Development Associate
Last EnergyAustin, TX
Full Time
Posted May 13, 2026
$70k - $85k· Est.
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Job Description
Last Energy seeks a Development Associate to support the development of our micro modular nuclear power plant portfolio across domestic and international markets.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and maintain detailed project schedules across multiple active development sites, tracking milestones, dependencies, and critical path for pre-construction deliverables
- Develop and update cost estimates for site development activities, including consultant scopes, permitting fees, site studies, and interconnection costs
- Maintain risk registers for each active site, tracking identified risks, probability, and impact assessments, mitigation actions, and ownership
- Support the team in tracking consultant budgets and invoices against approved scopes of work, flagging variances, and helping to manage spend across the portfolio
- Support due diligence workstreams by gathering, organizing, and analyzing data from geotechnical, environmental, survey, and interconnection consultants
- Help maintain organized project files, tracking documents, and records across a multi-site, multi-jurisdiction portfolio
- Assist senior team members with analysis and materials for regulatory submissions, site control negotiations, and partner-facing deliverables as needed
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Finance, or a related field
- 2–5 years of experience in project controls, cost estimating, project management support, or a related analytical role; energy, infrastructure, or construction experience is a plus
- Advanced Excel skills are essential — you should be comfortable building cost models, schedule trackers, and risk matrices from scratch
- Familiarity with project scheduling tools (Smartsheet, MS Project, Primavera P6, or similar) is a plus
- Strong quantitative and analytical instincts — comfortable working with uncertain inputs, building in contingencies, and communicating ranges rather than false precision
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills; able to track many moving pieces across multiple projects simultaneously without dropping the ball
- Clear, concise written communication — you will be summarizing complex status and analysis for internal audiences regularly
- Eager to learn the specifics of nuclear project development, regulatory processes, and energy infrastructure; prior knowledge is a plus but not required
- Strong self-starter with the ability to quickly adapt strategy in a fast-paced environment
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