How to apply for Project Scheduler

About Oklo

Oklo develops next-generation fast fission technology and recycles nuclear waste. Its goal is clean, reliable, affordable energy. Working there means contributing to advanced nuclear deployment, not traditional power projects.

About the role

This Project Scheduler sits inside Oklo capital project teams and owns the integrated schedule across engineering, licensing, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning. The role provides an objective schedule view, challenges assumptions, and keeps forecast dates and logic tied to execution reality. It directly affects whether advanced energy and infrastructure projects stay on track.

A typical day

A typical day involves reviewing schedule updates from engineering, licensing, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning teams, then analyzing critical and near-critical paths. You may meet with the Project Manager, Project Controller, functional leads, and external vendors to validate progress and resolve schedule impacts. You also coordinate with the Portfolio Planner on coding, calendars, and milestone definitions.

Who Oklo is looking for

• Experienced building and maintaining integrated schedules across multiple disciplines, including engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning.
• Skilled at critical path and near-critical path analysis, schedule impact evaluation, and recovery planning.
• Comfortable interfacing with EPCs and external vendors to integrate their schedules, validate progress, and hold contributors accountable for timely, high-quality status updates.
• Able to work with a Portfolio Planner on common schedule coding, calendars, milestone definitions, and quality standards, while reporting to a Sr. Director of Project Budgeting and Controls and integrating daily with project teams.

Tips for this application

• Show hands-on experience with integrated project schedules that span engineering, licensing, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning, since Oklo lists all of these explicitly.
• Describe specific instances where you challenged schedule assumptions and used critical path analysis to support recovery decisions.
• Name the scheduling tools and methods you use (for example, Primavera P6, MS Project, or similar) and note any experience integrating EPC or vendor schedules.
• Mention any exposure to nuclear, advanced energy, or large capital infrastructure projects, because Oklo works on fast fission technology and nuclear waste recycling.
• Explain how you have applied common schedule coding, calendars, and milestone definitions across a portfolio, since this role coordinates with a Portfolio Planner.

What to cover in your cover letter

Demonstrate your ability to build and maintain an integrated schedule across engineering, licensing, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning. Highlight experience integrating EPC and vendor schedules and validating progress. Show how you provide an objective schedule perspective and constructively challenge assumptions. Mention any work with a Portfolio Planner on coding, calendars, milestone definitions, and quality standards.

Research before applying

• Oklo's fast fission technology and nuclear waste recycling approach, including how these differ from conventional nuclear reactors.
• The stages of Oklo capital projects, such as engineering, licensing, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning, and where scheduling typically has the most risk.
• How Oklo structures project controls, including the roles of Project Manager, Project Controller, Project Sponsor, Portfolio Planner, and Sr. Director of Project Budgeting and Controls.
• Oklo's public updates or filings on project timelines and deployment plans to understand current schedule pressures.

Likely interview topics

Based on the job description, expect questions about:

• How you develop and maintain an integrated schedule across engineering, licensing, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning.
• Your approach to critical path and near-critical path analysis, schedule impact evaluation, and recovery planning.
• How you integrate EPC and vendor schedules, validate progress, and hold external contributors accountable for schedule status.
• How you work with a Portfolio Planner to apply common schedule coding, calendars, milestone definitions, and quality standards.
• How you provide an objective schedule perspective and constructively challenge assumptions within a capital project team.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Submitting a generic project scheduler resume that does not mention integrated schedules across engineering, licensing, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning.
• Claiming schedule experience without giving examples of critical path analysis, schedule impact evaluation, or recovery decisions.
• Ignoring the EPC and vendor integration aspect, which is a core part of this role.