Senior Expeditor

Fluor Corp; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Fluor Corp in Vancouver, BC is seeking a Senior Expediting Specialist to support a major underground mining project. This contract role blends procurement, logistics coordination, and supplier management to ensure on-time delivery of critical equipment and documentation.

The role emphasizes monitoring vendor progress, identifying risks, and driving mitigation strategies across engineering, manufacturing, inspection, and delivery phases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or trade certification with expediting/procurement experience.
• Minimum 7+ years of expediting, procurement or logistics experience.
• Experience on large-scale mining or EPC/EPCM projects preferred.
• Strong understanding of supplier management and procurement processes.
• Experience monitoring vendor performance and delivery schedules.
• Ability to interpret project schedules and identify risks to critical path.

Responsibilities

• Lead expediting activities for critical equipment, materials, and supplier documentation.
• Monitor supplier performance through engineering, manufacturing, inspection and delivery phases.
• Track vendor progress against project schedules and contractual delivery requirements.
• Proactively identify schedule risks and develop mitigation plans.
• Coordinate with procurement, vendors, logistics, QA/QC and project stakeholders to ensure timely deliveries.
• Support development and execution of expediting plans and priorities.
• Review supplier schedules for potential impacts to milestones.
• Resolve supplier performance issues and delivery constraints.
• Coordinate vendor documentation including submittals, shipping docs, and release approvals.
• Collaborate with QA/QC to support inspections and timely issue resolution.
• Ensure compliance with quality, packaging, preservation, and transport requirements.
• Coordinate material readiness and shipments per project schedules and contracts.
• Support logistics planning for site delivery.
• Maintain expediting records and progress updates.
• Provide status reports highlighting critical path items and risks.
• Support continuous improvement in procurement and expediting processes.

Skills

Expediting

Procurement

Logistics coordination

Vendor management

Project scheduling

Risk assessment

Stakeholder communication

Problem solving

QA/QC coordination

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Engineering, Project Management, Business

Tools

SAP

Ariba

Aconex

Excel

Job description

Job details

Posted 07 October 2026

Start date 19 October 2026

Location Vancouver

Job type Contract

Discipline Contracts and Procurement

Reference 170530

Job Function Expeditor

Our client, a major resource development organization, is seeking a Senior Expediting Specialist to support the execution of a large-scale underground mining project in British Columbia.

This position will play a key role in supporting procurement, supplier management, logistics coordination, and project execution activities. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the timely delivery of critical equipment, materials, and supplier documentation while working closely with procurement, engineering, quality, logistics, and construction teams to maintain project schedules and supply chain performance.

The role will focus on monitoring vendor progress, coordinating delivery schedules, identifying risks, and driving mitigation strategies to support successful project execution.

Work Arrangement & Travel Requirements

• Hybrid position based in Vancouver, BC, with remote work options available within Canada.

• Preference for candidates located in British Columbia or Alberta.

• Quarterly visits to the Vancouver office may be required for remote employees.

• Occasional travel to project sites may be required to support project execution activities.

• Travel, accommodations, and related logistics will be provided when applicable.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead expediting activities for critical equipment, materials, and supplier documentation packages.

• Monitor supplier performance throughout engineering, manufacturing, inspection, and delivery phases.

• Track vendor progress against project schedules and contractual delivery requirements.

• Proactively identify schedule risks, delays, and supply chain challenges, and develop mitigation plans.

• Coordinate with procurement teams, vendors, suppliers, logistics providers, quality teams, and project stakeholders to ensure timely material delivery.

• Support the development and execution of project expediting plans and priorities.

• Review supplier schedules and identify potential impacts to project milestones.

• Facilitate resolution of supplier performance issues and delivery constraints.

• Coordinate vendor documentation requirements, including technical submittals, shipping documentation, packing lists, and release approvals.

• Work closely with QA/QC teams to support inspection activities and timely resolution of quality-related issues.

• Monitor supplier compliance with quality, packaging, preservation, and transportation requirements.

• Coordinate material readiness and shipment activities in accordance with project schedules and contractual obligations.

• Support logistics and transportation planning to ensure successful delivery to site.

• Maintain accurate expediting records, reporting metrics, and progress updates.

• Provide regular status reports identifying critical path items, risks, constraints, and recovery plans.

• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to procurement, expediting, and supplier management processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Engineering, Project Management, Business, or a related discipline.

• Trade certification combined with significant expediting or procurement experience will also be considered.

• Minimum 7+ years of experience in expediting, procurement, supply chain, logistics, or materials management roles.

• Experience supporting large-scale mining, industrial, infrastructure, energy, or EPC/EPCM projects.

• Strong understanding of supplier management, procurement processes, manufacturing, logistics, and quality coordination.

• Experience monitoring vendor performance and managing delivery schedules.

• Ability to interpret project schedules and identify risks impacting critical path activities.

• Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and problem-solving skills.

• Advanced organizational and planning abilities with strong attention to detail.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, and Outlook.

• Experience with SAP, Ariba, Aconex, or similar ERP and project management systems is considered an asset.

Preferred Experience

• Major capital project experience.

• Mining project experience.

• Underground mining project experience.

• Experience supporting procurement and expediting activities within EPC or EPCM project environments.

• Professional certifications such as SCMP, CSCP, CPSM, or PMP.

• Experience coordinating suppliers, fabricators, logistics providers, and inspection teams across multiple project packages.

• Advanced reporting, forecasting, and performance monitoring experience.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; age; sex; sexual orientation; gender identity; religion; national origin; disability; veteran status; genetic information; or any other criteria protected by governing law.