Civil General Superintendent - Tanks

BechtelLake Charles, LA
Onsite

About The Position

The Civil General Superintendent - Tanks is responsible for supervising and directing all civil operations within the tanks discipline. This requires a highly skilled/experienced supervisor for a multi-discipline workforce, subordinate supervisors, and with extensive knowledge and experience of LNG Tank Construction with strong ES&H leadership. You will direct craft professional activities and work schedules, and coordinate subcontract work activities and team development. Your oversight will ensure craft professionals have the tools required to be productive, comply with project policies, procedures, and job site work rules and procedures, and perform within specifications, schedules and budgets.

Requirements

  • Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 10-13 years of relevant experience or 14-17 years of relevant work experience
  • Heavy industrial direct hire construction experience commensurate with the type of work to be undertaken.
  • Computer literate in word processing, spreadsheet applications.
  • Ability to work with multi-national employees and across different languages.
  • Ability to train less experienced team members and provide mentorship to others.
  • Excellent communication and problem-solving ability.
  • Knowledge and experience of engineering and construction methods and processes with an emphasis on prestressed, heavily reinforced concrete ACI-376 full containment LNG tanks which should include extensive knowledge and understanding of jump/climbing formwork system fabrication and installation, wall reinforcement prefabrication and installation, prestress duct, anchorage and embed installation.
  • Knowledge of vertical and horizontal post tensioning works (including strand installation, tensioning and grouting).
  • Knowledge of full containment LNG Tank works and sequence including, internal concrete layers, precast concrete bearing ring, bottom and wall insulation, outer tank carbon steel liner and inner tank erection, tank top installation works and tank wall external structures.

Nice To Haves

  • PTI level1/2 certification preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Supervises and directs craft activities, subordinate superintendents, and others, as assigned.
  • Schedules work to be performed and reviews work accomplished by each craft.
  • Determines workforce requirements.
  • Coordinates established area operational plans.
  • Oversees tool and equipment usage on the site.
  • Manages the preparation of Field Material Requisitions for tools and consumables and ensures that the craft professionals have the tools they require to be productive.
  • Ensures the most current design document is used to complete the work and that all design changes are approved prior to implementation.
  • Ensures assigned construction operations and subcontractors’ performance are in compliance with specifications and within schedules and budgets.
  • Works with Construction Field Engineers, Foremen, and Craft Professionals, in interpreting Engineering design documents, vendor documents, and other technical documents.
  • Manages engineering solutions with Subcontractors, and Foremen and Craft Professionals.

Benefits

  • Robust benefits to ensure our people thrive
  • Advancing careers
  • Delivering programs to enhance our culture
  • Providing time to recharge
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