Project Expeditor

Turner-; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Indianapolis is seeking a Project Expeditor to drive timely delivery of equipment, materials and documentation on major pharmaceutical capital projects, interfacing with Procurement, EPCM, Engineering and Construction to align with the project schedule.

You will identify risks, drive recovery actions, and support milestones from fabrication through commissioning and qualification, with a strong focus on long-lead items and critical-path activities, supported by dashboards

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Construction Management, Business or related discipline.
• 5+ years' experience in procurement expediting, project controls, supply chain, or capital project delivery.
• Experience with large-scale industrial/pharma/manufacturing projects and understanding of EPCM environments.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and expeditely purchase orders, vendor commitments, and material deliveries against project schedules (procurement & delivery management).
• Develop expediting trackers for critical/long-lead equipment and review supplier manufacturing schedules.
• Interface with Project Controls to ensure procurement aligns with project schedule and governance.
• Produce procurement dashboards and track supplier performance & recovery actions.

Skills

Procurement expediting

Schedule management

Data analytics

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Construction Management, Business

Tools

SAP Ariba

Oracle

Job description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Job Description

The Project Expeditor is responsible for proactively managing the timely delivery of equipment, materials, vendor documentation, and procurement milestones across major pharmaceutical capital projects. The role serves as the critical interface between Procurement, EPCM partners, Engineering, Construction, Project Controls, and Suppliers to ensure long-lead items and critical project deliverables are aligned with the integrated project schedule.

The Project Expeditor plays a key role in safeguarding milestone achievement by identifying delivery risks early, driving recovery actions, and escalating issues that may impact design, construction, commissioning, qualification, and operational readiness activities.

Key Responsibilities

Procurement & Delivery Management

• Monitor and expedite purchase orders, vendor commitments, and material deliveries against approved project schedules.
• Develop and maintain detailed expediting trackers for critical and long-lead equipment.
• Review supplier manufacturing schedules and monitor progress against contractual commitments.
• Coordinate delivery forecasts and logistics plans to support construction sequencing and workface planning.
• Monitor document submission schedules, including drawings, specifications, FAT documentation, turnover packages, and quality records.
• Interface closely with Project Controls to ensure procurement activities are fully integrated with the project schedule.
• Monitor critical-path and near-critical procurement activities.
• Ensure equipment delivery dates remain aligned with construction, commissioning, and qualification requirements.
• Support schedule recovery efforts by identifying alternative procurement and delivery strategies when delays occur.

Reporting & Governance

• Produce routine procurement and expediting dashboards.
• Provide executive-level reporting on critical equipment status and delivery risks.
• Track supplier performance metrics and recovery actions.
• Support SteerCo, Project Leadership Team, and governance reporting requirements.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or related discipline.
• 5+ years' experience in procurement expediting, project controls, supply chain, or capital project delivery.
• Experience supporting large-scale industrial, pharmaceutical, biotech, semiconductor, or advanced manufacturing projects.
• Understanding of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and qualification processes.
• Strong knowledge of schedule management principles and critical path methodology.

Preferred

• Experience working within EPCM delivery environments.
• Familiarity with pharmaceutical GMP manufacturing facilities.
• Knowledge of SAP Ariba/Oracle.
• Understanding of Lilly GFD governance and project delivery processes.

Core Competencies

• Procurement and supply chain management
• Data analytics and dashboarding
• Problem solving and recovery planning

Additional Information

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs*

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