# Manager - Civil Structures at Kairos Power

> United States · Manager · Other · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Akairospower%3A6226702004 (read 2026-11-12).

## Facts (observed)

- Company: [Kairos Power](https://alderhq.app/companies/kairos-power)
- Location text: Alameda, CA; Alameda (KPHQ)
- Where it can be done from (inferred): United States (evidence: "Location: Alameda, CA; Alameda (KPHQ)")
- Posted: 2026-11-12 (0 days ago)
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-12 · last verified: 2026-11-12
- Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times
- Apply on the employer's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/kairospower/jobs/6226702004

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: not posted

## Description (the employer's text)

### Company Overview

Kairos Power is a new nuclear energy technology and engineering company whose mission is to enable the world’s transition to clean energy, with the ultimate goal to dramatically improve people’s quality of life while protecting the environment. This goal will be accomplished through the commercialization of the fluoride-salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor (FHR) that can be deployed with robust safety, affordable costs, and flexible operation to accommodate the expansion of variable renewables.

### Job Summary

Kairos Power is seeking a Civil Structural Manager to lead and develop a team of civil and structural engineers responsible for the design and engineering of nuclear facility structures, including reactor buildings and associated infrastructure. This role manages team performance, workload, and staffing needs while establishing Civil/Structural requirements, directing discipline engineering decisions, and evaluating the technical acceptability of designs prepared by external Engineers of Record (EORs) and design consultants.

The Civil Structural Manager supports Kairos Power’s Design Authority and is accountable for team technical quality and Civil/Structural engineering judgment and technical acceptance within delegated authority. The position works closely with the Technical Project Manager (TPM), system owners, and multidisciplinary engineering teams to align team priorities and resources to develop technically sound, coordinated, and constructible designs supporting Hermes and future deployments.

### Responsibilities

### People Management and Team Development

- Supervise, coach, and develop civil and structural engineers, providing technical guidance, regular feedback, and career development support.
- Establish individual and team performance expectations, conduct performance evaluations, and address performance and development needs.
- Plan and assign work, balance team capacity, and monitor deliverables to meet technical quality standards and project milestones in coordination with the TPM.
- Assess staffing and skill needs, support recruiting and hiring decisions, and oversee onboarding and training for team members.
- Promote nuclear safety culture, engineering rigor, collaboration, and timely escalation of technical concerns within the team.
### Technical Leadership and Design Basis

- Oversee the development and maintenance Civil/Structural design requirements, criteria, assumptions, codes, standards, and acceptance criteria.
- Establish technical requirements for foundations, concrete structures, structural steel, seismic design, equipment anchorage, and structural interfaces.
- Provide engineering judgment and discipline technical direction consistent with the approved design basis and company objectives.
- Evaluate departures from established requirements and document their technical basis, disposition, and required approvals.
- Maintain traceability of technical decisions and support Kairos Power Design Authority reviews.
### External Engineering Oversight

- Lead technical reviews of calculations, drawings, specifications, models, and reports prepared by external EORs and consultants.
- Evaluate deliverables for technical adequacy and compliance with approved requirements and acceptance criteria.
- Own Civil/Structural review comments, their technical disposition, and verification of resolution.
- Approve, conditionally accept, or reject discipline technical content within delegated authority; elevate decisions requiring additional authorization.
- Confirm Civil/Structural technical acceptability and required discipline approvals before package release.
### Design Development and Technical Interfaces

- Define and evaluate Civil/Structural inputs from process systems, equipment owners, and other engineering disciplines.
- Resolve structural requirements associated with building configurations, equipment arrangements, penetrations, openings, shielding, cranes, and equipment replacement paths.
- Develop technical positions and lead discipline evaluations for foundation systems, seismic isolation, precast construction, modularization, and structural-system selection.

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