Regional Manager - North America - BSQE

Requisition ID: 300964

- Relocation Authorized: None
- Telework Type: Part-Time Telework
- Work Location: Houston, TX

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## Project Overview:

The Regional Manager, North America provides strategic leadership, operational ownership, and functional governance for Area Supervisors, Supplier Quality Representatives (SQRs), and Area Expeditors (AEXs), with oversight of third-party provider (TPP) inspectors assigned to BSQE scope. The role ensures consistent, risk-based supplier quality and expediting execution, builds team capability and succession, and holds delegated authority for routine regional decisions—staffing moves, TPP requests, scheduling, and daily supplier issues—within agreed escalation thresholds.

## Job Summary:

In this role, you will lead a team and supervise the administration of Supplier Quality activities. You will prepare project Supplier Quality procedures and operating instructions, develop project specific metrics, and make recommendations on supplier suitability. Your expertise will highlight trends, help improve supplier performance, and resolve risk and issues that impact project objectives.

"This position is designated as part-time telework per our global telework policy and will require at least three days of in-person attendance per week at the assigned office or project. Weekly in-person schedules will be determined by the individual and their supervisor, in consultation with functional or project leadership”.

## Major Responsibilities:

Core Responsibilities

- Set regional priorities and standards aligned to BSQE's operating model, procedures, and project requirements.
- Decide routine staffing, TPP, scheduling, and supplier issues; escalate per agreed thresholds.
- Run regional scorecard, resource-loading, and business reviews with clear owners and closure.
- Coach and develop the team; use the competency roster for assignments, gap closure, and succession.
- Lead talent reviews, recruiting, onboarding, and leadership development.
- Ensure surveillance and expediting are risk-based, documented, and code-compliant; act early on NCR trends.
- Drive recovery plans for critical deliveries and maintain a critical-supplier watch list.
- Own regional resource loading and coverage; balance work across areas before adding headcount or TPPs.
- Manage TPP requests, qualifications, and performance.
- Own supervisory-account and job-hour forecasts; approve timesheets, expenses, and travel.
- Ensure compliance with Bechtel procedures, the Code of Conduct, and safety requirements, including stop-work authority.
- Protect Bechtel, client, and supplier information.
- Drive adoption of digital, AI-enabled, and remote-surveillance tools and continuous improvement.

Key Performance Measures

- Project satisfaction and competency status at target
- On-time scorecards, reports, and NCR closure
- Critical inspections and deliveries covered ahead of need
- Charging within forecast; sustainable overtime
- Training, ethics, and safety compliance; successors in place

## Education and Experience Requirements:

- Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 10-13  years of relevant experience or 14-17 years of relevant work experience
- Associate degree in a technical field or 12–15 years of relevant experience

## Required Knowledge and Skills:

Job Knowledge

- Ability to be certified as a Bechtel Supplier Quality Level II Mechanical/Electrical SQR
- Broad knowledge of equipment and materials, supplier QA programs, corrective action, and industry codes
- Working knowledge of procurement, expediting, and resource planning
- Proven ability to lead supervisors, influence stakeholders, and resolve conflict

Basic Qualifications

- Experience in manufacturing, inspection, testing, and technical document review.
- Minimum 8,000 hours of in-shop quality surveillance experience.
- Minimum 8 years of supervisory experience leading SQ/QA personnel, including supervisors, preferably across multiple projects or regions.Ability to travel domestically and internationally at least 3 days per week and to work in supplier shop environments using required PPE.
- Valid driver’s license and passport.

Preferred Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field.Certifications such as AWS CWI, ASQ CQA/CQE or CMQ/OE, NDT Level II, AMPP coating inspector, or NQA-1 lead auditor.
- Experience managing the North American supplier base for major EPC projects, including TPPs and contract personnel.

## Total Rewards/Benefits:

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