Lead Preservation Field Engineer

Bechtel Corporation•Brownsville, TX

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Since 1898, Bechtel has helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents. These projects have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place. The selected candidate will initially be placed on one of our four Liquefied Natural Gas Plant Projects in the US Gulf Coast Region for our Energy Global Business Unit, but we may also require the selected candidate to have future mobility to one of our other Global Business Units in a different location. The ideal candidate will have market sector/ sub sector construction industry experience in energy (liquefied natural gas), manufacturing and technology (semiconductor, chemical, pharmaceutical, data centers, fire power generation), infrastructure (aviation, rail, roads/bridges), mining and minerals (water treatment plant, mineral extraction, metal refining), & nuclear, security, and environmental (nuclear power epc, power distribution, combined cycle, defense and space, environmental cleanup). As needs arise in our growing business, there will be expectation for the candidate to be fully mobile.

Requirements

Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 10-13 years of relevant experience or 14-17 years of relevant work experience
Advanced knowledge of equipment preservation, preventive maintenance, material storage, and environmental protection requirements for construction projects.
Strong understanding of construction drawings, specifications, vendor documents, engineering standards, and applicable industry codes.
Demonstrated ability to lead and coordinate field engineering activities across multiple disciplines, contractors, and project stakeholders.
Experience planning, tracking, and reporting preservation activities, including use of databases, turnover systems, and construction automation tools.
Skilled in identifying and resolving technical issues related to equipment preservation, installation readiness, and system turnover.
Strong organizational and analytical skills with the ability to prioritize work, manage competing demands, and meet project schedules.
Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interface with construction, engineering, suppliers, subcontractors, and client representatives.
Knowledge of quality assurance requirements and inspection practices to ensure compliance with project specifications and preservation procedures.
Commitment to environmental, safety, and health (ES&H) principles, including support of a Zero Accident Philosophy and safe work practices.
Ability to mentor and develop less experienced engineers and field personnel while fostering a collaborative project culture.

Responsibilities

On a medium to large (PFE Tier I - <$250m) job, performs the duties of a lead engineer in either an area, coordinating and directing a variety of disciplines, or as a 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.
Leads construction engineers in a broad range of construction engineering work within a specific engineering discipline.
Coordinates with design on constructability issues.
Reviews material receiving reports and warehousing to assure delivery of correct materials.
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.
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.
Coordinates reviews of subcontractor submittments.