Material Manager III 6 months contract to hire Downers Grove, IL until project mobilizes to Wheatfield, IN Job Description: Our client is seeking a Material Manager III to support a new combined-cycle power construction project in Wheatfield, Indiana. The Materials Manager III will manage project materials planning, coordination, control, and reporting. This role will develop the Project Materials Plan and establish the processes used to receive, store, preserve, track, issue, and distribute materials in support of the Project Execution Plan. This is a Construction Management (CM) position. The Materials Manager will provide plans, procedures, oversight, and direction to union contractors performing the material-handling work. This is primarily an office-based management role and is not a hands-on warehouse or material-handling position. PROJECT The position will support a new combined-cycle power construction project in Wheatfield, Indiana. The project will operate under a Construction Management model. The Materials Manager will establish the warehouse, laydown, receiving, inventory-control, preservation, and material-issuance processes used by the contractors. The individual must understand the project's materials and engineered equipment well enough to provide clear, technically informed direction to the contractors performing the work. LOCATION The project site is located at 2500 E 1450 N, Wheatfield, Indiana 46392. Before project mobilization, the Materials Manager will support the project from the Downers Grove office approximately two to three days per week. Once the project mobilizes, the position will be based at the Wheatfield project site. Per diem will be available upon hire. Travel-related expenses during the interim Downers Grove reporting period may be considered based on the individual's situation but are not guaranteed. REQUIREMENTS Must be capable of developing material-management plans, procedures, and work processes and providing direction to the contractors performing the work. Must have materials experience within combined-cycle or power-generation construction, or comparable process-plant construction such as LNG. Candidates must have experience managing construction materials and major engineered equipment associated with combined-cycle power generation or comparable process-plant construction. Relevant experience must include materials associated with major mechanical, piping, electrical, structural, and equipment-installation scopes. The candidate must understand the materials and equipment being received and be able to provide knowledgeable direction regarding receiving, inspection, storage, laydown, preservation, control, and issuance to construction. Warehouse, freight-forwarding, distribution, or general logistics experience without industrial construction materials experience is not sufficient. High School Diploma or GED required; bachelor's degree preferred. Must understand how materials are received, stored, preserved, tracked, controlled, and issued to construction crews on a major industrial project. Must understand the interfaces among Materials, Procurement, Expediting, Construction, Project Management, and other project functions. Must be able to coordinate work across multiple construction and project-support teams. Experience with material work packaging, detailed work planning, and bill-of-material development. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Experience in work package planning/bill of material development Understanding of technical documents and drawings related to industrial construction materials and equipment Oracle Procurement/Inventory Experience desirable Excellent Microsoft Office Skills RESPONSIBILITIES Implement Procurement and Materials Department guidelines and policies. Develop the Project Materials Plan and establish processes for receiving, warehousing, laydown, preservation, inventory control, material issuance, and distribution. Provide clear material-management procedures and direction to union contractors performing the work. Develop programs to distribute procedures, train applicable personnel, and monitor compliance. Develop and manage project materials mobilization and demobilization activities. Manage project logistics functions for inbound and outbound shipments. Coordinate material-related responsibilities across Procurement, Expediting, Data Interface, Project Management, Construction, client representatives, joint-venture partners, and subcontractors. Interface with project and home-office management, project crafts, expediting, and support services. Develop and direct engineered-material and consumable-material programs for field utilization. Oversee materials-system entry and resolution of supplier or material-data issues. Support Advanced Work Packaging activities and processes. Maintain OS&D (Over, Short or Damaged) and MSO (Miscellaneous Shipping Order) documentation and logs. Manage preventative-maintenance tracking and work-order issuance for inventory equipment requiring PM. Coordinate Procurement and Materials Department metrics and performance reporting. Coordinate project surplus disposal. PHYSICAL DEMANDS Employee will be required to communicate in person, via telephone, email, video chat and software systems. The position will be based from an on-site office on construction sites and industrial facilities requiring mobility (on the ground and at heights) and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) including but not limited to: a hard hat, safety glasses/goggles, ear plugs/muffs, masks/respirators, safety vests, gloves, and work boots. WORK ENVIRONMENT Employees will work in multiple environments including an office, warehouse, and a trailer or building on sites. On work sites, noise levels will be moderate to high. The job site will contain light to heavy equipment vehicles, small to large equipment, materials, communication equipment and tools, people standing, walking, sitting, signaling and talking, bells and whistles, and alarms. 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