TITLE: Senior Contract Administrator 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. Senior Contract Administrator TerraPower, LLC. is seeking to contract with a highly capable and motivated Contract Administrator who will report directly to the Director of Procurement to perform duties including sourcing, evaluating, price reasonableness, negotiating, subcontract administration, and closeouts. This position will also be responsible for supporting the development of new suppliers. This position contributes to enhancing the success of projects by limiting the overall risks and liability associated with supplier sourcing, pricing, evaluating, negotiating, performance and delivery of equipment, materials, completion of services and/or construction. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a commitment to excellence and flexibility with confidence, and an ability to interface with suppliers, consultants, management and colleagues in a professional, and proactive manner. The Senior Contract Administrator collaborates with the larger Supply Management, project teams and other support functions to coordinate the review of client contracts and provides negotiation support when required. Responsibilities * Initiate and manage complex subcontracts from pre-award to post award with a focus on performance, change control, quality, cost and schedule. * Work with Requestors to understand the procurement requirements and to ensure the correct goods or services are procured. * Select the appropriate Terms and Conditions for procurements. * Review Statement of Works to ensure the requested work to be performed is clearly written for potential suppliers and there's no ambiguity. * Prepare and manage activities such as Requests for Proposals (RFP), Request for Quotes (RFQ) and Express of Interests (EOI). * Perform cost and price analyses. * Draft procurement summaries/basis for awards. * Establishing and maintaining internal/external customer and supplier relationships. * Perform market research to identify potential sources for competitive bidding. * Negotiate pricing and other terms and conditions with potential suppliers. * Issue subcontracts or other forms of agreements to suppliers. * Monitor and expedite orders to ensure on-time delivery. * Verify receipt of items by comparing items received to items ordered. * Resolve receipt and payment discrepancies. * Maintain complete and accurate procurement files and records. * Performs subcontract closeouts in a timely manner. * Other procurement and/or contracting