Inventory Specialist

Requisition ID: 275588

• Relocation Authorized: International - Family
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
• Work Location: Richland, WA
• Salary Range: $77,980 - $118,920 annually (Determined by function, education, experience, and qualifications of the applicant).

Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place. Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers’ objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations. Core to Bechtel is our values – ethics, safety, quality, people, culture, relationships, innovation and sustainability, and our covenants – integrity, respect, collaboration, trust, and delivery. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver.

Project Overview

Bechtel is a global engineering, construction and project management company that has “built the world” for more than 120 years, having constructed Hoover Dam, the English Channel Tunnel, entire cities in the Middle East, the second-largest solar thermal power project in the world, and millions of miles of roads and pipelines. We produce a lasting, positive legacy by creating jobs, growing economies, connecting communities to resources, shoring up and expanding infrastructure, and making the world a cleaner, greener, safer place.

Join us as we make history at the Hanford Vit Plant, known as the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant. We are designing and building a one-of-a-kind facility that will turn radioactive and chemical waste left over from World War II and Cold War plutonium production into a form safe for disposal. Your efforts will help protect the nearby Columbia River and the communities, salmon, and wildlife along its shorelines throughout the Northwest.

Sitting at the confluence of the Columbia, Snake and Yakima rivers near two mountain ranges, our community provides access to year-round outdoor recreation, 300 days of sun a year, more than 200 wineries within a 50-mile radius, and the amenities of large cities just a three-hour drive (or short flight) to Seattle and Portland.

Full time in office:This position is a full-time role located in the Richland, Washington project office, and works a 9/80 schedule, offering every other Friday off.

Position Summary

In jobsite applications, is responsible for material management functions and the receipt, storage, custody, and issue of consumables, tools, bulks, spares, equipment, and permanent plant materials to be used in construction. Oversees materials management records and documentation, and Bechtel Procurement System (BPS) data entry relating to receiving, inventory management, and material issuing. Also responsible for Traffic and Logistics, Receiving Inspection, and Government Property administration. This position will be based at the on-site warehouse and classified as a non-teleworking position.

Responsibilities

• Directs the physical count and inspection of arriving material.
• Oversees the preparation of purchase order reviewing documentation including commercial invoices, reviewing packing lists and bills of lading for completeness and accuracy.
• Reviews Material Receiving Reports (MRRs) for completeness, accuracy, and timeliness.
• Continually audits BPS data for accuracy and timeliness, generates reports and graphs to illustrate metrics.
• Ensures documentation to record unsatisfactory over, short, and damage conditions of material received; ensures that corrective action is expeditiously completed and that formal Unsatisfactory, Over, Short & Damaged Reports are prepared for permanent record.
• Ensures that material is stored in accordance with the project procurement storage plan and that the location of material in storage is properly recorded on the appropriate storage records (manually or automated).
• Reviews the accomplishment of physical inventories on a timely basis to ensure valid records are continuously maintained.
• Participates in the project materials protection program in conjunction with other responsible groups within the project organization.
• Maintains custody of project materials.
• Disposes of surplus project materials as approved by project management and directed by Field Procurement Management.
• Prepares shipping documents and registers for materials shipped off temporary operating and jobsite locations.
• Develops individual jobsite instructions for performance of work within area of responsibility.
• Ensures that control registers are prepared and maintained for industrial gas bottles and returnable reels and containers.
• Responsible for the preparation of construction equipment inspection reports for all rental equipment.
• Responsible for the preparation and maintenance of the construction equipment register.
• Responsible for the preparation and maintenance of Inventory Control Records (manual and automated).
• Supports the administration and implementation of the property control programs.
• Completes tasks required by the Government Property Management Manual, compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, and property records management systems.
• Performs additional duties as needed to ensure compliance with the approved Property Management System.
• Performs other duties as assigned in the Materials Management Department.

Qualifications and Skills

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or Construction Management, and 3+ years of progressive related experience including but not limited to Procurement, preferable in an engineering, procurement, and construction environment or in lieu of formal degree, high school diploma or equivalent and 9+ years of progressive related experience including but not limited to Procurement preferably in an engineering, procurement, and construction environment.
• Possess the right to work and remain in the United States without sponsorship.
• Must be able to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen physical (if located at the construction site), and background check which includes verification of employment and education.
• Must be able to obtain a Department of Energy badge for access to the Hanford Site.

Minimum Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of standard computer applications.
• Experience in Traffic and Logistics.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the specialized area of construction material management.
• Proficiency in planning, personnel guidance, and knowledge of procedures concerning shipping, receipt, storage, and issue of construction materials and the administration of documentation associated with these actions.
• Experience and knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite, and BPS or other material management system.
• Experience in controlling on site Min-Max inventories, consignments, and on-site service contractors.
• Knowledge of Bechtel policies and ability to interpret contract language.
• Basic knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations Part 45 and applicable Agency Supplements.
• Basic understanding of governmental contracts and the flow-down of applicable clauses and requirements.

Bechtel’s internal staffing policy includes the minimum time that you need to be in your current position before applying to a new position. Please refer to the applicable policy manual and ensure you meet the minimum requirements.

At Bechtel, our employees enjoy a competitive total rewards package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, along with optional disability and supplemental insurance options, generous paid time off (160 hours annually, accrued 6.16 hours per pay period), nine paid holidays, paid parental leave, discretionary bonuses, and a well-designed 401K plan with matching and profit-sharing components.

Shaping tomorrow together

Bechtel is one of the most respected global engineering, construction, and project management companies. Together with our customers, we deliver landmark projects that foster long-term progress and economic growth. Since 1898, we’ve completed more than 25,000 extraordinary projects across 160 countries on all seven continents. We operate through five global businesses: Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals; and Manufacturing & Technology. Our company and our culture are built on more than a century of leadership and a relentless adherence to our values, the core of which are safety, quality, ethics, and integrity. These values are what we believe, what we expect, what we deliver, and what we live.
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Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
Bechtel employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 or show proof of a negative test result prior to accessing Bechtel sites/facilities to the extent required by applicable law or by customer requirements.