About the Role
The Material Specialist is an experienced professional responsible for ensuring that all project materials, equipment, and associated documentation comply with contractual specifications, quality requirements, and project schedules. This role is critical for projects with complex technical specifications, extensive inspection requirements, and high-value engineered equipment, where proactive material management is essential to mitigate risk, maintain schedule performance, and achieve project quality objectives. The Material Specialist serves as the key interface between Procurement, Engineering, Quality, Expediting, Logistics, Suppliers, and Project teams, reporting through the Supply Chain Management organization.
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Responsibilities
- Review engineering material specifications and contract quality requirements for supplier supplied materials & equipment for projects.
- Ensure supplier surveillance/inspection records and documentation are developed and maintained.
- Assure supplier quality surveillance and inspection services (source inspections) support project schedules.
- Ensure surveillance/inspection programs meet all industry, customer, and company standards for supplier supplied equipment or materials.
- Lead supply chain teams in sourcing and delivering materials & equipment to meet contract technical requirements and schedules as needed.
Primary Functions
- Understand procurement specification requirements.
- Understand procurement contract requirements.
- Ensure MR Packages are packaged properly for Tender purposes.
- Oversee the development of approved bidder and supplier lists to assure materials meet specifications and project schedule requirements.
Detailed Functions
- Be part of the “Requisition group” to create a complete buying demand package that includes materials specifications.
- Based on engineering specifications, contract requirements, and minimum standards, provide direction on sourcing materials along with contract flow downs and required documents for full compliance and adequacy of orders.
- Participate in the TEDS process as required and liaise with the client for deviations through the Project Team.
- Review supplier deliverables for alignment with project requirements.
- Compile Inspection Assignment Packages consisting of unpriced PO / IRF / SDR / RITA (with accompanying documents), drawings, and data sheets, ensuring that the latest revisions are updated and communicated.
- Coordinate source inspections and notifications as necessary to the client, and ensure iDocs is always up to date with source inspector records, signed certifications, and supplier inspection records.
- Perform Supplier Audits when required.
Qualifications
- Typically 5+ years of relevant work experience.
- EPC Industry experience is preferred.
- BA or BS degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, Construction Management, or a related Technical Field is preferred.
- Must have knowledge of the following codes:
- ASME Section II, ASME Section V, ASME Section VIII, ASME Section IX, ASTM Material, API 650, API 620, AWWA D100, AWS D1.1, ASME B31.3, ASME B16.5/B16.47, etc. (including product specific related codes as needed).
- ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems Standards.
Skills and Behaviors
- Knowledge in applicable Management System documentation.
- Understands project requirements and technical specifications and ensures compliance.
- Compiles project records and hands over to the projects for final documentation related to procurement and suppliers.
- Communicates effectively with internal and external disciplines at multiple levels.
- Proactively embraces and promotes the company’s values and culture, including diversity & inclusion and a healthy and safe work environment.
