Subcontract Technical Representative

About the role

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."

About the role

The Subcontract Technical Representative (STR) position reports to the Director of Contracts and is responsible for providing strategic technical oversight, compliance reviews, assisting 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 technical compliance, execution performance/metrics, negotiations and implementation of improvements in subcontracting. In addition, the STR assists with the development of corporate and supplier strategy.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the technical interface and direction between Company and subcontractor to ensure communication, timely management of changes, clarification of requirements, project goals and escalation as needed for assigned relationships or subcontracts.
• Develop or support development of statements of work (SOW) and project planning to execute the subcontractor scope that will meet project objectives.
• Develop or support development of specifications as necessary to communicate subcontractor technical requirements definition. Workscope may include construction of facilities, installation of systems/sub-systems, equipment, components, materials and processes.
• Provide technical direction and oversight of subcontractor's work with cross-functional support from others at Company to ensure delivery of data and other deliverables to meet requirements.
• Coordinate or support Company technical review process of subcontractor deliverables and ensure appropriate responses.
• Assist management of technical interfaces between subcontractor's work and interfacing projects/activities within Company.
• Analyze complex issues, provide guidance to internal and external stakeholders, and ensure compliance.
• Provide support to contract administration and commercial activities as needed to implement project scope and requirements.
• Maintain awareness of supplier technical capabilities, organization changes and relationships to ensure positive feedback to Company interests.
• Monitor and evaluate subcontractor performance utilizing established processes, systems and metrics; collaborate on performance management program including collection of metrics and improvement action plans.

Key Qualifications and Skills

• Engineering degree (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical or Materials preferred) with academic focus relevant to nuclear power plant/equipment engineering with a general understanding of the design of reactor plant and related systems.
• Experience in Construction Management or similar field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in technically-oriented management of customer to subcontractor interface.
• 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 and 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.

• 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 20 pounds
• Repetitive work: Prolonged
• Special Senses: Visual and audio focused work
• Work Conditions: Stairs, typing/keyboard, standard and/or sitting working environment of >8 hrs./day
• Ability to work remotely or in-office
• Travel required: Up to 50% (potential at times to support negotiations or other needed focus).

Additional information

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.

Salary range: $142,996 - $190,661

*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 WY 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