CareerPlan

Staff Technical Program Manager - Tonopah Flats Lithium Project

Reno, Nevada, United StatesFull-time$145k2026-07-10 → 2026-11-11

Core

Lead and own all facets of technical projects for the Tonopah Flats Lithium Project, driving efforts from laboratory concept through construction and commissioning of commercial-scale battery material extraction and solar PV + BESS facilities.

Role type

Staff Technical Program Manager (Mining/Chemical Refining)

Builds

Commercial-scale battery materials, solar PV + BESS facilities

Domain

Mining, Chemical Refining, Battery Materials, Renewable Energy

Required skills

Technical program management, facility scoping, resource management, budget oversight, permitting, cross-functional leadership, project controls, scale-up strategy, process optimization, stakeholder management

Preferred skills

Government grants experience, B.S. in Engineering

Technologies

Solar PV, BESS, Lithium extraction systems

Responsibilities

Own design plan of record and scope definition, scrutinize technical requirements and translate into implementation plans, pull together cross-functional teams for facility scoping, manage permitting, program resourcing, schedule, requirements, budgets and reporting, secure program support between manufacturing teams, lead leadership reviews and funding requests, propose and initiate new projects, influence teams without direct reporting structure

Seniority

Staff, strategic oversight & cross-functional leadership