Expeditor

Bechtel Corporation; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits program

Job summary

Bechtel Corporation is hiring for a role focused on project expediting activities in Houston, Texas. The successful candidate will manage supplier relationships and ensure timely delivery of materials while coordinating with various stakeholders.

This part-time telework position requires at least three days of in-person attendance each week. Bachelor's degree and relevant experience are prerequisites, alongside necessary skills like judgment and mentorship.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent) and 2–5 years of relevant experience, or 6–9 years of relevant work experience.
• Ability to complete tasks in a creative and complex manner.
• Understanding the implications of work and ability to recommend solutions.

Responsibilities

• Perform project or site expediting activities to ensure timely delivery.
• Contact suppliers for timely submission of engineering data.
• Interpret production schedules to ensure timely activities.

Skills

Specialized experience

Judgment and initiative

Mentoring

Excel and Word knowledge

Basic technical English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree or international equivalent

Tools

EBS ETA platform

Job description

Requisition ID: 295074

• Relocation Authorized: None
• Telework Type: Part-Time Telework
• Work Location: Houston, TX

Job Summary

In this role, you will perform project or site expediting activities. You will contact suppliers, interpret production schedules and progress reports, prepare critical items reports, provide early warning of delays or supplier deficiencies, monitor supplier quality, and assist with tracing missing material. Your initiative and corrective actions will help ensure timely delivery of materials and equipment.

This position requires part‑time telework per the company policy and requires at least three days of in‑person attendance per week at the assigned office or project. Weekly in‑person schedules will be determined by the individual and supervisor.

Major Responsibilities

• Performs complex expediting activities on a project, in a support office, or at a jobsite to ensure timely delivery of materials and equipment.
• Contacts suppliers to obtain timely submission of engineering data and follows up on material acquisition, production progress and shipment.
• Interprets production schedules and progress reports to ensure they are realistic, that required activities occur on time, and that interface between activities is maintained.
• Coordinates with planning and scheduling, field material coordinators or jobsite project expeditors and construction to establish priorities, sequences and required delivery dates and instructs suppliers accordingly.
• Expedites Bechtel engineering for the timely review, approval and return of engineering data submitted by suppliers.
• Participates in pre‑ and post‑award meetings to review and discuss schedules and potential problem areas that may impact required shipment dates.
• Coordinates shipping arrangements or tracking requests with the project Logistics representative.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent) and 2–5 years of relevant experience, or 6–9 years of relevant work experience.

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Specialized experience developed through job‑related training and substantial work experience.
• Ability to complete tasks in a creative, effective, and moderately complex manner.
• Work on difficult assignments requiring judgment and initiative.
• Understanding of the implications of the work and ability to recommend solutions.
• Minimal supervision with significant leeway for judgment.
• Capacity to complete difficult assignments independently.
• Ability to mentor less experienced team members and assist supervisors.
• Knowledge of Excel and Word; familiarity with the EBS ETA platform.
• Minimum 2‑year academic degree with administrative skills and basic knowledge of industrial equipment related to the mining sector.
• Basic or technical English proficiency.

Benefits: Bechtel offers a comprehensive benefits program to support career growth, wellness, and sustainability. For more information, please visit the company benefits portal.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Applicants with a disability, who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, may e-mail their request to [e-mail].