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Position Overview:
The successful candidate must possess a deep understanding of NRC licensing requirements and demonstrated experience supporting or executing projects within an NRC-regulated commercial nuclear environment. This individual will serve as a key interface between project management, engineering, construction, licensing, quality, operations, contractors, and executive leadership to ensure project activities remain aligned with the facility's licensing basis and applicable NRC requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the planning and execution of a large-scale commercial nuclear construction project, with accountability for scope, cost, schedule, safety, quality, and regulatory compliance.
- Integrate NRC licensing requirements, commitments, and licensing-basis considerations into engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning activities.
- Partner with Licensing, Engineering, Quality, Construction, and Operations to ensure project activities comply with applicable NRC regulations, licensing requirements, and nuclear quality standards.
- Oversee project controls, including budgeting, scheduling, forecasting, change management, risk management, and performance reporting.
- Evaluate project changes, technical issues, and construction challenges for potential licensing, regulatory, cost, and schedule impacts.
- Support NRC regulatory interactions, inspections, audits, licensing submittals, and resolution of regulatory issues as required.
- Ensure effective configuration management, design control, documentation, and turnover throughout the project lifecycle.
- Drive project risks and issues to resolution while maintaining alignment with project objectives and regulatory milestones.
- Provide clear project performance, risk, and regulatory status reporting to executive leadership and key stakeholders.
- Promote a strong nuclear safety culture and rigorous compliance with project procedures and regulatory requirements.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related technical discipline.
- 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in engineering, construction, project management, or major capital project execution.
- Significant experience managing large-scale, complex capital construction projects
- Demonstrated Project Manager, Deputy Project Manager, Project Director, or equivalent leadership experience on major nuclear construction or modification projects.
- Extensive commercial nuclear experience within an NRC-regulated environment.
- Deep working knowledge of NRC licensing processes and requirements as they relate to engineering, construction, testing, commissioning, and facility operation.
- Demonstrated experience integrating NRC licensing requirements into project execution and working directly with licensing/regulatory organizations.
- Strong understanding of nuclear licensing-basis management, configuration management, design control, change control, regulatory commitments, and documentation requirements.
- Experience coordinating licensing considerations associated with design changes, construction changes, technical issues, and project decision-making.
- Strong knowledge of nuclear quality assurance requirements and experience working within a rigorous nuclear QA program.
- Demonstrated experience managing multidisciplinary engineering, procurement, construction, quality, licensing, and project controls organizations.
- Strong knowledge of project controls, including cost management, scheduling, forecasting, change management, risk management, and performance measurement.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex contractor and subcontractor relationships.
- Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, and executive-level stakeholder management skills.
- United States Citizenship
If you are interested in being considered for this position and your resume clearly outlines your relevant experience for this position, please follow the application steps via our website: www.edgewatertech.net/careers
Edgewater will not submit your resume without first having detailed discussions with you and obtaining your permission to do so. We look forward to hearing from you!
WORKING WITH EDGEWATER TECHNICAL ASSOCIATES
Edgewater is committed to recruiting and maintaining a staff of highly skilled professionals to support our customers. In keeping with this objective, we offer highly competitive salaries and employee benefit packages structured to best suit your needs. We offer multiple individual and family benefit options including paid time off, medical, dental, life, vision, and disability insurance, and a pre- and post-tax 401 (k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
View all Edgewater opportunities at www.edgewatertech.net/careers
Position Overview:
The successful candidate must possess a deep understanding of NRC licensing requirements and demonstrated experience supporting or executing projects within an NRC-regulated commercial nuclear environment. This individual will serve as a key interface between project management, engineering, construction, licensing, quality, operations, contractors, and executive leadership to ensure project activities remain aligned with the facility's licensing basis and applicable NRC requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the planning and execution of a large-scale commercial nuclear construction project, with accountability for scope, cost, schedule, safety, quality, and regulatory compliance.
- Integrate NRC licensing requirements, commitments, and licensing-basis considerations into engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning activities.
- Partner with Licensing, Engineering, Quality, Construction, and Operations to ensure project activities comply with applicable NRC regulations, licensing requirements, and nuclear quality standards.
- Oversee project controls, including budgeting, scheduling, forecasting, change management, risk management, and performance reporting.
- Evaluate project changes, technical issues, and construction challenges for potential licensing, regulatory, cost, and schedule impacts.
- Support NRC regulatory interactions, inspections, audits, licensing submittals, and resolution of regulatory issues as required.
- Ensure effective configuration management, design control, documentation, and turnover throughout the project lifecycle.
- Drive project risks and issues to resolution while maintaining alignment with project objectives and regulatory milestones.
- Provide clear project performance, risk, and regulatory status reporting to executive leadership and key stakeholders.
- Promote a strong nuclear safety culture and rigorous compliance with project procedures and regulatory requirements.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related technical discipline.
- 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in engineering, construction, project management, or major capital project execution.
- Significant experience managing large-scale, complex capital construction projects
- Demonstrated Project Manager, Deputy Project Manager, Project Director, or equivalent leadership experience on major nuclear construction or modification projects.
