written and verbal communication in technical/regulatory contexts
- Excellent project management; able to coordinate tasks and stakeholders
- Detail-oriented with strong document control skills
- Based in Austin, TX or Washington, DC (or open to relocation)
Why work at Last Energy
- Culture: “Dynamic and passionate team that blends fresh perspectives with seasoned expertise” — described as a fast-growing international team united by a mission to solve one of the hardest problems in energy lastenergy.com/careers/jobs
- Work policy: Roles are currently on-site in Austin, TX or Washington, D.C. jobs.lever.co
- Impact: Opportunity to work on the “most important challenge of our lifetime” with tangible progress toward global clean energy goals.
- Engineering culture: Hands-on work with hardware, nuclear systems, and modular manufacturing; strong patent activity indicates a culture of innovation.