Senior Nuclear Contract Specialist - DOE & Gov't Projects

TerraPower.; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 168,316 - 252,475; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Relocation assistance

Parental leave

401k plan

Healthcare benefits

Generous PTO

Job summary

TerraPower in Bellevue, WA is seeking a Senior Contract Specialist to negotiate and manage external contracts, including government and subcontracts, to support corporate activities and client projects. The CS will implement an approved process for initiating, developing, issuing, monitoring and closing out external contracts.

The role requires extensive contracting experience within technical/nuclear contexts and collaboration with Legal, Finance and Procurement functions to mitigate risk and

Qualifications

• High-school diploma.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering or equivalent field, with minimum fifteen years experience in technically‑oriented contracting.
• Contracting or similar business/interface role with some international experience (preferred).
• Direct experience in contracting or working with engineering scope in the nuclear industry (preferred).
• Relevant experience with DOE National Labs and their operations (preferred).
• Technical and/or subject area background is preferred and can be experience based.
• Exemplary organizational and communication skills and ability to work independently in a team environment, including interface with Legal, Finance and other functional organizations.
• The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Perform Contract Management functions for assigned areas, clients or specific TerraPower projects, including government contracts and subcontracts.
• Act as TerraPower’s interface with external government and commercial customers’ contract organizations for assigned projects/phases of contract development and execution.
• Support Business Development activities for assigned projects including the review and negotiation of the resulting agreements.
• Provide monitoring of assigned executed contracts with focus on compliance, change control, and cost management.
• Assist department leadership with process and tool development, budget generation and control.
• Interface with internal stakeholders (e.g., legal, finance) as necessary to support contract management functions.
• Provide subcontract support, as required.

Skills

Contracting experience

International experience

Communication skills

Teamwork and integrity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering or equivalent

Job description

TerraPower in Bellevue, WA is seeking a Senior Contract Specialist to negotiate and manage external contracts, including government and subcontracts, to support corporate activities and client projects. The CS will implement an approved process for initiating, developing, issuing, monitoring and closing out external contracts.

The role requires extensive contracting experience within technical/nuclear contexts and collaboration with Legal, Finance and Procurement functions to mitigate risk and