Material Coordinator

Bechtel Corporation•Houston, TX

30d•Onsite

About The Position

The Material Coordinator supports material planning and/or material coordination for a large project site, implementing the Material Management Plan and serving as a liaison among Project, Field Procurement, and Construction to ensure accurate material reporting and timely delivery of materials needed for work package installation. The role is based on Bechtel’s project to design and build an Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) Manufacturing Facility at Generation Park in Houston, Texas. The position coordinates with Engineering and Construction on the specification, identification, and quantification of materials; supports materials planning for key commodities; and helps ensure materials are purchased, supplied, stored, controlled, and distributed efficiently. It also monitors Engineering and Supply Chain deliverable schedules against the construction schedule and works with project functions to help provide construction personnel with the materials needed to complete their work.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or international equivalent and 5–8 years of relevant experience, or 9–12 years of relevant work experience.
Knowledge of materials management processes, including receiving, storage, inventory control, material handling, and issuance.
Strong organizational skills, including the ability to track materials, maintain accurate records, and coordinate multiple priorities in a fast-paced project environment.
Effective written and verbal communication skills for coordination with procurement, warehouse, construction, and project personnel.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and ability to learn and use computerized materials management and inventory systems.

Nice To Haves

Experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities, such as bulk API, sterile products, secondary packaging, devices, and laboratory projects.
5–10 years of direct experience on large capital projects, including regulated or validated settings.
Deep understanding of cGMP regulations and strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
Experience in GMP manufacturing, LEAN, automation, construction, construction quality, CQV, project controls, engineering disciplines, safety, and scheduling.
Ability to lead and coordinate cross-functional teams, including Owners, Architects, Engineers, QA/Validation, and 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 such as GMP/GLP/ISO 17025 within laboratories, biopharma, pharmaceutical manufacturing, medical devices, healthcare, or related sectors.
Specific experience delivering validated environments, including GMP/GLP laboratories, ISO 14644 cleanrooms, ISO 17025 laboratories, or similar.

Responsibilities

Implement the Material Management Plan and coordinate material specification, identification, and quantification with Engineering and Construction during front-end project execution.
Follow established guidelines to optimize materials planning work processes for key material commodities.
Promote consistent material identification methods and clearly defined responsibilities across project functions and commodity work processes.
Identify special or lengthy approval requirements that could affect timely issuance of key Engineering deliverables.
Coordinate with Engineering to identify critical design drawings and supplier data that may affect other design deliverables or be needed by Construction ahead of material delivery.
Assist Engineering with implementation of project component-numbering approaches for tagged materials, bulk materials, and spares, consistent with materials management practices and the project Automation Plan.
Verify that material requisitions identify required pay items and provide sufficient detail for materials to be shipped, identified, stored, controlled, and distributed to Construction for installation.
Help identify out-of-sequence Engineering deliverables or lengthy approval requirements that could affect the materials work process.
Maintain working relationships with Project Controls, Discipline Engineers, Supply Chain, Automation Support, and/or the Construction Coordinator to ensure materials support construction work.
Monitor Engineering and Supply Chain deliverable schedules and ensure they meet the construction schedule.