Material Coordinator

About Us

Forbes Bros. Group of Companies is a leading utility infrastructure contractor helping power communities across Canada and the United States. Built on family roots, we value safety, hard work, and getting the job done right for our clients. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities to build your skills and grow your career.

Role Details

• Location: This role supports the R-Project in Nebraska, initially based in Stapleton, with work across multiple laydown yards, assembly areas, and active construction areas.
• Work arrangement: On-site – rotation.
• Employment type: Full-time – permanent.
• Schedule: Four weeks on, followed by one week off, working six 12-hour days per week with Sundays off. Rotation and hours may adjust with project needs and construction sequencing.
• Travel: Travel to Nebraska and time away from home are required during scheduled rotations. Work assignments may move between project yards and active construction areas.
• Travel support: $200 per day in per diem.
• Recruitment areas: Applicants from Lincoln, Omaha, Denver, Rapid City, and surrounding areas are encouraged to apply if available to work at the Nebraska project site during scheduled rotations.
• Anticipated project duration: Approximately three years.
• Employment requirements: Successful completion of pre-employment and site-specific drug and alcohol testing, along with background screening and criminal record checks as required.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Procurement & Materials Manager, the Material Coordinator helps keep the R-Project supplied and ready for field execution. You will coordinate material receipt, storage, tracking, staging, and delivery across multiple yards and assembly areas, working closely with construction, project, and quality teams.

This opportunity suits someone who enjoys organizing complex material movements, resolving delivery issues, and working directly with operational teams. You will put established procurement and materials plans into action, helping crews receive the right materials while maintaining accurate inventories and traceable records.

Key Elements of the Role

• Coordinate material receipt, handling, storage, staging, and delivery across laydown yards, assembly areas, and active work fronts to align with construction schedules and crew needs.
• Maintain accurate inventories and track material movements, identifying shortages, excess stock, misallocations, and delivery conflicts before they affect field execution.
• Maintain material traceability records, including heat numbers, batch information, certifications, and specialty tool and equipment logs. Coordinate with Quality to support inspection, acceptance, and turnover requirements.
• Coordinate deliveries with logistics providers, approved vendors, and Supply Chain Management teams, resolving packaging, handling, and documentation issues and supporting vendor-managed inventory where applicable.
• Use approved inventory and project systems to report material quantities, availability, and delivery milestones, supporting look-ahead planning and schedule updates.
• Follow procurement plans, company procedures, contract requirements, and applicable regulations for material handling, storage, and documentation.
• Help project teams follow material request and documentation procedures, and identify improvements to material flow, yard organization, and storage efficiency.

What You’ll Bring

• A high school diploma. A certificate or diploma in Materials Management, Supply Chain, or a related discipline is an asset.
• Three to five years of experience in materials coordination, logistics, or supply chain roles supporting construction or infrastructure projects.
• Experience supporting large-scale transmission, substation, or similar infrastructure projects is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with construction materials, laydown yard operations, and field logistics, with the ability to interpret bills of materials, packing lists, drawings, and delivery schedules.
• Proficiency in inventory tracking and reporting systems, including Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Strong organization, attention to detail, and communication skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and coordinate material needs across multiple teams and work areas.
• Willingness and ability to work at remote project locations alongside operational teams, with a valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States, or the ability to obtain and maintain U.S. work authorization.

Forbes Bros. Group of Companies and its affiliated entities are committed to providing a respectful and accessible recruitment process.

Employment is subject to the requirements of the applicable role, location, project, and employing entity. Depending on the position, this may include verification of work authorization, background screening, driver abstract, drug and alcohol screening, credential verification, client/site access requirements, and other pre-employment conditions permitted by applicable law.

Applicants who require accommodation during the recruitment process are encouraged to contact the recruitment team.