Pipe/Steel Fabrication Cordinator

KBR•Houston, TX

About The Position

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) provides solutions across the asset life cycle, including licensed process technologies, advisory services, technical expertise, energy transition solutions, design capabilities, and smart solutions for planned and operating assets. The Pipe/Steel Fabrication Coordinator is accountable for procurement performance and results for pipe and structural steel fabrication awards across assigned projects. The position oversees purchasing activities from bidding and evaluation through awards, agreement execution, changes, and price and schedule negotiations. It supports cost reduction, category sourcing strategies, supplier performance, continuous improvement, and commercial negotiations. The coordinator also travels to fabrication shops to provide coordination throughout projects, working with engineering, construction, project management, procurement, inspection, and fabricators to meet project objectives. The role includes monitoring fabrication progress and issues, reporting status, coordinating responses and solutions, and supporting procurement closeout and invoice review.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree.
10 or more years of Procurement and Supply Chain Management experience in pipe and steel fabrication with a fabricator or global EPC company executing contracts in industries such as oil and gas, LNG, petrochemical, or chemical.
Detailed purchasing experience and knowledge in pipe fabrication is preferred, with experience in a pipe shop.
Detailed knowledge of Pipe Fabrication Unit Rate Price Books and their application to unit-rate contracts.
Experience in purchasing or subcontracts, including bidding, evaluation, awards, agreement execution, changes, price and schedule negotiations, and commercial strategy.
Proven track record in cost-reduction programs.
Excellent written, verbal communication, and presentation skills for communicating goals, directives, commercial solutions, and concepts to procurement and non-procurement personnel.
Ability to work in a complex, schedule-driven work environment.
Procurement experience in lump-sum business.
Experience with e-procurement tools such as e-bidding or e-auctions.
Computer proficiency and intermediate to advanced skills in MS Office products.
Strong negotiation skills with a proven track record in cost reduction and control.

Responsibilities

Execute and supervise end-to-end purchasing activities for pipe and steel fabrication across assigned projects, including bidding, evaluation, awards, agreement execution, changes, and price and schedule negotiations.
Drive cost-reduction initiatives on fabrication contracts.
Track and forecast key cost drivers and market factors for the assigned category group.
Assist in developing category-specific sourcing strategies that support corporate and divisional objectives and align with Engineering.
Identify corrective actions for supplier quality or schedule issues.
Help locate, analyze, and develop a consolidated supplier base to meet current and future category needs.
Build mutually beneficial long-term supplier partnerships that foster feedback and continuous improvement.
Provide input to improve procurement processes, procedures, and tools.
Help develop KPIs for the category group.
Participate in important negotiations and claims negotiations for the category group.
Prepare and edit presentations describing pipe and steel fabrication strategies for assigned projects.
Perform work in accordance with KBR's Code of Business Conduct and ethical practices, maintaining full audit traceability.
Travel to fabrication shops and provide in-shop fabrication coordination throughout the project.
Coordinate with Engineering, Construction, Project Management, Procurement Management, Inspection, and fabricators to achieve project milestones, goals, and objectives.
Monitor and coordinate fabricator RFI responses with Engineering.
Issue weekly fabrication reports to project team members.
Lead weekly project status meetings or conference calls when required.
Identify material supply issues and assist in coordinating solutions.
Report problems promptly to project teams and senior procurement management.
Conduct orderly closeout of procurement operations, including settling claims and back-charges and resolving procurement punch-list items.
Review, log, and audit invoices for correctness against contract terms.