Material Engineer

Katerra is a technology company transforming property development, design, and construction—from start to finish. We are building an entirely new kind of company that brings together expertise in design, technology, material sourcing, manufacturing, and construction as a single integrated offering. With this unique approach, we have the opportunity to design and build beyond compromise. Beautiful, efficient, sustainable-we can do it all. The era of design concessions is over. Founded in 2015, today we are a growing team of more than 200 employees globally. Located in Seattle, the Katerra Design office is home to our integrated team of architecture, interiors, industrial design, and engineering. At Katerra, we lead from every seat. Our ideal team members are self-starters that embrace ambiguity, think big, and bring their own uncompromising standards of excellence.

Material Engineer

EssentialDuties & Responsibilities

Responsible for managing the project specific onsite logistics plan.

Responsible for receiving onsite material deliveries, staging and/or stocking and fulfillment of materials delivered.

Report & manage delivery defects, overages, etc.

Monitor onsite consumption of materials and report re-order points.

Manage onsite inventory.

Works in conjunction with Superintendent and Project Manager to understand and help manage project specific schedules.

Responsible for daily schedule adherence to ensure accuracy of material deliveries.

Ability to communicate effectively with field and office teams in a timely fashion.

Responsible to be the feedback loop via real-time communication from field to office.

Communicate Katerra’s vision of ‘Just-in-time’ delivery to field team.

Coordinate with onsite team to achieve Katerra’s goal of just-in-time delivery.

Reviews blueprints, takeoffs and materials playbook to accurately determine amount of materials needed.

Comfortable with technology.

Understanding and ability to quickly learn and adapt.

Familiar with a variety of the fields concepts, practices and procedures.

Performs a variety of tasks.

Able to lead and direct the work of others.

A wide degree of creativity is expected.

Continually look for more efficient ways to operate.

Relies on experience and judgement to plan and accomplish goals

Required Skills & Experiences

Requires heavy lifting/moving of materials, pallets, etc.

Required to become certified operator (fork lift, CDL, etc.)

Positions available in Seattle, WA, Spokane, WA, Sacramento, CA, and Phoenix, AZ.

50% travel required for Phoenix location. Desired Skills & Experience

Field experience is a plus