- Extensive commercial nuclear experience within an NRC-regulated environment.
- Deep working knowledge of NRC licensing processes and requirements as they relate to engineering, construction, testing, commissioning, and facility operation.
- Demonstrated experience integrating NRC licensing requirements into project execution and working directly with licensing/regulatory organizations.
- Strong understanding of nuclear licensing-basis management, configuration management, design control, change control, regulatory commitments, and documentation requirements.
- Experience coordinating licensing considerations associated with design changes, construction changes, technical issues, and project decision-making.
- Strong knowledge of nuclear quality assurance requirements and experience working within a rigorous nuclear QA program.
- Demonstrated experience managing multidisciplinary engineering, procurement, construction, quality, licensing, and project controls organizations.
- Strong knowledge of project controls, including cost management, scheduling, forecasting, change management, risk management, and performance measurement.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex contractor and subcontractor relationships.
- Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, and executive-level stakeholder management skills.
- United States Citizenship
If you are interested in being considered for this position and your resume clearly outlines your relevant experience for this position, please follow the application steps via our website: www.edgewatertech.net/careers
Edgewater will not submit your resume without first having detailed discussions with you and obtaining your permission to do so. We look forward to hearing from you!
WORKING WITH EDGEWATER TECHNICAL ASSOCIATES
Edgewater is committed to recruiting and maintaining a staff of highly skilled professionals to support our customers. In keeping with this objective, we offer highly competitive salaries and employee benefit packages structured to best suit your needs. We offer multiple individual and family benefit options including paid time off, medical, dental, life, vision, and disability insurance, and a pre- and post-tax 401 (k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
View all Edgewater opportunities at www.edgewatertech.net/careers
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in licensing manager jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in business, law, or a related field
- Experience drafting and negotiating licensing agreements
- Proficiency with contract lifecycle management software
- Knowledge of intellectual property law and royalty structures
- Familiarity with compliance tracking and audit processes
- Strong cross-functional communication with legal and finance teams
Tips for Your Licensing Manager Job Search
Quantify your licensing portfolio on your resume
List the number of agreements you've managed, the types of rights involved, and the industries covered. Licensing managers are evaluated on deal volume and complexity, so concrete details outweigh vague claims about relationship management or contract oversight.
Highlight the agreements you've negotiated
Specify whether your experience includes exclusive versus non-exclusive licenses, royalty structures, sublicensing rights, or territorial restrictions. Hiring managers in licensing read these distinctions carefully because the role varies significantly depending on agreement type and industry.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists licensing manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Filter openings by industry before applying
Licensing manager roles in pharma focus on patent and regulatory compliance, while entertainment roles center on IP rights and royalty tracking. Tailor your application materials to the specific industry rather than submitting a single generic resume across every opening.
Prepare a case study for the interview stage
Walk into interviews ready to describe a specific licensing negotiation from start to finish, including how you resolved a sticking point over rights scope, royalty rates, or term length. Interviewers routinely ask for deal-specific examples rather than general process descriptions.
Negotiate with your compliance record in hand
At the offer stage, point to your audit outcomes, renewal rates, or reduction in licensing disputes as evidence of your performance. Licensing managers who can show measurable compliance or portfolio growth have stronger leverage than those who rely solely on title and years of experience.
Licensing Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most licensing managers?
The companies hiring the most licensing managers right now include Jobot, JLL, and DataCT, with the largest share of openings in California, New York, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Demand is strongest in entertainment, technology, and pharmaceutical companies with large IP portfolios.
How many licensing manager jobs are remote?
About 71% of licensing manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting the contract-heavy nature of the role, which translates well to distributed work. Fully remote positions are most common in IP licensing, brand partnerships, and software licensing, where deal management is conducted primarily through documents and calls rather than on-site.
How do you become a licensing manager?
Most licensing managers start with a bachelor's degree in business, law, or a related field, then build experience in contract administration, compliance, or legal operations. Moving into a licensing coordinator or analyst role gives you direct exposure to agreement drafting and royalty tracking. From there, taking ownership of end-to-end negotiations and building familiarity with IP law accelerates the path to a manager title.
Can you get a licensing manager job with little experience?
You can break into licensing management by starting in a contract coordinator, legal operations, or licensing analyst role and demonstrating that you can manage agreement workflows independently. Employers in smaller companies or startups are often more open to candidates who show strong attention to detail, knowledge of IP basics, and experience with contract software, even without years of negotiation history.
What does the licensing manager interview process look like?
Most licensing manager interview processes include an initial recruiter screen, a hiring manager conversation focused on your deal experience and industry background, and at least one round with legal or business development stakeholders. You'll typically be asked to walk through a specific licensing negotiation you led, explain how you resolved a dispute or complex rights issue, and describe how you track compliance across an active portfolio.
Where can I find and apply to licensing manager jobs?
You can find and apply to licensing manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the available roles, find the ones that match your background and target industry, and apply directly to each listing without being redirected to a separate platform or external site.
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