Expeditor - Houston

Burns & McDonnell; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry-leading benefits package

Robust training programs

Employee ownership culture

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is looking for an Expeditor based in Houston, Texas. The role involves managing expediting deliverables for projects, tracking supplier schedules, and ensuring timely deliveries across multiple sites. Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s degree and relevant experience, along with strong communication and multi-tasking skills. The position offers ample opportunities for career growth within a supportive, employee-owned company known for its stability and exceptional benefits package, ensuring both personal and professional development.

Qualifications

• 3 years direct experience in project procurement expediting is required.
• Applicable experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.
• Must be able to support multiple projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Provide expediting deliverables for EPC projects upon receipt of a purchase order.
• Track the receipt, inspection, and approval of all contract deliverables.
• Monitor supplier production schedules to ensure milestones are met.
• Manage and schedule deliveries to multiple sites.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Proficiency with Microsoft Office

Ability to multi-task

Team oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, Construction management or related field

Tools

Primavera scheduling reports

Material/submittal tracking software

Job description

The Expeditor is responsible for providing the expediting deliverables for Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) projects upon receipt of an approved purchase order through the closeout of the project.

Track the receipt, inspection, approval and return of all deliverables required by the contract.

Monitor and report the supplier's production schedule to ensure milestones are being met.

Prepare and present schedule updates and other status reports to the project team.

Assess potential fabrication or shipment delays and collaborate with the supplier to resolve to meet deliverables.

Consult with the supplier to ensure timely transportation and lifting plans and communicate these plans to the jobsite according to construction sequencing parameters.

Manage and schedule deliveries to multiple sites and serves as a liaison between the supplier and the site personnel.

Manage material deliveries onsite and identify and report discrepancies to the supplier and recommend resolution of the discrepancies.

Ensure final documentation is submitted for completion of payment milestones.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Complies with all policies and standards.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in business, Construction management or related field. and 3 years direct experience in project procurement expediting. Required or

Applicable experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Excellent computer skills including proficiency with Microsoft Office.

Basic knowledge of Primavera scheduling reports and the use of material/submittal tracking software is preferred.

Ability to multi-task to support multiple projects simultaneously.

Must be team oriented with the ability to work with limited supervision.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

At Burns & McDonnell, you’ll be empowered to build not just projects, but your career. Our expansive service offerings means stability, job security and incredible potential for growth. Move up the project management or sales cycle, or across departments and groups. Explore opportunities across our family of companies. Establish and achieve evolving goals along your career journey — all at the same company. Just choose your starting point and go.

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We’re proud to be a 100% employee-owned company and we invest in our most important resource — our people — with an industry-leading benefits package that supports physical, emotional and financial health. But being employee-owners means more to us than just the financial benefit. We all foster a culture of ownership, where each of us has a vested stake in the success of our company and one another. From robust training programs to a commitment to equal employment opportunities to all the ways we give back , our employee-owners help our clients, our industries and our communities thrive.