Last Energy

energy

ProjectDevelopmentAnalyst

Austin, Texas, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Project Development Analyst at Last Energy. Skills: cost estimating, project scheduling, risk registers, Advanced Excel skills. Build and maintain detailed project schedules. Develop and update cost estimates”

What You'll Achieve.

keeps the numbers sharp; schedules current; risks visible; making faster, better decisions

Industry & Context.

energy
Problems you'll solve

building and maintaining cost estimates, project schedules, and risk registers across multiple active development; tracking consultant spend and and producing the analysis that helps the development team make faster, better decisions; instinctively reaches for a spreadsheet; thinks in contingencies; gets satisfaction from bringing order to complex, multi-variable problems; quantitative and analytical instincts; comfortable working with uncertain inputs; building in contingencies; communicating ranges rather than false precision

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

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, Advanced Excel skills, quantitative and analytical instincts, Detail-oriented, organizational skills, Clear, concise written communication, self-starter, ability to quickly adapt strategy in a fast-paced environment

Nice to Have

analytical energy, infrastructure, or construction experience, Familiarity with project scheduling tools (Smartsheet, MS Project, Primavera P6, or similar), comfortable working with uncertain inputs, building in contingencies, and communicating ranges rather than false precision, able to track many moving pieces across multiple projects simultaneously without dropping the ball, Eager to learn the specifics of nuclear project development, regulatory processes, and energy, prior knowledge is a plus but not required

What You'll Do.

Build and maintain detailed project schedules

Develop and update cost estimates

Maintain risk registers

Support the team in tracking consultant budgets and invoices

Support due diligence workstreams

Help maintain organized project files

Assist senior team members with analysis and materials for regulatory submissions

site control negotiations

and partner-facing deliverables

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Support the team in tracking consultant budgets and invoices; Help maintain organized project files, tracking documents, and records; Assist senior team members with analysis and materials for regulatory submissions, site control negotiations, and partner-facing deliverables

Communication Scope

Clear, concise written communication; summarizing complex status and analysis for internal audiences

Process & Methodology

project controls, cost estimating, project management support, project schedules, milestones, dependencies, critical path, cost estimates, risk registers, probability, impact assessments, mitigation actions, ownership, consultant budgets, invoices, approved scopes of work, variances, manage spend, due diligence workstreams, geotechnical consultants, environmental consultants, survey consultants, interconnection consultants, project files, tracking documents, records, multi-site, multi-jurisdiction portfolio

Full Job Description

## Description Last Energy seeks a Project Development Analyst to support the development of our micro modular nuclear power plant portfolio across domestic and international markets. This is a supporting role on a small, fast-moving team — you will be the person who keeps the numbers sharp, the schedules current, and the risks visible. Day to day, that means building and maintaining cost estimates, project schedules, and risk registers across multiple active development sites; tracking consultant spend and milestones; and producing the analysis that helps the development team make faster, better decisions. If you're the kind of person who instinctively reaches for a spreadsheet, thinks in contingencies, and gets satisfaction from bringing order to complex, multi-variable problems, this role is for you. ## Key Duties & 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 ## Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction M

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