Lead Engineer, Configuration Management

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 hire 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. Lead Engineer, Configuration Management TerraPower is looking for a Lead Engineer, Configuration Management to support its Projects through design, construction, and operations. The Lead Engineer, Configuration Management will report to the Vice President of Engineering, in the Project Engineering Organization. The Configuration Management Lead is responsible for developing, maintaining, updating, and implementing configuration items, controlling configuration baselines, and conducting configuration related audits. The Configuration Management Lead will also be responsible for developing and maintaining TerraPower’s Configuration Management processes and procedures, as well as mentoring and training the Project Teams on those processes and procedures. Responsibilities Managing the day-to-day activities of the Configuration Management process, including establishing priorities and work assignments Tracking compliance to policies and procedures and resolving / escalating any compliance issues Facilitates Configuration Management audits Reviews Configuration Management issues, drives resolution, and implements any required changes to the process Facilitates communication and engages business and IT management to encourage configuration management efforts …