How to apply for Portfolio Planner

About Oklo

Oklo is developing next-generation fast fission technology and recycling nuclear waste to provide clean, reliable, affordable energy. The company is deploying these technologies, so employees work on real projects with direct impact on energy infrastructure. This role is remote within the US, but the work supports a hardware-focused organization.

About the role

The portfolio planner translates Oklo's project portfolio into an integrated resource and staffing plan. You will establish a common coding structure across project schedules, link project milestones to department workload, and build demand models based on project type, scale, and complexity. You will also help develop management accounting frameworks for internal utilization and total project cost.

A typical day

You might meet with project schedulers to align on coding structures, then work with department leaders to convert upcoming milestones into workload forecasts. Later, you could update demand models and review resource constraints with finance and project controls. The role is remote, so much of the coordination happens through video calls and shared planning tools.

Who Oklo is looking for

• Experience building resource or capacity models from project schedules, ideally in engineering, construction, or advanced manufacturing.
• Skilled at creating and governing coding structures, WBS, or schedule taxonomies across multiple projects.
• Comfortable working with project controls, finance, and department leaders to convert roadmaps into hiring and redeployment plans.
• Able to maintain a portfolio-wide view while project schedulers handle detailed schedule development and status.

Tips for this application

• In your resume, highlight specific examples of building demand models that account for project type, scale, complexity, and maturity.
• Describe how you established or governed a common coding structure across project schedules and connected milestones to department workload.
• Show experience partnering with project budgeting and controls, finance, and accounting to improve visibility into resource utilization and total project cost.
• Mention any work with internal and externally funded project reporting, as the role supports increasingly rigorous reporting.
• If you have experience in nuclear, energy, or other regulated industries, note it. If not, explain how you would learn Oklo's project types and constraints.

What to cover in your cover letter

Explain how you would translate Oklo's portfolio roadmap into forward-looking capacity requirements and identify resource constraints. Describe your approach to developing repeatable demand models that account for project type, scale, complexity, and maturity. Give an example of establishing a common coding structure across project schedules and connecting milestones to department workload. Show how you would inform the timing and mix of internal hiring, redeployment, and external support.

Research before applying

• Read Oklo's public materials on its fast fission technology and nuclear waste recycling to understand the project types and scale you would be planning for.
• Look for Oklo's project portfolio or pipeline announcements to see the range of projects and their stages.
• Research common coding structures and WBS standards used in nuclear or advanced energy projects, such as those from PMI or DOE.
• Check if Oklo has published any information on its project controls, finance, or resource planning practices.

Likely interview topics

Based on the job description, expect questions about:

• How would you design a common coding structure for project schedules across different departments at Oklo?
• Walk us through a time you built a demand model that accounted for project type, scale, complexity, and maturity.
• How do you work with project schedulers who remain accountable for detailed project-level schedules while you maintain a portfolio-wide view?
• Describe your experience developing management accounting frameworks for internal resource utilization and total project cost.
• How would you identify resource constraints and recommend the timing and mix of internal hiring, redeployment, and external support?

Common mistakes to avoid

• Focusing only on project scheduling instead of portfolio-level resource and capacity planning.
• Ignoring the need to connect project milestones and phases to department-specific workload requirements.
• Applying without any example of building repeatable demand models or governing coding structures across projects.