Expediting Specialist

Requisition ID: 298473

• Relocation Authorized: National - Family
• Grade: 24
• Position to be Panel Interviewed? No
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
• Work Location: Houston, TX
• Employee Referral Amount: $2,500.00

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Project Overview:

Bechtel's Manufacturing & Technology (M&T) Business Unit is designing and building an Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) Manufacturing Facility located at Generation Park in Houston, TX. M&T is an exciting and growing business unit that serves customers in the semiconductor, datacenter, life sciences, and electric vehicle markets. M&T strives to exceed our customer objectives through utilizing our agility, innovative technologies, and world class talent. M&T solves the industry's toughest challenges, building both our company and the world for the future. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the M&T global business unit also includes colleagues working in Arizona, Ohio, Texas, India, and additional project locations around the world.

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.

Major Responsibilities:

• Performs more complex expediting activities on a project, in a support office, or at a jobsite to ensure the timely delivery of materials and equipment to meet project needs
• Contacts suppliers to obtain timely submission of engineering data and to follow-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:

Requires 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:

• Demonstrated experience in procurement, supply chain, expediting, logistics, or materials management, with the ability to monitor supplier performance and ensure timely delivery of equipment and materials required for major engineering and construction projects.
• Strong knowledge of purchase order administration, supplier follow-up, manufacturing schedules, and delivery tracking, with the ability to identify potential delays and proactively drive corrective actions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, capable of coordinating effectively with suppliers, project procurement teams, engineering, quality, logistics, and construction personnel to resolve schedule and delivery issues.
• Proficiency in analyzing schedules, reports, and expediting data, with strong attention to detail and the ability to maintain accurate records, prepare status updates, and support project reporting requirements.

• Experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities such as: Bulk API, sterile products, secondary packaging, devices, and lab projects.
• Deep understanding of cGMP regulations, and excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Experience in the following areas: GMP manufacturing, LEAN, automation, construction, construction quality, CQV (commissioning, qualification, and validation), project controls, the engineering disciplines, safety, and scheduling
• Ability to lead and coordinate cross-functional teams (Owners, Architects, Engineers, QA/Validation, Contractors) in regulated contexts.
• Certifications or hands-on experience in CQV; CSV awareness; familiarity with FDA 21 CFR Part 11, EU Annex 11, and related regulatory frameworks.
• Demonstrated success delivering complex, multi-site projects in validated environments (GMP/GLP/ISO 17025) within labs, biopharma, pharmaceutical manufacturing, medical devices, healthcare, or related sectors.
• Specific experience delivering validated environments: GMP/GLP labs, ISO 14644 cleanrooms, ISO 17025 laboratories, or similar.

Total Rewards/Benefits:

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