Director of Maritime Infrastructure

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<p style="min-height:1.5em">The ocean is the largest undeveloped frontier on earth — and the next chapter of abundant energy will be written at sea. We're building the infrastructure to power it.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h3>About Ocean Atomics (OA)</h3><p style="min-height:1.5em">Ocean Atomics is an American company designing, licensing, and building a standardized nuclear electric plant — and the systems around it — to power maritime applications. We will install these plants on vessels built to our nuclear-ready standards, and we will move fast by leveraging the compact, proven technology of water-cooled reactors.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">Scaling atomic energy is the next chapter, and the open ocean is where we unlock it. We pioneer nuclear power at sea, tackling every step from design to deployment.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h3>Our mission</h3><p style="min-height:1.5em">Scale nuclear energy. Power generations.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h3>Our vision</h3><p style="min-height:1.5em">A maritime commons thriving with abundant, economical, modern, and safe nuclear-powered activity — built, serviced, and staffed by re-industrialized American shipyards and people.<br></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Role Summary</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">The Director of Maritime Infrastructure commands the physical industrial footprint, asset acquisition strategy, and operational maintenance of Ocean Atomics’ manufacturing and dockyard network. While engineering designs the fleet and workforce scales the labor, this role establishes and operates the physical launchpads required to build and sustain our floating nuclear platforms.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">You will own the dual mandate of identifying and securing strategic deep-water infrastructure assets—establishing a definitive United States footprint before scaling to an eventual global network—and subsequently managing active operations once these facilities are under Ocean Atomics' control. To succeed, you must have a proven track record of leading complex industrial system and facility designs from initial site concept to active operation across multiple large-scale industrial complexes. Your mission is to build and run the domestic manufacturing engine that anchors our long-term enterprise expansion.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Primary Responsibilities</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Command Strategic Asset Identification:</strong> Target, evaluate, and present the deep-water dockyards, heavy fabrication hubs, and industrial waterfront assets necessary to execute Ocean Atomics' manufacturing model, locking down a robust US foundation.</p></li></ul><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Own Infrastructure Operations & Maintenance:</strong> Serve as the final operational authority for the maintenance, civil engineering integrity, and mechanical uptime of all controlled yards, graving docks, and upland staging areas within the OA footprint.</p></li></ul><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Direct Facility Lifecycle Management:</strong> Lead the design and execution of industrial upgrades, capital improvement projects, and heavy-lift logistics infrastructure as our manufacturing requirements scale from prototype to fleet assembly lines.</p></li></ul><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Synchronize Regulatory and Physical Security:</strong> Ensure all physical assets comply natively with domestic and international marine facility standards, federal environmental controls, and the strict physical security perimeters required for advanced energy manufacturing environments.</p></li></ul><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Cross-Functional Infrastructure Integration:</strong> Collaborate closely with the technical and workforce sectors to ensure shipyard configurations match vessel build specifications, and coordinate with the commercial sector to de-risk capital deployment for asset footprints.</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Qualifications</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Education:</strong> Advanced degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Marine Engineering, Construction Management, or a related heavy industrial discipline.</p></li></ul><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Experience:</strong> 15+ years directing heavy industrial operations, large-scale shipyard management, or major marine infrastructure builds, with an extensive background navigating the United States industrial and regulatory landscape.</p></li></ul><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Lifecycle Mastery:</strong> A definitive track record of designing, developing, and operating complex physical infrastructure or industrial facilities from initial asset selection through full operational deployment across multiple systems.</p></li></ul><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Leadership Posture:</strong> Exceptional command presence. A disciplined, operationally rigid engineer who can manage massive physical assets, handle complex industrial friction with composure, and maintain absolute structural and capital discipline across our domestic and future international operating nodes.</p></li></ul><h3>Why this matters</h3><p style="min-height:1.5em">Every industry on Earth needs scalable, clean energy, and the ocean is the ideal place to unlock it. Joining Ocean Atomics means building real, lasting infrastructure — the kind that powers generations. The world needs abundant energy. Let's make it happen.<br><br></p><h3>Ocean Atomics LLC is an equal opportunity employer. </h3><p style="min-height:1.5em">We are committed to a workplace free of discrimination and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations; if you need an accommodation during the application process, contact info@oceanatomics.com.</p>

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