Project Expeditor

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Project Overview:

Bechtel is the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) partner on the Northrop Grumman team to deliver the Sentinel Program, which is modernizing the ground-based leg of the U.S. nuclear deterrent triad, including intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) systems and launch infrastructure. Bechtel’s scope of service in Sentinel’s current Engineering & Manufacturing Development phase focuses on the ground infrastructure component of the program.

A major contractor for the United States and allied governments, Bechtel has handled such efforts as chemical weapons demilitarization projects, missile-defense, infrastructure, base operations, procurement and project management, and restoration and recovery spanning half a century. We use our expertise to help our customers securely and effectively transform mission delivery.

For more information on the Sentinel program: https://www.bechtel.com/projects/sentinel/

Job Summary:

This position performs expediting activities on the Sentinel Project in compliance with Project Procurement and Expediting Procedures and ensures the timely delivery of approvals, materials, and equipment to meet the project needs. Additionally, this position manages complex packages while maintaining our security procedures, as well as manages PEX & AEX assignments, and performs supplier visits, as needed.

This position requires the successful candidate to support the Sentinel Project in Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Relocation assistance will be provided for this role. Furthermore, the successful candidate must be able to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check, which includes verification of employment and education.

Major Responsibilities:

• Review the issued purchase order/subcontract to understand the requirements in order to support the project requirements.
• Participate in weekly scheduling meetings and provide updates.
• Expedite internal engineering for the timely review and return of approval documents/data submitted by suppliers.
• Contact/Expedite suppliers to obtain the timely submission of engineering data, follow up on material acquisitions, production schedules, and shipments.
• Conduct regularly scheduled meetings with engineering and suppliers to review and discuss potential problem areas that may impact the required shipment dates.
• Update Digital Supply Chain (DSC) and Supplier Performance Database in a timely manner ensuring the information is accurate.
• Coordinate with individuals across many departments, such as Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Supplier Quality, Project Controls, Traffic Logistics, and Document Management Control to ensure the purchase order/subcontract is progressing to support job site requirements.
• Evaluate production schedules and progress reports from suppliers to determine if their programs and work-in-progress are on track to support job site requirements.
• Obtain copies of supplier’s orders for material, performs sub-supplier expediting, where necessary, and work closely with Supplier Quality Representative to ensure awareness of materials subject to quality performance and their locations of manufacture.
• Review Project Expeditor workload and oversee the review of Area Expeditor reports for content, completeness, and appropriateness prior to distribution to the project team. Takes corrective action on problems identified during the review of any problematic PEX and AEXs report.
• Maintain a working file of expediting related documents and memoranda of conversations to record expediting activities. Maintains a system to initiate follow-up actions at appropriate times. Provides leadership guidance to PEXs and supports the Expediting Manager to maintain timely information to support the project’s construction schedule.
• Provide guidance to the PEXs for the resolution of UOS&Ds (missing materials, damages, shortages, etc.
• Work with Material Management and T&L to support arrangements of timely deliveries to the project in support of the construction schedule activities.
• Obtain required information from shipping companies in a timely manner and coordinate with T&L and site security for driver’s acceptance on site.
• Build effective working relationships and interact with suppliers and other project departments.
• Be a Deployed Procurement Representative and place orders for commercial items limited by project credit card procedures and processes.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires a University Hire with 1-2 years of experience or 5-6 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Working knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and experience in implementing FAR and applicable Agency Supplements as required by the prime contract.
• Skilled in working with and communicating effectively both orally and in writing with other project functional groups, suppliers, and government officials.
• Demonstrates proficiency in the formation and administration of purchase orders and subcontracts.
• Basic Understanding of Government Contracts and flow down of applicable clauses and requirements.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, Access, and PowerPoint.
• Working knowledge and understanding of scheduling activities during design and fabrication stages.

Total Rewards/Benefits:

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