Treatment Plant Project Specialist

Based in St. Louis, Core & Main is a leader in advancing reliable infrastructure™ with local service, nationwide®. As a specialty distributor with a focus on water, wastewater, storm drainage and fire protection products and related services, Core & Main provides solutions to municipalities, private water companies and professional contractors across municipal, non-residential and residential end markets, nationwide. With over 370 locations across the U.S., the company provides its customers local expertise backed by a national supply chain. Core & Main’s 5,700 associates are committed to helping their communities thrive with safe and reliable infrastructure. Visit coreandmain.com to learn more.

Job Summary: Responsible for the end-to-end material procurement and delivery for an assigned Treatment Plant Project. Coordinate the activities to conform with project construction schedule and project specifications. Manage change orders of materials, pricing, shipping and receiving and delivery schedules, and quantities

Major Tasks, Responsibilities and Key Accountabilities

• Provides material pricing for customers and/or estimators to include product application, plan/specification interpretation, and obtaining timely and accurate replacement costs from department/branch approved vendors.
• Obtains required information for customers to accurately create and enter Job Information Sheets.
• Coordinates with sales and credit department.
• Prepares material product submittals. Coordinates with estimator, sales, vendors, and customer to complete high quality, accurate document of the materials we are supplying which complies with the plans and specifications.
• Prepares operation and maintenance manuals as required for items on the project. Coordinates with estimator, sales, vendors and customer.
• Prepares sales orders from the material releases as provided by sales or customer. Ensures materials sold are in compliance with approved material product submittal and profit margins established by Sales and/or Branch Management are maintained. Provides order acknowledgement to sales and customer. Establishes delivery dates, monitors, and communicates changes.
• Creates purchase orders and coordinates with branch purchasing to obtain required materials in allotted time frame. Obtains order confirmations and resolves discrepancies and reports changes to sales. Monitors material shipping dates and communicates any schedule deviations to sales and the customer. Coordinates with operations receiving department to ensure material is correct.
• Coordinates with operations shipping department that correct material is delivered on time and to the proper location. Provides jobsite notification per customer requirements.
• Evaluates material return requests, prepares return orders, and coordinates material pick-up and/or return shipments with sales and the shipping department.

Qualifications

Education & Experience:

• 1 – 3 years experience with waterworks or treatment plant
• Project management training and/or PMI Certification preferred.
• Customer service experience.

Environmental Job Requirements

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

• Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.
• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles

Core & Main is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment at Core & Main is based solely on a person’s merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence.  Core & Main does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship, or any other basis protected by law.

None of the questions in this application are intended to elicit information regarding any protected characteristics, nor imply any limitation, illegal preferences or discrimination based upon non-job-related information or protected characteristics.

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