Principal Expeditor

Job Description - Principal Expeditor (HOU
04D7)

Company :
Worley

USA-TX-Houston

Expediting

Full-time

Employment Type

:
Employee

Oct 1, 2026

Senior Director, US Supply Chain

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

At Worley, we exist to deliver a more sustainable world. With a global team of problem solvers, we work across the energy, chemicals, and resources sectors, delivering solutions that support our customers' most critical ambitions. We believe in creating a culture where people are empowered, collaboration drives success, and diversity of thought makes us stronger.

As a Principal Expeditor, you will lead the expediting function on major capital projects, ensuring critical materials and equipment are delivered in alignment with project schedules. You will provide leadership to a team of expeditors while partnering with suppliers, procurement, project management, engineering, logistics, and construction teams to proactively manage supplier performance, mitigate delivery risks, and support successful project execution. Your leadership, commercial awareness, and ability to influence outcomes will play an important role in delivering certainty for our customers.

Play an integral role in leading project expediting activities that keep complex projects moving safely, efficiently, and on schedule. You will oversee supplier performance, provide strategic direction to the expediting team, and ensure timely communication of supplier progress, risks, and mitigation plans. By fostering strong supplier relationships and driving accountability, you will help ensure purchase order commitments are achieved while supporting the successful delivery of project objectives.

• Leading all expediting activities for one or more major projects or programs from project initiation through completion.
• Managing, mentoring, and providing technical leadership to a team of expeditors, ensuring consistent execution of expediting processes and best practices.
• Establishing project expediting strategies, priorities, and work plans that align with overall project execution objectives.
• Monitoring supplier performance against contractual delivery commitments, manufacturing schedules, and project milestones.
• Identifying delivery risks, supply chain constraints, and commercial issues early while developing practical mitigation and recovery plans.
• Providing accurate and timely reporting on supplier performance, critical equipment status, and expediting activities to project leadership and stakeholders.
• Building collaborative relationships with suppliers to improve communication, resolve issues, and drive on-time delivery performance.
• Partnering with procurement, engineering, logistics, quality, construction, and project controls teams to support integrated project execution.
• Participating in supplier meetings, progress reviews, inspections, and performance assessments as required.
• Ensuring expediting activities comply with contractual obligations, company procedures, project requirements, and applicable industry standards.
• Reviewing and analyzing supplier data to identify trends, recommend improvements, and support informed project decisions.
• Managing priorities across multiple suppliers and work packages while maintaining focus on critical path equipment and materials.
• Supporting project supply management strategies and advising project leadership on supply chain risks and opportunities.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen expediting processes, supplier performance, reporting, and team effectiveness.
• Supporting the development of new systems, tools, and work processes that improve operational efficiency across the expediting function.

You are an experienced supply chain professional with a proven ability to lead teams, build strong supplier relationships, and manage complex project delivery challenges. You bring a strategic…