Construction Operations Planner

The Boring Company
  • Nashville, Tennessee
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

    The Boring Company was founded to solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic by creating an underground network of tunnels. Today, we are creating the technology to increase tunneling speed and decrease costs by a factor of 10 or more with the ultimate goal of making Hyperloop adoption viable and enabling rapid transit across densely populated regions.

    Responsibilities

    • Work directly with project managers and engineers to develop efficient, cost-effective solutions to a variety of construction challenges
    • Create comprehensive cost estimates to drive decision making
    • Develop strategic supplier relationships, negotiate contracts and pricing, act as primary point of contact for key Nashville based suppliers.
    • Assist in development and implementation of purchasing systems and processes to improve company efficiency
    • Execute all purchase orders for Nashville operation; handle purchases quickly and without error. Communicate order status to internal customers and coordinate delivery logistics
    • Source critical items, working directly with the project manager, field engineers, and field technicians
    • Manage rental equipment delivery and return, develop system to ensure that rental utilization is maximized and that rentals are returned in a timely manner
    • Resolve invoice issues with suppliers to ensure vendor payment
    • Report and monitor inventory counts of tunneling supplies

    Basic Requirements

    • Bachelor’s degree

    Preferred Skills and Experience

    • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, supply chain, or similar discipline
    • Strong written and verbal communication skills
    • Excellent customer service skills
    • Effective time management and multitasking skills; addresses all tasks with a sense of urgency
    • Acute attention to detail
    • Ability to complete tasks independently with minimal oversight
    • Ability to identify problems and quickly implement solutions

    Additional Requirements

    • Position may require extended work hours and weekend work

    Culture
    We're a team of dedicated, smart, and scrappy people. Our employees are passionate about our mission and determined to innovate at every opportunity.

    Benefits
    We offer employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) plan, paid holidays, paid vacation, and a competitive amount of equity for all permanent employees.

    The Boring Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with The Boring Company is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationNashville, Tennessee

    Skills

    • Boringunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Constructionunmatched
    • Construction Planningunmatched
    • Contract Negotiationunmatched
    • Cost Estimatesunmatched
    • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
    • Delivery Managementunmatched
    • Detail Orientedunmatched
    • Equipment Rentalsunmatched
    • Identify Issuesunmatched
    • Inventory Reportsunmatched
    • Logisticsunmatched
    • Multitaskingunmatched
    • On Site Supportunmatched
    • Operations Planningunmatched
    • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
    • Pricingunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Project Engineeringunmatched
    • Purchase Ordersunmatched
    • Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
    • Rentalsunmatched
    • Sales/Support Engineering (SE)unmatched
    • Strategic Planningunmatched
    • Supply Chainunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched
    • Vendor/Supplier Relationsunmatched
    • Writing Skillsunmatched

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