TITLE: Procurement Project Coordinator

LOCATION: Bellevue, WA, USA

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 contract with, via agency vendor, 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. In addition, as a federal contractor, TerraPower has instituted an Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) in an effort to proactively recruit, hire, and promote women, minorities, disabled persons and veterans.

Procurement Project Coordinator

TerraPower, LLC. is seeking to contract a highly motivated Procurement Project Coordinator that will focus on project management activities in the Natrium Procurement area. In this role, you will work as a technical project coordinator with the Natrium Procurement Groups to manage budget and schedule for TerraPower’s advanced nuclear reactor projects in the Procurement area. The successful candidate will coordinate with supplier project engineers working in the procurement area and with engineers in interfacing systems. The Procurement Project Coordinator will work as part of a high-performing team of engineers and scientists.

Responsibilities

• In the Natrium Procurement, work with Procurement Group Management to manage modifications to the Natrium schedule through interfaces to project controls organization. Initiate and facilitate change process approvals for new and emerging procurement activities consistent with project scheduling standards.

• Align and manage breakdown of the procurements into discretized activity schedules (subtask breakdown) for Natrium procurements.

• Work with the procurement group management to verify and track team assignments within schedule, manage resource levelization over time and generate resource forecasting on a regular basis. Communicate and coordinate buy-in from relevant stakeholders and track requests to the procurement group management.

• Develop, refine, and manage the standard procurement activity sequences in preparation for schedule development of future design phases and procurement activities. Generating detailed versions for specific activity sequences such as procurements or integrated analyses.

• Manage detailed schedule logic tie interfaces for activities within the procurement team, as well as the external logic links to other design team areas. Create and track milestones alignment to task activities.

• Provide periodic status updates to project leadership and identify shortfalls in resource allocations and/or sequence timing.

• Analyze and report on Procurement earned value metrics to the procurement group management and Natrium Project, including schedule and cost performance (SPI, CPI, etc) as well as identify staffing needs in a timely manner

• Facilitate the procurement schedule activities through regular schedule review meetings

• Lead planning efforts and procurement group organization through various project management tools including JIRA, Confluence, and Power BI.

• Interface with engineering groups to identify predecessors and successors needed for schedule activities.

• Interface with the Natrium Project departments to develop procurement tracking tools.

• Facilitate the Procurement weekly meeting

• Assist in Supply Chain development through facilitating new supplier meetings.

Key Qualifications and Skills

• B.S. in Engineering related discipline from an accredited university

• 5+ years engineering work experience with proven project coordination or project management experience, preferably in nuclear projects.

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication (both written and verbal) skills.

• Ability to work cross-functionally and build positive working relationships.

• Strong problem identification and resolution skill.

• Demonstrated experience in the design of complex mechanical systems, structures and equipment

• Previous experience with power plants, procurements, or complex systems.

• Excellent technical writing, communication, and presentation skills.

• Experience with project management tools such as Microsoft Project, P6, or Jira.

• Attention to detail and aspiration for technical and project performance excellence.

• Candidate must be a self-starter and possess ability to drive a project schedule with minimal direction.

• Ability to handle projects that include many competing objectives and design constraints, with ability to resolve conflicts between objectives.

• Ability to work on simultaneous tasks that require a multi-disciplinary approach.

• Experience working to quality standards on design activities, such as ASME NQA-1 or ISO 9001.

• The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork.

• Actual position starting level and title will be determined based on assessment of qualifications.

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 and/or standing 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

• Travel required: 0-5%

• Hybrid; onsite at BTC 2-3 days a week minimum

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 will not consider a foreign national from a country if it is impracticable to obtain timely Government export approval.

Job Details

Salary Range Level 10: $113,605 - $170,408

*Typically, our employee salaries are within .90 – 1.0 of the mid-point of the posted salary band. Any salary offered within the posted salary band is based on market data and commensurate with the selected individual’s qualifications and experience. This range is specific to Washington State.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Competitive Compensation

• Salary, eligible to participate in discretionary short-term incentive payments

• Comprehensive Medical and Wellness Benefits

• Medical

• Vision

• Dental

• Life

• 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

• Flexible Work Schedule

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