Prime Contracts Administrator

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Project Overview:

Bechtel is the licensing, engineering, procurement, and construction partner on TerraPower’s Natrium team. Selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for its Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program, Natrium is participating in a DOE initiative to re-establish U.S. leadership in nuclear energy that provides matching funding to industry to design and build an operational advanced reactor. TerraPower, a leading advanced generation technology company founded by former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates, will be deploying its 345 MWe sodium fast reactor (SFR), called Natrium. The Natrium plant features an advanced, cost-competitive reactor design that is safer, simpler, easier and less costly to construct, less expensive to operate, and able to provide energy that is competitive with fossil fuels. It also features an innovative molten salt energy storage system designed to be complementary to solar and wind power by evening out the peaks and valleys in production when the sun is not shining or the wind is not blowing. With the reactor and energy storage output combined, the plant can produce more than 500 MWe of power.

Other Team Natrium partners include GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, Energy Northwest, PacifiCorp, and Duke Energy, along with support from a number of national laboratories and universities. This DOE Program has the potential to be the largest funding program for advanced nuclear power in U.S. history and will shape the future of nuclear energy for decades. 

We invite you to join our team for this historic and interesting opportunity!

Job Summary:

In this role, you will assist the Project Manager and Prime Contracts Manager in administering prime contracts for the Natrium Demonstration Project; collaborate with the project team to establish contract baselines, management processes, general terms, change orders, and claims programs; support formal correspondence with the Customer to manage and enhance Bechtel’s commercial relationships; identify commercial requirements, risks, and revenue growth opportunities; and recommend actions to protect Bechtel’s interests and improve project performance. #LI-TN1

Major Responsibilities:

• Identify contract baselines, including terms and conditions, specifications, drawings, estimates, proposals, schedules, and other contract documents
• Develop and maintain prime contract management processes, procedures, tools, and training as outlined in the Prime Contract Management Manual and related procedures
• Maintain the Prime Contract Management Responsibilities Matrix, Action/Notice List, Liability Containment Plan, and Flowdown Matrix (or comparable tools), identifying specific contract actions and obligations
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of prime contract requirements and deliver Commercial Awareness Training to ensure project compliance
• Support the development and management of customer correspondence, consistent with the Project’s Customer-Based Leadership strategy
• Establish and maintain records and systems required by the Customer and/or partners in joint association arrangements
• Develop materials/systems to manage key issues and bespoke contract requirements (e.g., incentive/KPI regimes, bonuses, penalties)
• Analyze prime contract general terms and conditions to highlight potential risks, ambiguities, omissions, and conflicts
• Establish and implement a Project Prime Contract Change Management Procedure, including the Pending Item Program, to identify changes, quantify additional time and compensation, define approval requirements, and communicate changes to the Customer; prepare and negotiate change orders as directed
• Participate in project meetings, collaborate with Construction, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Project Controls, and review project financial data to ensure awareness of activities affecting the prime contract
• Identify opportunities for revenue enhancement, schedule relief, and claim avoidance; recommend actions to protect Bechtel’s interests and improve project performance
• Develop and manage a program to identify and prepare claims and coordinate negotiation and resolution with the Claims Group and Legal Department
• Collaborate with Risk Management to coordinate requirements and ensure adherence to contract insurance provisions and work with Risk Management on any occurrences covered by Customer or Bechtel-provided insurance
• Coordinate the handling of prime contract closeout requirements

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 10-13  years of relevant experience or 14-17 years of relevant work experience.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong business writing, grammar, and messaging skills for clear, professional customer communications
• Ability to craft commercial correspondence that enhances customer relationships and represents the company positively
• Ability to interpret and apply contract terms, identify risks, and support claims/change orders
• Skilled in using MS Office, especially Excel, for contract management, analysis, and reporting
• Effective collaborator with cross-functional teams to ensure contract compliance and project success
• Prior involvement in large-scale, multidisciplinary project environments
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with cross-functional teams
• Proven experience interpreting complex contracts in EPC or regulated industries
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement workflows, processes, and procedures
• Strong background in regulatory analysis and compliance (nuclear, environmental, safety)

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