Senior Expeditor

Ausenco; Burnaby; Hybrid; CAD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive remuneration package

Career advancement

Job summary

Ausenco is seeking a Senior Expeditor to manage expediting of materials, equipment, and vendor data for mining projects in a fast-paced environment. You will support procurement and project teams, ensuring delivery commitments meet schedules and quality requirements.

The role requires strong coordination, supplier management, and experience in EPCM contexts, with willingness to travel to supplier facilities and project sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5–10 years of expediting experience in mining, heavy industrial, or EPCM/EPC projects.
• Experience expediting mechanical/electrical equipment, fabricated steel, piping, or bulk materials.
• Familiarity with supplier manufacturing processes and procurement workflows.
• Proficient in ERP systems and procurement tools such as SAP, Oracle, JDE.
• Strong organizational, multitasking, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Expedite purchase orders for equipment, materials, and components for mining projects.
• Monitor supplier progress against delivery schedules and milestones.
• Coordinate with vendors, procurement, engineering, quality, logistics, and stakeholders.
• Review supplier schedules and manufacturing progress; maintain expediting records.

Skills

Expediting

Vendor management

ERP systems

Excel reporting

Communication

Education

Supply Chain/Engineering degree or diploma

Tools

SAP

Oracle

JDE

Job description

If you’re like us, you don’t have much time for the way things are.

Ausenco is a global company redefining what’s possible. Our team is based across 22 offices in 9 countries, with projects in over 80 locations worldwide. Combining our deep technical expertise with a 30-year track record, we deliver innovative, value-add consulting studies, project delivery, asset operations and maintenance solutions to the mining & metals, oil & gas, and industrial sectors.

Join our team and be part of an exciting execution-phase project in the North American mining industry. You'll play a key role in critical project phases, from Basic Engineering and Detailed Engineering to Construction, gaining hands-on experience across a variety of commodities. This is your opportunity to make a real impact in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

We are currently seeking an energetic and enthusiastic Senior Expeditor to join our team. The Senior Expeditor is responsible for monitoring and expediting the timely delivery of materials, equipment, documentation, and vendor data for mining and minerals projects. The role supports procurement and project execution teams by ensuring suppliers meet contractual delivery commitments, project schedules, and quality requirements.

The successful candidate will have experience working within EPCM/EPC environments and will possess strong coordination, communication, and vendor management skills within the mining, minerals, and heavy industrial sectors.

About The Role

• Expedite purchase orders for equipment, materials, and fabricated components required for mining and minerals projects.
• Monitor supplier progress against agreed delivery schedules and contractual milestones.
• Coordinate with vendors, procurement teams, engineering disciplines, quality teams, logistics personnel, and project stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of goods and documentation.
• Review supplier schedules, production reports, and manufacturing progress updates.
• Conduct regular follow-up with suppliers through email, phone calls, meetings, and site visits where required.
• Identify potential delays, supply chain risks, or production issues and proactively develop mitigation plans.
• Maintain accurate expediting records, logs, status reports, and progress tracking tools.
• Ensure vendor data submissions, drawings, manuals, inspection documents, and certifications are delivered in accordance with project requirements.
• Support inspection and quality surveillance activities by coordinating with QA/QC teams and third-party inspectors.
• Participate in supplier meetings, kick-off meetings, and project progress reviews.
• Coordinate shipping readiness with logistics and warehouse teams.
• Escalate critical delivery issues to procurement and project management teams as necessary.
• Ensure compliance with company procedures, project requirements, and health and safety standards.

About You

• Diploma or degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5–10 years of expediting experience within mining, minerals, heavy industrial, energy, or large EPCM/EPC projects.
• Experience expediting mechanical equipment, electrical equipment, instrumentation, fabricated steel, piping, bulk materials, or construction packages.
• Familiarity with supplier manufacturing processes and procurement workflows.
• Strong understanding of project execution schedules and procurement lifecycle management.
• Experience using ERP and procurement systems such as SAP, Oracle, JDE, or similar platforms.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and reporting tools.
• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills.
• Ability to work in fast-paced project environments with competing priorities.
• Experience supporting mining and mineral processing projects such as concentrators, crushing systems, material handling systems, tailings facilities, or non-process infrastructure.
• Previous experience working in EPCM consulting environments.
• Exposure to international suppliers and global supply chain coordination.
• Site experience or willingness to travel to supplier facilities and project sites as required.

We’re committed to a fair and human hiring process. All applications are reviewed by a member of our team and are not automatically screened or rejected by AI.

Why Ausenco?

We Support Individual Growth And Aim To Allow You To Work In a Way That Plays To Your Strengths. Beyond a Competitive Remuneration Package We Offer

• Career advancement - Embark on a journey of continuous growth through technical training, mentorship initiatives, and networking opportunities.
• Work Life Balance – Experience the best of both worlds with our hybrid work model, allowing you to balance office days with working from home; and progressive parental leave benefits to foster family needs and professional life.
• Holistic approach to wellness – Take a proactive approach to your overall wellbeing. Access to confidential counselling, information services and a benefits program that supports your health & wellness.
• Accessible leadership team – Work with highly reputable industry leaders who value your contribution.

Our people don’t settle for the status quo. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit and want to help set a new standard in sustainability, we’ll help you find your place. This means working with you to develop a unique career path and skillset to match your ambition.

We’re proud of the work we do, and we do it within a culture that is open, honest, and cooperative. We have a history of attracting visionary people who embrace challenges and deliver creative solutions for every project, and your voice is an important part of the conversation.

As a global company we embrace and encourage diversity in its fullest sense – gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, experience, nationality, colour, language, religion, location, disability, education, skills, working styles and time availability. Our work environments are based on mutual trust and respect for the rights and opportunities of every individual.

Salary range: $85,000 - $130,000 annually

Expected Salary: Variation in salary is determined by factors such as qualifications, relevant years of experience, and prevailing market conditions for the specific role.

Join us and work a better way.