Senior Material Controller
About The Position
The Materials Lead – Major Projects is accountable for end‑to‑end materials execution on large, complex, or high‑risk projects. This role serves as the single point of accountability for materials execution outcomes, ensuring safe material handling, accurate material control, and reliable construction readiness across the full project lifecycle. The role provides execution leadership, not functional management. It directs project‑level priorities, integrates materials resources, and manages execution risk in close alignment with Construction and Project leadership. Functional governance, standards, systems, and career management remain with Materials Management leadership. Success in this role requires the ability to continuously adapt materials execution strategies to protect safety, schedule, and construction readiness on complex projects.
Requirements
- Typically, 10+ years of progressive experience in materials management, material control, or construction execution roles.
- Demonstrated experience supporting major or mega industrial projects with high execution risk.
- Proven ability to lead large, diverse materials teams in field or site‑based environments.
- Strong track record resolving complex, cross‑functional materials execution issues.
- Deep understanding of materials handling and site logistics.
- Deep understanding of materials control and readiness management.
- Deep understanding of construction sequencing and workface planning.
- Ability to interpret materials status and risks without owning system design or analytics frameworks.
- Comfortable making execution decisions with incomplete information under schedule pressure.
- Execution‑focused leader who thrives in high‑risk, fast‑moving environments.
- Calm, decisive, and credible under pressure.
- Influences through coordination, clarity, and judgment rather than formal authority.
- Willing to evolve execution approaches rather than relying solely on past practices.
Responsibilities
- Act as the project authority for all materials execution activities across all phases.
- Direct and integrate the work of assigned project resources
- Establish materials execution priorities aligned with construction sequencing, access constraints, and workface readiness.
- Own escalation and resolution of materials issues impacting safety, schedule, cost, or readiness.
- Accountable for safe execution of all materials activities on the project.
- Ensure effective frontline safety leadership by Lead Material Handlers.
- Support incident investigations, corrective actions, and implementation of risk controls.
- Proactively identify materials‑related execution risks and implement mitigation strategies.
- Serve as the primary materials interface to Construction Management and Project Management.
- Align materials availability, flow, and constraints with near‑term and long‑range construction plans.
- Ensure materials readiness information is accurate, timely, and decision‑relevant.
- Resolve cross‑functional execution issues with Procurement, Quality, Engineering, and Client representatives.
- Adjust materials execution strategies as project conditions, sequencing, or risks evolve.
- Apply lessons learned and improved practices across phases of the project lifecycle.
- Support consistent execution while recognizing when standard approaches must be adapted for project‑specific realities.
- Expected to escalate materials execution issues and risks where continued local resolution would increase safety, schedule, cost, or reputational risk.
- Actively engages both project leadership and functional materials leadership to ensure risks are addressed with appropriate authority, resources, and governance.
- Provide structured performance input for materials personnel assigned to the project, including: Day‑to‑day execution performance, Safety leadership and compliance, Collaboration, judgment, and reliability under pressure.
- Adapt execution approaches as project conditions, sequencing, or risks evolve.
- Adopt new tools, practices, and processes where they improve safety, readiness, or predictability.
- Challenge established execution habits when they introduce unnecessary risk or inefficiency.
- Incorporate lessons learned across project phases to continuously improve materials execution.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
