Senior Expeditor
- Location: Perth, WA
- The company: Global Professional Engineering Services Company
- Benefits: Competitive salary
- Indicative assignment length: up to 12 months (subject to agreement)
The company / project
Our client is a global professional services firm specializing in energy, chemicals, and resources, with headquarters in Australia. Our client is currently navigating the transition to more sustainable energy sources while supporting our clients in meeting the current demands for energy, chemicals, and resources.
Their approach involves partnering with their clients to deliver projects and create value throughout the lifecycle of their assets. They tackle complex challenges by developing integrated, data-centric solutions, from the initial phases of engineering and consulting to the final stages of installation and commissioning.
Join them to help drive innovation and sustainability in our projects.
The role
We are seeking a Senior Expeditor to join our team in Perth.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for overseeing all activities related to the expediting of equipment and materials, ensuring adherence to schedule and quality standards.
- Organizes and participates in KOM and supplier progress meetings, providing continuous updates on supplier progress toward meeting purchase order requirements, particularly focusing on delivery schedules.
- Maintains expediting status, including milestones and progress updates, in the material management system.
- Reviews Vendor Package Progress Reports, identifying delays and addressing them with relevant stakeholders, while developing mitigation plans to overcome any setbacks.
- Ensures the approval of all Design Critical Documents to facilitate PIM/fabrication start.
- Expedites Sub Supplier Index and ensures that all sub-orders are placed on time to meet project schedules.
- Monitors the fabrication process, ensuring all Witness/Hold Points are addressed and Notices of Inspection (NOI) are issued accordingly.
- Collaborates with engineering, planning, project controls, construction, HSE, and quality teams to ensure suppliers and contractors deliver services on time.
- Maintains regular communication with package teams and client representatives as required.
- Coordinates the issuance of Inspection Release Certificates (IRC) upon successful completion of final inspections and expedites the resolution of any open punch list items.
- Reviews vendor packing lists to ensure contract compliance and issues Shipping Release Notes (SRN) once shipping inspections are completed and all required documents are received.
- Works closely with logistics to ensure items are collected from the designated Incoterm location and safely transported to the project site on time.
- Addresses any OS&Ds (Overages, Shortages, and Damages) with the vendor and ensures timely closure.
- Expedites the approval of all documents, including MDR, to ensure successful package closure.
What you'll need to succeed
- Demonstrates strong commitment to HSE in project environments.
- Holds a university degree in engineering, supply chain, quantity surveying, construction management, or equivalent experience.
- Brings extensive expediting experience in major projects within EPCM/EPC organizations, with expertise in interpreting supplier schedules and analysing critical paths.
- Skilled at setting priorities in complex, multi-project environments and effectively communicating proposals and recommendations to senior management and stakeholders.
- Possesses excellent communication skills for liaising with international suppliers and managing across time zones.
- Has a solid understanding of manufacturing and fabrication in the energy and construction sectors, including compliance with client standards for equipment, materials, packaging, and logistics.
- Detail-oriented in monitoring documentation status and experienced with project and procurement software systems.
- Familiarity with Aveva ERM, Requis, and Aconex is highly regarded.
- Only candidates with the right to work in Australia will be considered. (Australian Citizen, PR holder, or Valid Australia working VISA)
What's on offer
- Flexible work arrangements (depending on assignment and location)
- Access to a global online learning platform.
- Competitive compensation and employee benefits.
- Varied and challenging role.
- Opportunities for career development beyond this role.
What you need to do now
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Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider. With 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 70 countries, Airswift's geographical reach, experience and expertise across the energy, mining, infrastructure and technology sectors is unparalleled.
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