Supply Chain Specialist - Delivery

Dashiell, an operating unit of Quanta Services (trading as PWR), is a leading national provider of technical and construction services supporting critical electric infrastructure. We serve electric utilities, power generation, industrial, renewable, and energy markets with integrated capabilities spanning planning and system studies, engineering and design, maintenance and testing, program management, construction, and turnkey EPC delivery. With more than 60 years of experience executing large, complex projects, Dashiell specializes in medium- and high-voltage electrical infrastructure and delivers safe, reliable solutions across the full project lifecycle.

Backed by the scale, resources, and safety culture of Quanta Services, Dashiell partners with clients to build and maintain the infrastructure that powers communities and economies. Learn more at  Primary Function

The Supply Chain Specialist - Delivery supports EPC project execution by managing supplier delivery performance, resolving critical supply constraints, and coordinating with internal stakeholders to protect project schedules. The position will be based in our Houston, Texas office located at 12031 Kurland Dr, Houston, TX 77034 and will report to Dashiell’s Supervisor Supplier Delivery.

Duties & Responsibilities

Employee may be called upon to perform any or all of the following functions:

Open Order Tracking & Expediting

• Track open purchase orders for major electrical apparatus and other long-lead materials, keeping supplier commitments, engineering submittals, fabrication milestones, inspection dates, shipping status, and required-on-site dates current.
• Prioritize and expedite orders against EPC project procurement schedules, construction sequencing, and client commitments, escalating items at risk of affecting project milestones.
• Coordinate with suppliers and Logistics to confirm shipment readiness, transportation requirements, and delivery to project sites or designated storage locations.

Supplier Risk & Escalation Management

• Identify and assess supplier capacity constraints, bottlenecks, geopolitical exposure, and other supply chain risks that may affect material availability or EPC project milestones.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for critical delivery shortages and lead business-continuity, corrective-action, and supplier recovery plans through resolution.
• Lead root-cause analysis for recurring delivery failures and coordinate contingency actions with Procurement, Project Management, Engineering, Quality, Construction, and Logistics to protect project schedules.

Supplier Management & Cross-Functional Coordination

• Manage relationship health and operational coordination for assigned strategic global suppliers, establishing clear accountability for delivery commitments and issue resolution.
• Conduct supplier planning and business reviews, documenting commitments, performance gaps, capacity constraints, milestones, and recovery actions.
• Partner with Sourcing to establish achievable delivery terms, lead times, service expectations, and capacity commitments in supplier agreements.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Project Management, Engineering, Quality, Construction, and Logistics to align supplier execution with EPC project needs and communicate schedule impacts to the Project Manager and stakeholders.
• Lead supplier improvement initiatives that increase capacity, reduce waste, improve packaging and logistics, and shorten total lead and transit times.

Reporting & Data Accuracy

• Maintain centralized reporting for project management and regional leadership, ensuring supplier, purchase order, milestone, forecast, and delivery data is accurate and current.
• Monitor, analyze, and report supplier performance measures, including on-time…