Equipment Expeditor

Cockram Construction, founded in 1861, is an international management-owned, construction services business, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. Worldwide our locations include the USA, Australia, China, India and New Zealand. We are, at heart, a construction company with an aim to provide top-level services to our clients in high-tech and challenging industries. In the US, our staff provide services on client sites coast to coast with a focus in the Pharmaceutical / Bio-Tech, Data Center and Themed/Attraction industries. We are looking for an Equipment Expeditor to act as an owner representative for our client. This role will be responsible for supporting our client’s large capital project in Holly Springs North Carolina. Position Overview: The Equipment Expeditor will be responsible for acting as a liaison between multiple equipment suppliers and the capital project team on site. This position is an owner representative managing the fabrication, FAT, and delivery of equipment procured by the owner from multiple suppliers. The type of equipment will range from AHUs, Pumps, Process Equipment, Major Utility Equipment, etc. The successful candidate will have a background in mechanical, electrical, and process equipment. This is a hybrid position and requires the candidate to be on site 3 days a week minimum. Key Responsibilities: Review and understand the P6 schedule and have a clear understanding of what equipment is to be delivered on site at what time. Understand the impact of the schedule if equipment arrives late and develop mitigation actions to mitigate the impact of late delivery. Act as the key liaison between the manufacturer of the equipment and the construction team. Review and understand any RFIs that have been submitted on equipment and manage the successful resolution of the RFI. Report to the project construction team on the status of the manufacturing of the equipment and highlight any risks that may be present. Review the status of the work on site to ensure the site is ready to receive the equipment when it is scheduled to arrive. Work with the safety manager and site manager to ensure when the equipment arrives, there is a travel path to get the equipment to the location that it is to be installed or stored. All activities must follow the site safety plan and construction plan. Visit the manufacturing sites as needed to help resolve any manufacturing delays. Organize FATs for equipment that is supposed to receive an FAT and organize the correct people to attend the FAT. Ensure all the proper documentation is included with the delivery of the equipment (e.g. O&M manuals, warranties, material data sheets, drawings, etc.). Attend project meetings and provide a status update of the manufacturing of all the equipment you are responsible for managing to the project team. Qualifications: Required Experience: Must have a background in mechanical or electrical equipment procurement and installation or maintenance of equipment. Must have experience working on capital construction projects. Must be available for short trips to manufacturing sites in needed. Good communication skills. Must be able to read and understand a P6 construction schedule. Preferred Experience: Mechanical or Electrical engineering degree or 5 years of experience of working at a construction site in a position that is related to mechanical or electrical equipment. Experience working for a client organization in the past. Pharma or Biotech Experience Join our team and contribute to exciting projects worldwide. Cockram Construction, Inc. offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, relocation assistance, FSA/HSA/HRA options, life insurance, short and long-term disability, 401K with 4% match, 3 weeks paid vacation, paid sick time, 8 paid holidays + 2 floating holidays, $250 annual wellness stipend, and tuition reimbursement. Cockram Construction, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer an…

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