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Type One Energy · 1 day ago

Risk and Opportunity Manager

Knoxville, TN

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Type One Energy is dedicated to providing sustainable, affordable fusion power to the world. The Risk & Opportunity Manager will be responsible for defining and implementing the risk management framework, ensuring effective identification and mitigation of risks across major programs.

Clean EnergyEnergyNuclear

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and maintain Type One Energy’s integrated risk and opportunity management process, aligned with industry best practices (e.g., DOE O 413.3B, ISO 31000)

Establish standardized tools, templates, taxonomies, and reporting mechanisms for program and enterprise risk

Oversee the risk workflow including identification, analysis, quantification (qualitative and quantitative), prioritization, mitigation planning, and closure

Facilitate working sessions with engineering, procurement, manufacturing, and operations teams to identify technical, schedule, cost, and integration risks

Develop risk registers for major programs, ensuring clear traceability to program baselines and milestones

Support Earned Value Management (EVM) performance analysis by correlating risk exposure with cost/schedule performance

Conduct periodic risk reviews, readiness assessments, and risk health checks with program leadership

Lead the development and execution of quantitative risk analyses (QRA) including Monte Carlo simulations for schedule and cost impacts

Integrate results into baseline development, Estimate at Completion (EAC) models, and decision-making processes

Provide data-backed recommendations to inform mitigation strategies and management reserves

Establish a structured opportunity management process to identify potential improvements in cost, schedule, performance, or design

Work with engineering and operations leadership to evaluate opportunity feasibility, value, and implementation paths

Track opportunity benefit realization and incorporate outcomes into program plans and performance reporting

Produce clear, executive-level dashboards and reports summarizing risk exposure, trends, and mitigation status

Present risk posture and key insights to executive leadership, PMO leadership, and program steering committees

Ensure consistent communication of risk impacts across cross-functional stakeholders

Maintain risk governance processes aligned with contract, regulatory, and quality requirements

Support major phase gate reviews, baseline reviews, and independent project assessments

Drive continuous improvement of risk and opportunity management processes, tools, and cultural adoption across the company

Qualification

Risk managementQuantitative risk analysisProject managementEVM proficiencyRisk analysis toolsStakeholder managementAnalytical skillsContinuous improvementCommunicationFacilitation skills