Director of Contracts

TerraPower is a nuclear technology company based in Bellevue, Washington. At its core, the company is working to raise living standards globally through a more affordable, secure, and environmentally friendly form of nuclear energy along with innovations in medical isotopes to improve human health. In 2006, TerraPower originated with Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries who evaluated the fundamental challenges to raising living standards around the world. They recognized energy access was crucial to the health and economic well-being of communities and decided that the private sector needed to take action and create energy sources that would advance global energy deployment. TerraPower’s mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies, while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field. As a result, the company’s activities in the fields of nuclear energy and related sciences are yielding significant innovations in the safety and economics of nuclear power, hybrid energy and medical applications – all for significant human health benefits.”

TerraPower is seeking to hire highly motivated and forward-thinking professionals who are interested in focusing on advanced nuclear reactor research and development and influencing change within the nuclear power landscape and bringing forward the critical production of medical isotopes.  TerraPower is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. 

Director of Contracts

The Director of Contracts position is responsible for providing strategic oversight, compliance reviews, management of changes and support of continuous improvement in key TerraPower subcontract relationships.  Managed activities have a total scope of over $4 billion in design/development, licensing, EPC, commissioning and utility transition. The position collaborates with Procurement, Legal, Finance and other key stakeholders and oversees other Contracts team members to provide support for compliance, execution performance/metrics, negotiations and implementation of improvements in subcontracting. In addition, the Director of Contracts assists with the development of corporate and supplier strategy. 

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and manage the business/strategic direction, long-term financial goals and objectives of assigned relationships or subcontracts.
• Promote and support long-term development of requirements and relationship to support TerraPower’s business/commercial objectives.
• Demonstrate strong collaborative behaviors interfacing with TerraPower stakeholders for review and acceptance; then, work with key stakeholders to support specific agreement implementation.
• Implement strategic partnerships through contractual relationships with major partners.
• Organize and lead staff and resources in support of relationships, teaming with subject area and resource management.
• Analyze complex issues, provide guidance to internal and external stakeholders, and ensure compliance.
• Analyze contract requirements, special provisions, terms and conditions to ensure and recommend compliance with regulations, and policies and procedures.
• Ensure contracts include agreed upon terms, conditions, costs, and other required items and support execution between all parties.
• Support essential documentation and ensure documentation is accurate and complete for audit purposes.
• Resolve minor contractual disputes and contribute to the resolution of major contractual disputes.
• Provide compliance oversight support for key subcontracts as assigned.
• Subcontract oversight to include compliance review and resolution of key requirements, scope definition and ensuring responsiveness/accountability including licensing and insurance certifications.
• Monitor and evaluate subcontractor performance utilizing established processes, systems and metrics; collaborate on performance management program including collection of metrics and improvement action plans.
• Develop and support negotiation of emerging requirements to ensure project goals are met.
• Escalate non-compliance or other relationship issues as required with TerraPower and subcontractor.

Key Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Construction Management or similar field, Postgraduate study is preferred or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 15+ years of experience in technically-oriented contracting.
• Experience working on manufacturing, industrial, government, infrastructure focused projects; including in-depth understanding of construction or commercial contracts and delivery methods.
• Direct experience in contracting or working with engineering scope in the nuclear industry and international projects (preferred).
• Relevant experience with DOE, National Labs and their operations.
• Proficient in process mapping, root causes analysis, problem solving, and value-stream mapping.
• Highly self-motivated, analytical, and customer centric.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including great communication.
• Exemplary organizational and communication skills and ability to work independently in a team environment, including interface with Procurement, Legal, Finance and other functional organizations.
• Developed leadership qualities; ability to work well with all levels of staff, management, suppliers and associates.
• Experience in implementing project controls/metrics including EVMS.
• Excellent network and PC-based application skills in MS environment including Office (Teams, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Sharepoint) and other software.
• The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork.

Job Functions:

Job Functions are physical actions and/or working conditions associated with the position. These functions may also constitute essential functions for the job which the employee must be able to fulfill, with or without accommodation.  Information provided below is to help describe the job so that the applicant has a reasonable understanding of the job duties/expectations.  An applicant's ability to perform and/or tolerate these actions and conditions will be discussed and workplace accommodations may be made on a case-by-case basis following an individualized assessment of the applicant and other considerations, including but not limited to any governing safety standards.

• Motor Abilities: Sitting for extended periods, bending/stooping, grasping/gripping, fine motor control (hands)
• Physical exertion and/or requirements: Minimal, with ability to safely lift up to 25 pounds.
• Repetitive work: Prolonged
• Special Senses: Visual and audio focused work
• Work Conditions: Stairs, typing/keyboard, standard and/or sitting working environment of >8 hours/day
• Travel required 0-10%

TerraPower’s technology is controlled for export by various agencies of the U.S. Government.  TerraPower must evaluate applicants who are foreign nationals (other than asylees, refugees, or lawful permanent residents) in accordance with U.S. Government export control requirements.  To facilitate TerraPower’s export control reviews, you will be asked as part of the application process to identify whether you are a U.S. Citizen or national, asylee, refugee, or lawful permanent resident of the United States.  Government export authorization approval times vary.  Based on the business needs for a particular position, TerraPower may not consider a foreign national from a country if it is impracticable to obtain timely Government export approval.

Job details

Salary Range: $171,347 - $228,463

*Any salary offered within the posted salary band is based on market data and commensurate with the selected individual’s qualifications experience.  This range is specific to Wyoming State.

Benefits:

• Competitive Compensation
• Salary, eligible to participate in discretionary short-term incentive payments
• Comprehensive Medical and Wellness Benefits
  •   Medical
  •   Vision
  • Dental
  • Life and Disability
  • Gender Affirmation Benefits
• Parental Leave
• 401k Plan
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • 21 days of annually accrued PTO
• Generous Holiday Schedule
  • 10 paid holidays
• Relocation Assistance
• Professional and Educational Support Opportunities

TerraPower Career and Benefits information:  https://www.terrapower.com/contact-us/careers/