Senior Contract Specialist

Terra Power 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.

The Senior Contract Specialist (CS) reports to the Director of Contracts; key activities are to negotiate, plan, coordinate review, administer documents and obtain approvals for assigned incoming Contracts performed by TP in support of corporate activities and client projects, including government contracts and subcontracts. This position implements approved process for initiating, developing, issuing monitoring and closing out external Contracts. The CS will contribute to enhancing the success of projects by limiting the overall risks and liability associated with customer negotiations and contract administration, subcontract sourcing, pricing, evaluating, negotiating and obtaining materials, equipment and/or construction services.

This position will coordinate the review of client contracts and provides negotiation support when required. The position interfaces with Procurement, when directed, to provide support for implementing subcontracting. In addition, the Contract Specialist assists with the development of corporate and supplier strategy.

• Perform Contract Management functions for assigned areas, clients or specific Terra Power projects, which may include government contracts, subcontracts, grants, government funding opportunities and commercial opportunities (services agreement, task orders, etc.)
• Act as Terra Power’s single point of interface with external government and commercial customers’ contracts 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 and related activities with focus on compliance, change control, and assist with quality, cost management, schedule and performance.
• Assist department leadership, which includes process and tool development and training, budget generation and control.
• Interface with internal stakeholders (e.g., legal, finance) as necessary to support contract management functions.
• Provide subcontract support, as required.

• High‑school diploma.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering or equivalent field or equivalent combination of education and experience, minimum fifteen years experience equivalent, 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.

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…