Procurement Specialist - EPC Project (Tianjin)

About the role

KBR is providing project management services for the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning phases of its client Sonangol's Lobito Refinery Project in Angola. The procurement work is carried out by the Owner's EPC contractor, whose three resource centers are in China and on site in Angola. This Procurement Specialist is KBR's home-office procurement representative working with the China-based project team, based in Tianjin, and must be fluent in Chinese and English while liaising with KBR's Houston home office and other global centers.

Key responsibilities

• Oversight of the procurement work done by the EPC contractor's procurement team
• Ensure the EPC contractor follows the EPC contract requirements, including approved vendors, guarantees and extended warranties, logistics, quality assurance, progress measurement, records and reporting
• Review and analyse the EPC's procurement status report regularly, checking status and forecast dates for each purchase order
• Validate material and equipment delivery schedules against the project schedule and flag gaps to the project controls and management teams
• Monitor the contractor's material control system so that material location and status are tracked from purchase order to field receipt
• Work with the contractor's inspection manager to define owner inspection requirements, and carry out joint and independent inspections of critical equipment and materials
• Coordinate with the owner on inspection and test plans and witness performance tests of critical equipment

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or 15+ years of directly related experience in lieu of formal education
• 7+ years of directly related progressive experience
• Fluent Chinese and English

What we offer

• Possible benefits such as a 401K plan with company match, medical, dental and vision insurance, life insurance, disability coverage, paid time off and flexible work schedule
• Career advancement supported by professional training and development