Bechtel

Materials Manager Mining and Metals

Bechtel$135K — $207K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or master's degree (or international equivalent) plus 13-15 years of relevant experience, or 17-19 years of relevant work experience.
  • 8 years' experience in project-based materials management, preferably on major equipment and bulk materials.
  • Experience on large projects exceeding $2 billion, focusing on multi-office global execution and logistics.
  • Advanced knowledge of front-end materials management processes and procurement operations.
  • Familiarity with Bechtel's Digital Supply Chain System and related materials management systems.

Responsibilities

  • Provide guidance to personnel in project materials management across design and field offices.
  • Manage material management functions for global business units to ensure effective project execution.
  • Advise on automating supply chain operations to improve efficiency.
  • Conduct performance evaluations for materials management staff and ensure career discussions are held.
  • Evaluate personnel skills for materials management and develop necessary training programs.
  • Develop quality initiatives to enhance Supply Chain services across the company.
  • Conduct Functional Reviews to ensure project compliance with execution plans.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • Optional disability and supplemental insurance options.
  • Generous paid time off (160 hours annually), plus nine paid holidays.
  • Paid parental leave and discretionary bonuses.
  • 401K plan with matching and profit-sharing components.
Full Job Description
Requisition ID: 295126
  • Relocation Authorized: National/International - Single
  • Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
  • Work Location: Houston, TX
  • Salary Range: 135.900 - 207.200 annually (salary range is based on market data; final salary offered is determined by education, experience, and qualifications of the applicant.)


Project Overview:

Mining and Metals

Increasing production of critical minerals provides key components of clean energy technologies, from wind turbines to batteries. This shift to clean energy-and the need for commodities-is critical to underpinning the energy transition. At Bechtel, our teams extract these vital resources to support net zero in a way which is more sustainable than ever before.

Job Summary:

Provides expertise, advice, and direction for design office and field materials management activities within the global business unit to ensure the overall organizational effectiveness among all functions responsible for the materials management process. Facilitates policy and procedure implementation and approves aspects of project execution plans involving material management and inventory control systems. Plans, directs, coordinates, and monitors personnel actions for material management staff.

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Major Responsibilities:

  • Provides functional guidance to personnel assigned to project materials management, both in the design and field offices. Includes both materials coordination and materials planning specialists/supervisors.
  • Manages the global business unit Material Management function to ensure projects and activities are planned, resourced, and implemented in an effective manner.
  • Advises Supply Chain Management regarding automation of work processes and material management operations.
  • Performs employee performance evaluations for direct reports covering global business unit Material Management personnel for the review and approval of the GBU Manager of Contracts and Procurement. Reviews annual performance evaluations to ensure consistency by project supervisors. Ensures that career discussions are performed when required.
  • Evaluates skills and proficiency of personnel towards material management implementation. Develops and directs necessary training programs to maintain proper personnel qualifications.
  • Determines needs of assigned personnel for materials management training; reviews needs and plans with GBU functional managers. Advises and assists corporate Supply Chain on the development of training programs relative to materials management and DSCS.
  • Develops and implements quality initiatives and programs to systematically improve Supply Chain's company-wide services.
  • Develops and maintains GBU functional procedures and instructions for Supply Chain personnel reference and implementation.
  • Performs Functional Reviews on projects to ensure adherence to the project execution plan and procedural compliance.
  • Provides expert advice to projects to assist in execution and materials management planning
  • Reviews project plans for adequacy of material warehousing, maintenance, control and handling.
  • Provides expert advice for the preparation of project work hour estimates and organizational charts. Forecasts long-range personnel requirements and coordinates timely staffing of positions with GBU Supply Chain operations.


Education and Experience Requirements:

Requires bachelor's or master's degree (or international equivalent) and 13-15 years of relevant experience or 17-19 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge and Skills:

  • 8 years' experience in project-based materials management of major equipment and bulk materials.
  • Experience on a major module project is preferred.
  • Has worked on large projects (>$2 billion) involving multi-office global execution and logistics.
  • Advanced knowledge of front-end materials management work processes and systems expertise.
  • Advanced knowledge of project Procurement operations related to the acquisition of materials on projects.
  • Advanced knowledge of Engineering disciplines, the work process and the deliverables produced.
  • Knowledge of Bechtel's Digital Supply Chain System materials management aspects of drawing takeoff input, Material Acquisition Planner, input of requisitions, and goods and services codes is an asset.
  • Advanced knowledge of supplier / fabricator data systems and how those systems can interact with DSCS is an asset.
  • Advanced knowledge of advanced work packaging, pre-buy methodology, and materials status reporting.
  • Advanced knowledge of applicable Bechtel policies, instructions, and Procurement procedures and guidelines, and specifically familiarity in Field Engineering and Construction activities associated to the Integrated Work Process Procedures related to materials management.
  • Prior experience in major global, direct hire and contract management projects, which include Engineering, Procurement, and material control activities.


Total Rewards/Benefits:

For decades, Bechtel has worked to inspire the next generation of employees and beyond! Because our teams face some of the world's toughest challenges, we offer robust benefits to ensure our people thrive. Whether it is advancing careers, delivering programs to enhance our culture, or providing time to recharge, Bechtel has the benefits to build a legacy of sustainable growth. Learn more at Bechtel Total Rewards

Diverse teams build the extraordinary:

As a global company, Bechtel has long been home to a vibrant multitude of nationalities, cultures, ethnicities, and life experiences. This diversity has made us a more trusted partner, more effective problem solvers and innovators, and a more attractive destination for leading talent.

We are committed to being a company where every colleague feels that they belong-where colleagues feel part of "One Team," respected and rewarded for what they bring, supported in pursuing their goals, invested in our values and purpose, and treated equitably. Click here to learn more about the people who power our legacy.

At Bechtel, our employees enjoy a competitive total rewards package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, along with optional disability and supplemental insurance options, generous paid time off (160 hours annually, accrued 6.16 hours per pay period), nine paid holidays, paid parental leave, discretionary bonuses, and a well-designed 401K plan with matching and profit-sharing components

About Bechtel

Bechtel Corporation is an American engineering, procurement, construction, and project management company founded in San Francisco, California, and headquartered in Reston, Virginia. It is the largest construction company in the United States and the 11th-largest privately owned American company in 2018. Its headquarters are in the Reston area of unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia. Bechtel is a global engineering, construction, and project management company, and they are currently working on projects in over 40 countries. The company is organized into five global business units that specialize in civil infrastructure; power generation, communications, and transmission; mining and metals; oil, gas, and chemicals; and government services.
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