Senior Expediting Specialist

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Project Overview:

The Project is a greenfield mining, process, material handling and ship loading project with a focus on sustaining production, minimise environmental impacts, strengthen long-term relationships with neighbouring communities and foster local economic development.

Job Summary:

Located at various Bechtel permanent office locations, will be responsible for supervision, direction and monitoring of Expediting Specialists on the project in a support office, or at a jobsite in accordance with Project Procurement and Functional Expediting Procedures. Performs expediting activities for complex packages on a project to ensure the timely delivery of materials and equipment to meet project needs. Develops and monitors expediting workhour estimates and prepares expediting master pro-forma documents. 

Job Dimensions:

Supervision Received

• Reports to and receives operational direction from the project Procurement Lead.
• Receives functional guidance from the Expediting Manager.

Supervision Exercised

• Provides operational and functional supervision to Expediting personnel assigned on the project.

Contacts

• Responsible for coordination with project and project procurement management, engineering, construction, startup, planning and scheduling, area expediting, and other procurement personnel assigned to the project team.
• Maintains contact with suppliers to monitor the progress of material and equipment orders.
• Coordinates with area expediting personnel assigned to perform project visits.

Major Responsibilities:

• Planning & Oversight: Participate in planning, staffing, and budgeting for expediting operations; monitor job-hours and costs to stay within budget.
• Team Management: Assign workloads based on complexity and urgency; conduct orientation and on-the-job training; assist with annual performance reviews.
• Supplier Coordination: Contact suppliers for timely engineering data, monitor production schedules, and ensure delivery meets jobsite requirements.
• Reporting & Documentation: Review expediting assignments and reports; maintain records and follow-up systems; compile and issue critical item reports.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Work with planning, scheduling, construction, and logistics teams to set priorities and resolve delivery issues.
• System Updates: Update procurement systems and supplier performance databases; prepare supplier evaluations.
• Problem Resolution: Address issues from expediting reports; trace missing materials; monitor requisitions and procurement actions.
• Meetings & Compliance: Participate in pre/post-award meetings; coordinate customs clearance and shipping arrangements.
• Jobsite Support (if assigned): Maintain contact with office expediting staff; attend construction meetings; ensure timely attention to field material needs.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering from a reputed University with 12-15 years of industry experience in purchasing and expediting functions (minimum 5 years in expediting) in a reputed company on Energy, Infrastructure, or mining projects.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Thorough understanding of equipment and material fabrication steps and methods.
• Proficiency in monitoring supplier performance, back-charge procedures and the resolution of claims and disputes.
• Thorough understanding of Logistics and Supplier Quality processes.
• Proficient in interpreting schedules to ensure that realistic milestones are established, that required activities occur on time, and that
• Interface between activities is maintained.
• Skilled in oral and written communication skills regarding technical and production matters with both project and supplier personnel.
• Knows how to deal professionally with suppliers and project personnel.
• Capable of providing early warning to the Project Management of supplier deficiencies or schedule slippage.
• Familiar with how to develop expediting budgets.
• Familiar with developing and tracking metrics.

Total Rewards/Benefits:

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