Area Field Engineer (Lab/Admin)

Bechtel Corporation • Houston, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Bechtel’s Manufacturing and Technology business unit serves customers in the semiconductor, electric vehicle, and datacenter markets. The Area Field Engineer provides field engineering leadership for work planning and packaging, material management, quantity validation, safety and quality control, technical inspection and testing knowledge, and coordination of system turnover and subcontracts. The role oversees field engineering activities to ensure they are safe, complete, and compliant with quality standards and project requirements.

On larger or more complex projects, the position performs Project Field Engineer duties, coordinating activities within the assigned area and interfacing with other operating sections of the job site. The role leads and integrates discipline field engineers, aligns cross-discipline construction activities, owns area lookaheads and productivity, and serves as a primary field interface for project stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or international equivalent and 10–13 years of relevant experience, or 14–17 years of relevant work experience.
• Lead and integrate field engineering activities across disciplines.
• Coordinate cross-discipline work planning and construction sequencing.
• Manage area schedules, productivity, critical-path impacts, constraints, and recovery actions.
• Lead implementation of health, safety, environmental, quality assurance, and quality control requirements.
• Coordinate with field and project stakeholders and make decisive issue-resolution or escalation decisions.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in semiconductor, electric vehicle battery, data center, or pharmaceutical projects.
• Hands-on implementation of Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) and offsite modularization (OSM) strategies.
• Experience with project setup, system turnover, and completion.
• Proficiency with digital execution tools, 4D/5D planning, and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate activities within the assigned area and interface with other operating sections of the job site on larger or more complex projects.
• Support team development through competency development, assessment, and feedback.
• Develop and recommend construction engineering staffing plans for approval and prepare employee requisitions.
• Direct assigned construction engineering staff and ensure compliance with procedures.
• Direct the design of temporary construction facilities as required.
• Direct preparation of requisitions for field-procured materials, material substitutions, services, and equipment.
• Manage quantity take-off, control, reporting, and forecasting.
• Implement and uphold safety requirements and the zero-accident philosophy; ensure tools and equipment are safe and operated safely.
• Review and approve inspection test plans and coordinate reviews of subcontractor submittals.
• Lead and integrate discipline field engineers to support safe, coordinated, and efficient construction execution.
• Align civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and piping work with area priorities, sequencing, and constraints.
• Own area lookaheads and productivity, monitor critical-path impacts, remove constraints, and drive recovery actions.
• Ensure consistent application of health, safety, environmental, quality assurance, and quality control requirements.
• Coordinate with superintendents, construction management, engineering, and project controls; resolve or escalate issues.

Benefits

• Bechtel describes offering robust benefits to support employees, career advancement, cultural programs, and time to recharge; details are available through Bechtel Total Rewards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior