Senior Expeditor: Global Project Materials Lead

Bechtel; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Bechtel is seeking an experienced expediting professional to help plan, staff, and budget project expediting operations on Houston-area projects. You will manage workload distribution, monitor progress, and develop procedures to meet delivery dates.

You will liaise with suppliers to obtain engineering data, track material shipments, and coordinate corrective actions with project teams to ensure timely delivery and alignment with schedules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with 5–8 years of relevant experience, or 9–12 years total experience.
• Strong understanding of procurement processes and supplier manufacturing activities.
• Experience evaluating supplier production schedules and coordinating corrective actions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication to coordinate across teams.
• Proficiency in procurement systems and Excel for status reporting.

Responsibilities

• Participates in planning, staffing, and budgeting of project expediting operations for small projects.
• Distributes workload to expeditors based on experience and urgency.
• Contacts suppliers to obtain timely engineering data and follow up on materials.
• Evaluates production schedules and progress to ensure delivery against site requirements.
• Coordinates with planning, field material coordinators, and construction to set priorities and delivery dates.
• Expedites Bechtel engineering for timely review and return of data.
• Participates in pre- and post-award meetings to review schedules and risk areas.
• Coordinates shipping arrangements with the project Logistics representative.

Skills

Expediting experience

Procurement processes

Supplier coordination

MS Excel

Strong communication

Priority planning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Procurement systems

MS Excel

Job description

Bechtel is seeking an experienced expediting professional to help plan, staff, and budget project expediting operations on Houston-area projects. You will manage workload distribution, monitor progress, and develop procedures to meet delivery dates.

You will liaise with suppliers to obtain engineering data, track material shipments, and coordinate corrective actions with project teams to ensure timely delivery and alignment with schedules.