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Procurement Contracts Manager (EPC Projects)

The Nuclear Company · Columbia, SC · On-site

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About The Nuclear Company

The Nuclear Company is America’s nuclear infrastructure platform. We’re building a fully integrated system to unite the nuclear deployment chain, scale new builds, and drive operations and security. Backed by Eclipse Ventures.

About the role

We operate with an AI-first mindset. Every employee is expected to leverage AI, technology, and the Nuclear Operating System (NOS) as integral components of their role to improve the quality, speed, and impact of their work. We expect every team member to continuously identify opportunities to automate workflows, enhance decision-making, improve processes, and contribute to the ongoing evolution of NOS as a strategic operating capability that enables The Nuclear Company to scale with excellence.

What they're looking for

  • Contract Strategy & Development: Lead the development of procurement contract strategies and templates for major equipment, materials, and services
  • Negotiation & Execution: Own the negotiation of terms and conditions, pricing structures, risk allocation, and change management protocols in alignment with company objectives
  • Contract Lifecycle Management: Oversee contract formation and execution, partnering with Contract Administration on compliance and close-out, in coordination with project controls, legal, and supply chain stakeholders
  • Stakeholder Collaboration: Serve as a key interface between engineering, l egal, finance, and project management teams to ensure contracts reflect technical requirements and project realities
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience
  • 7-10+ years of experience in procurement contracts, commercial management, or supply chain roles within capital-intensive or highly regulated industries
More about this role

The Nuclear Company is the fastest growing AI tech-enabled startup in the nuclear and energy space, pioneering a fleet-scale approach to building the next generation of nuclear reactors. Through our design-once, build-many model, we're accelerating the deployment of safe, reliable, and affordable nuclear energy.

We operate with an AI-first mindset. Every employee is expected to leverage AI, technology, and the Nuclear Operating System (NOS) as integral components of their role to improve the quality, speed, and impact of their work. We expect every team member to continuously identify opportunities to automate workflows, enhance decision-making, improve processes, and contribute to the ongoing evolution of NOS as a strategic operating capability that enables The Nuclear Company to scale with excellence.

We hire people who are driven by purpose, thrive in ambiguity, and are energized by building what has never been built before. Our team combines intellectual curiosity with high agency, embraces candid feedback and continuous learning, and holds themselves and others to exceptional standards. Our values— Transparency, Responsibility, Unity, Scrappy, and Tenacity —guide how we hire,...

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