Engineering Specialist

Everest Consultants, Inc.; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 44,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Everest Consultants, Inc. is seeking an Eng Supp Spec 2 – Engineering Operations Specialist for a 12-month contract in the Vancouver, WA region.

You will coordinate government-furnished materials for construction projects, ensuring materials are ordered, tracked, and delivered in alignment with schedules and contract requirements. The role involves reviewing bills of materials, generating material lists, running availability reports, expediting shipments, and maintaining records.

Qualifications

• Experience with government-furnished materials and construction logistics.
• Knowledge of material management policies and procurement processes.
• Proficient in ERP systems and MS Excel (VBA) workflows.

Responsibilities

• Review bills of materials and material availability to confirm readiness by start dates.
• Provide contractors with detailed material lists and technical information.
• Run availability reports, identify shortages, and track issues through resolution.
• Coordinate with project managers, warehouse staff, and procurement to expedite shipments.
• Create inventory worksheets and material requests per project requirements.
• Extract and analyze reports from enterprise systems and Power BI to verify charges.
• Suggest improvements to material management procedures and staff training.

Skills

Oracle ERP

Excel VBA

SharePoint

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's Degree in business administration, supply and logistics management, construction management or engineering

Tools

Oracle ERP

Excel VBA

SharePoint

Job description

Eng Supp Spec 2 – Engineering Operations Specialist

Duration: 12-month Contract (with possible extensions up to 5 years)

Pay Range: $32.07 – $35.80 per hour

Coordinates government-furnished materials for construction projects, ensuring materials are ordered, available, tracked, and delivered according to project schedules and contract requirements. Monitors inventory, resolves material issues, analyzes project material costs, and collaborates with project managers, contractors, warehouse staff, and procurement personnel to support timely project completion.

Position Responsibilities:

Review bills of materials, government-furnished materials availability, and material request reports to confirm materials will be available by construction start dates.

Provide contractors with detailed material lists, quantities, and technical information on material procedures.

Run material availability reports, identify shortages or delays, notify project teams, and track issues through resolution.

Coordinate with project managers, contracting personnel, and warehouse staff to expedite materials and resolve missing or incomplete shipments.

Monitor material request need dates and coordinate warehouse pickups, shipments, staging, and release of materials to construction contractors.

Coordinate with receiving, shipping, and contract specialists to ensure materials are accurately inventoried, loaded, and delivered on schedule.

Create inventory worksheets and material requests based on project requirements and established procedures.

Process material returns and coordinate with inventory personnel regarding reuse or disposal; maintain supporting return receipts and documentation.

Track material usage, waste, loss, and damage; calculate associated costs and recommend potential contractor chargebacks.

Attend project meetings and provide material status updates to project managers and construction contractors.

Extract and analyze reports from enterprise systems, asset management tools, and Power BI to verify project material charges and resolve discrepancies.

Recommend improvements to material management procedures, workflows, guidelines, and staff training.

Support additional tasks related to government-furnished material delivery and project coordination as assigned.

Maintain official records, reports, and correspondence in accordance with information security, records management, compliance, and audit requirements.

Position Requirements

Education & Corresponding Experience:

High school diploma or equivalent is required

Bachelor's Degree in business administration, supply and logistics management, construction management or engineering or a closely-related technical field is preferred.

5 years of engineering operations experience, supporting construction logistics and engineering operations or a related field is required.

The technical experience must be consistent with the specific requirements of engineering operations and progressively more technical in nature.

Must possess broad knowledge of engineering operations policies and procedures involving material and equipment inventory and control.

Knowledge of and experience with processes, automated records and control systems for acquisitions, accountability, control and disposal of facilities, equipment, materials, supplies, and other resources.

Required Technical Skills & Experience:

Experience with Oracle based Enterprise Resource Planning software.

Experience with Excel Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).

Working knowledge of SharePoint, sufficient to enter and retrieve data.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

Extremely detailed oriented and capable of working independently in support of multiple complex projects.

Able to identify problems and articulate them to leadership in a manner that is easily understandable and timely.

Possess oral communication skills that allow for the conveyance of technical advice and information to clients and coworkers who have varying degrees of understanding of the subject matter.

Comfortable working from a given set of rules, guides or processes.

Excellent customer service and communication skills. Display calm and customer-oriented attitude in fast-paced and sometimes stressful conditions.

Possess a high level of organizational abilities, multi-tasking skills and be detail-oriented.

Able to manage support to assigned projects, and given a set of guides, able to formulate and provide advice to clients to achieve desires outcomes.