Procurement Contract Administrator

The Nuclear Company; Columbia (SC); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Nuclear Company is seeking a Contract Administrator, Procurement. The role will manage the lifecycle of procurement contracts from award to closeout, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and supporting strategic sourcing initiatives for nuclear deployment projects.

Office presence is hybrid, based in Washington, D.C., or Columbia, SC, with candidates within commuting distance or willing to relocate.

Qualifications

• Experience managing procurement contracts from award to closeout.
• Ensures regulatory compliance and risk mitigation throughout the lifecycle.
• Supports strategic sourcing initiatives and supplier performance.

Responsibilities

• Manage the lifecycle of procurement contracts from award to closeout.
• Ensure contractual integrity and regulatory compliance across projects.
• Support strategic sourcing initiatives and supplier relationship management.

Skills

Contract lifecycle

Regulatory compliance

Vendor management

Sourcing

Tools

MS Office

Job description

The Nuclear Company is the fastest growing AI tech-enabled startup in the nuclear and energy space, pioneering a fleet-scale approach to building the next generation of nuclear reactors. Through our design-once, build-many model, we're accelerating the deployment of safe, reliable, and affordable nuclear energy.

We operate with an AI-first mindset.Every employee is expected to leverage AI, technology, and the Nuclear Operating System (NOS) as integral components of their role to improve the quality, speed, and impact of their work. We expect every team member to continuously identify opportunities to automate workflows, enhance decision-making, improve processes, and contribute to the ongoing evolution of NOS as a strategic operating capability that enables The Nuclear Company to scale with excellence.

We hire people who are driven by purpose, thrive in ambiguity, and are energized by building what has never been built before.Our team combines intellectual curiosity with high agency, embraces candid feedback and continuous learning, and holds themselves and others to exceptional standards. Our values—Transparency, Responsibility, Unity, Scrappy, and Tenacity—guide how we hire, collaborate, and make decisions every day. They are not words on a wall; they are the standard by which we operate. TRUST is the foundation of our safety culture, fostering intellectual honesty, accountability, and open communication, while our values challenge every team member to execute with urgency, humility, resilience, and an unwavering commitment to our mission.

About the role

The Contract Administrator, Procurement will be responsible for managing the lifecycle of procurement contracts from award to closeout , ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, and supporting strategic sourcing initiatives. This role is critical to maintaining contractual integrity, mitigating risk, and enabling timely delivery of goods and services for nuclear deployment projects.

Please note: The role requires regular hybrid office presence in either Washington, D.C., or Columbia, SC. Candidates must be within commuting distance of or willing to relocate to one of