Expediting Supervisor

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Project Overview:

Thacker Pass is the largest known lithium resource in the United States. Once complete, the mine and processing facilities will produce more lithium carbonate than any other facility in the United States by far – enough to power 1 million electric vehicles per year.

As the EPCM contractor for Lithium Americas, Bechtel is responsible for managing and integrating the efforts of a team contractors engineering and building the facility. We are also managing procurement of about $1 Billion in goods and services.

Earth work began in 2023 and design and procurement of long-lead equipment is underway.

The project is located in the high desert and wide-open spaces of north-central Nevada about 25 miles from the Oregon border, 1 hour northwest of Winnemucca, Nevada and 3 hours northeast of Reno.

Planned with sustainability and the environment in mind, the facility will use its excess process heat to generate electricity and will recycle process water up to seven times. Once the second phase of the project is complete, Thacker Pass will produce more than 16 times the current U.S. output of lithium.

Bechtel is proud to play a critical role in the U.S. transition to cleaner energy and offers the following opportunity on the Thacker Pass Projec

Job Summary:

In this role, you will supervise project expediting activities and lead and train a team to ensure timely delivery of supplier material and equipment to support the project schedule. You will review staffing, workloads, budgets, production schedules, and progress reports and forecast future staffing needs. Your recommendations will optimize operations and resource allocation, so project requirements are met. #LI-SM2

Major Responsibilities:

• Supervises expediting activities on a large project of complex scope 
• Directs the activities of the project expeditors in ensuring delivery of supplier material, equipment, and technical data to support the project schedule 
• Monitors suppliers’ performance and provides advice or direction to ensure compliance with policy, procedure, or guidelines 
• Forecasts project staffing requirements and coordinates personnel assignments to meet these needs 
• Reviews material status reports, critical items reports, updates Bechtel’s Digital Supply Chain System (DSCS) and Supplier Performance Database (SPD) data to ensure that adequate accurate information is assembled and presented to the assigned project 
• Represents Expediting in project team meetings 
• Contacts suppliers to obtain timely submission of engineering data, and to follow-up on material acquisition, production progress, and shipment 
• Evaluates production schedules and progress reports from suppliers to determine if suppliers’ programs and work progress meet jobsite requirements 
• 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 
• Coordinates with individuals across many departments such as Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Supplier Quality, Project Controls, Logistics and Document Management Control to ensure the purchase order and subcontract is progressing to support job site requirements 
• Participates in pre- and post-award meetings to review and discuss schedules and potential problem areas that may impact required delivery dates 
• Coordinates shipping arrangements or tracking requests with the project Logistics representative ​

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 10-13  years of relevant experience or 14-17 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Comprehensive understanding of EPC project lifecycle — from engineering design release to fabrication, inspection, logistics, and site delivery.
• Deep knowledge of procurement and supply chain processes, including purchasing, inspection, logistics, materials management, and document control.
• Knowledge of project scheduling tools and principles (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project) to align vendor schedules with project milestones.
• Strong stakeholder coordination skills, particularly with Engineering, Quality, Logistics, Construction, and Project Controls teams.
• Analytical mindset to interpret progress data, identify bottlenecks, and propose corrective actions.

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