Material Manager

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Project Overview:

Bechtel is among the most respected engineering, project management, and construction companies in the world. Bechtel operates through four global business units that specialize in energy, infrastructure, mining, and metals and nuclear, security and environmental. Today, our colleague's team with customers, partners, and suppliers on diverse projects in nearly 40 countries. The Infrastructure Global Business Unit (GBU) is executing site civil and marine scopes of work associated with our scopes of work on the Energy GBU LNG projects. The candidate will serve as the Civil Wick Drain Superintendent on the upcoming Port Arthur LNG project. The work location is Port Arthur, TX. This position is contingent upon project award. Port Arthur LNG, LLC (PALNG) is developing a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) production and export facility on a site located on the western shoreline of the Port Arthur Canal in Jefferson County, Texas. The project base scope will include two (2) identical LNG trains, two (2) LNG Storage Tanks, one (1) LNG Carrier Berth, and associated utilities/facilities. The Project is to be constructed on a parcel of land located at State Highway 87 south of Port Arthur, Texas, between the inner coastal waterway bridge and Keith Lake.  

Job Summary:

Serves as liaison at the project site between Project Procurement for reporting of undelivered materials, Field Procurement for stored materials, and Construction personnel for accurate reporting of materials required for work package installation. Coordinates with responsible groups that materials are provided in a timely manner and in sufficient quantity to support the completion of construction work. Ensures accurate distribution of materials to Construction and/or (Sub) Contractor installation locations. Implements planned inventory control mechanisms, assists in early identification of surplus or unneeded materials, and coordinates material availability in support of design revisions or rework. #LI-CS1

Major Responsibilities:

• Leads a team of Material Coordination personnel on a large project 
• Provides expertise, advice, and direction for project and field materials management activities to ensure the overall organizational effectiveness among all functions responsible for the materials management process 
• Communicates material availability to project stakeholders based on the Construction installation sequence and ensures efficiency of all materials issued to Construction  
• Utilizes the components of the project Materials Automation Plan to monitor related data transfers among disciplines and their related systems 
• Understands the projects Advance Work Packaging plan and strategy and ensures material related information is available and accurate 
• Assists Construction, Field Engineering, and/or Subcontractors with the use of Digital Supply Chain to request required materials to meet the Construction schedule 
• Coordinates material availability in support of design revisions, rework, contingency, or workaround plans 
• Participates in Construction and/or Subcontractor planning meetings to be fully aware of the installation work package schedule and priorities 
• Coordinates with warehouse personnel for materials to be issued in accordance with the installation work package schedule 
• Supports Construction and Project Controls when developing the Installation Work Package sequence by providing material availability data using the Digital Supply Chain System materials management module, Material Allocation Planner (MAP) 
• Liaises between Construction and Field Engineering to ensure short items are ordered in time to meet the  Construction schedule 
• Works with Engineering and Quality Assurance to develop the project preservation procedure and schedule 
• Develops project workhour estimates and monitors against approved budgets 
• Makes technical presentations to Customer and Bechtel senior management

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:

• Knowledge of either project Procurement operations related to the acquisition of materials on projects, or of the Engineering discipline within the area of responsibility, the work process, and the deliverables produced (must have a basic knowledge of the other). 
• Knowledge in the use of systems such as the Digital Supply Chain System (DSCS) and SiteSense 
• Knowledge of vendor, fabricator, contractor, Customer and other outside data systems and how those systems interact with 
• DSCS 
• Knowledge of work packaging, pre-buy methodology, and materials status reporting. 
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office applications 
• Knowledge of applicable Bechtel policies, instructions, and Procurement procedures and guidelines. 

Total Rewards/Benefits:

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