Night Shift Piping Superintendent

Bechtel•Thacker Pass, NV

1d•$105 - $160•Onsite

About The Position

In this role, you will monitor and organize planning, safety, quality, and technical activities for Direct Hire union pipefitters with multiple stakeholders’ involvement, through the coordination and instruction of subcontractor’s management staff. Your field supervision will help ensure operations are planned to coincide with overall established schedules and that work methods are planned and executed safely. This position is part of the Thacker Pass Project, which is the largest known lithium resource in the United States. Once complete, the mine and processing facilities will produce more lithium carbonate than any other facility in the United States by far – enough to power 1 million electric vehicles per year. As the EPCM contractor for Lithium Americas, Bechtel is responsible for managing and integrating the efforts of a team contractors engineering and building the facility. We are also managing procurement of about $1 Billion in goods and services. Earth work began in 2023 and design and procurement of long-lead equipment is underway. The project is located in the high desert and wide-open spaces of north-central Nevada about 25 miles from the Oregon border, 1 hour northwest of Winnemucca, Nevada and 3 hours northeast of Reno. Planned with sustainability and the environment in mind, the facility will use its excess process heat to generate electricity and will recycle process water up to seven times. Once the second phase of the project is complete, Thacker Pass will produce more than 16 times the current U.S. output of lithium. Bechtel is proud to play a critical role in the U.S. transition to cleaner energy.

Requirements

Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8-10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience.
Extensive working knowledge of construction planning, monitoring and control.
Familiar with construction tools and equipment as well as their uses.
Extensive technical knowledge and experience in piping operations; to ensure adequate coordination with all stakeholders for smooth and safe execution.
Proficient in Microsoft suite in word processing, spreadsheet and database applications
Experience managing union craft
Heavy industrial US direct hire construction experience
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 safety and relevant OSHA requirements and regulations.
Knowledge of Bechtel's "Zero Accidents" safety program.
Excellent customer relations and communication skills.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the cost, schedule and optimization of craft labor and maintaining the overall construction schedule, the 90 day and 4 week look ahead schedules for labor and equipment
Inspect site for unsafe conditions and practices and take appropriate action to correct deficiencies.
Coordinate safety training in conjunction with the Environmental Safety and Health Supervisor.
Champion the cause of ZERO Accident Philosophy.
Ensure that Bechtel and local/national safety codes, requirements and standards are being complied with within assigned area of responsibility.
Monitor the activities of craft to ensure compliance with specifications and schedules.
Interface with Labor/Industrial Relations for craft recruitment and training programs.
Review craft time records using established automated tools.
Monitors installation of materials and equipment to assure conformance with drawings, specifications, vendor, and other requirements
Implements and enforces policies, procedures and related work rules as established by field construction management.