Engineering Operation

Results-driven recruiter experienced in IT & non-IT hiring across US and India. Skilled in full-cycle recruitment, niche sourcing, and building talent pipelines.

Engineer Support Specialist 2 – Engineering Operations Specialist

Duration: 12-month Contract (with possible extensions up to 5 years)

Pay Range: $32.00 – $35.00 per hour

• Coordinate and expedite the flow of work, materials, and/or equipment per project or production schedules.
• Review and distribute project schedules, work orders, and action plans to determine equipment or material requirements.
• Confer with managers and team leads to assess progress and discuss needed changes.
• Revise project schedules or action plans when required due to design changes, labor or material/equipment shortages, or other interruptions.
• Requisition and maintain inventory records of materials, equipment, or supplies necessary to meet project timelines.
• Calculate figures such as required amounts of materials or equipment and compile information for status reports.
• Provide customer services, including customer needs assessment and delivery of services meeting quality standards.
• Apply knowledge of business and management principles in strategic planning, resource allocation, and production methods.
• Utilize administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, file and record management, and form design.
• Apply principles and techniques of engineering science and technology to the design and production of goods and services.

• High school diploma or equivalent (required).
• Desired:
  Bachelor’s Degree in business administration, supply and logistics management, construction management, engineering, or a closely-related technical field.
• 5 years of engineering operations experience supporting construction logistics and engineering operations or a related field (required).
• Broad knowledge of engineering operations policies and procedures involving material and equipment inventory and control.
• Experience with processes, automated records and control systems for acquisitions, accountability, control, and disposal of facilities, equipment, materials, supplies, and other resources.

• Experience with Oracle-based Enterprise Resource Planning software.
• Experience with Excel Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).
• Working knowledge of SharePoint for data entry and retrieval.

• Extremely detail‑oriented and capable of working independently on multiple complex projects.
• Ability to identify problems and articulate them to leadership in a clear, timely manner.
• Strong oral communication skills for conveying technical advice to varied audiences.
• Comfortable following rules, guides, or processes.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills; calm and customer‑oriented in fast‑paced, stressful conditions.
• High level of organizational abilities and multi‑tasking skills.
• Capable of managing support to assigned projects and formulating advice to clients based on given guides.

Seniority Level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type: Contract

Job Function: Utilities

Portland, OR