Lead Electrical Field Engineer

Bechtel Corporation•Brownsville, TX

8d•Onsite

About The Position

In this role, you will manage a team and provide 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. Your oversight will ensure field engineering activities operate safely, are complete, and conform to quality standards and project requirements.

Requirements

Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8 -10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience
Technical knowledge of all phases of construction engineering relating to a single discipline interfacing with all areas, or in a multi-discipline position assigned to a single area.
Thorough knowledge of construction activities as they relate to engineering disciplines, cost and scheduling, and contract administration.
Familiar with Bechtel’s Business Ethics handbook and policies.
Knowledge and understanding of the application and requirements of the Project Environmental, Safety & Health (ES&H) Handbook and the Bechtel Core Processes as they relate to area of responsibility.
Knowledge of project-specific environmental compliance requirements.
Knowledge of Bechtel’s “Zero Accidents” safety program.
Knowledge of the use of subcontracts; knowledge of the contractor/subcontractor’s responsibilities contained in subcontract documents.
Prior experience supervising and administering subcontractors.

Responsibilities

On a medium sized job, performs the duties of a lead engineer in either an area, coordinating and directing a variety of disciplines, or as a Deputy Project Field Engineer, coordinating all activities related to the operation of assigned operating section
Proactively engages with their teams’ development through CPM, competency development/assessment and feedback
Supervises a broad range of construction engineering work within a specific engineering discipline.
Coordinates with design on constructability issues.
Directs the preparation of requisitions for field procured materials, material substitution, services, and equipment.
Possesses responsibility for quantity take-off, control, reporting and forecasting.
Ensures zero accident philosophy and requirements are implemented and adhered to by craft and others when in the operational area, and tools and equipment are in safe condition and operated safely.
For Direct Hire, possesses responsibility for coordinating between construction and startup to ensure the various system walkdowns are performed, interfacing with the startup specialist as required to support component/system turnover and assuming responsibility (as required) for area turnover coordination as determined by the PFE.
Reviews and approves inspection test plans
Supervises reviews of subcontractor submittits