Applied Concrete Technology Coordinator

Bechtel Global Corporation; Sugar Land (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Bechtel Global Corporation in Sugar Land, TX, is seeking a concrete production coordinator to optimize placement efficiency and quality on major projects. You will act as the field link among construction, engineering, batch plants, and suppliers, providing technical support for batch plant operations and concrete testing.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree and 5–12 years of relevant experience, with certification in concrete fields preferred.

Qualifications

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 5-8 years of relevant experience or 9-12 years of relevant work experience
• ACI certification or equivalent
• Experience with batch plant commissioning, calibration, moisture correction, admixture systems, temperature control, and trial batching
• Experience with pumped, high-volume, continuous, mass concrete, or technically complex placements
• Experience using production data and root-cause analysis to reduce defects, rework, interruptions, and delays
• Concrete materials, mix designs, batching, delivery, pumping, placement, finishing, curing, testing, and acceptance
• Batch plants, aggregate systems, silos, mixers, scales, water and temperature-control systems, admixture systems, trucks, pumps, pipelines, and placing equipment
• Production rates, haul cycles, set time, cold-joint risk, temperature effects, pumpability, reinforcement congestion, and constructability
• Applicable ACI and ASTM requirements, project specifications, inspection and test plans, and concrete test methods
• Drawings, specifications, schedules, submittals, batch tickets, calibration reports, test reports, and nonconformance records
• Clear field coordination, sound judgment, written reporting, and standard office, spreadsheet, scheduling, and document-control applications

Responsibilities

• Plans concrete placements: volume, production rate, truck cycles, pump setup, sequence, testing, curing, washout, and contingencies
• Coordinates daily and weekly concrete demand with construction, batch plants, suppliers, testing personnel, pump providers, and project controls
• Verifies batch plant readiness: materials, moisture correction, admixture dispensing, calibrations, batching tolerances, mixing, temperature control, utilities, maintenance, and production records
• Supports batch plant installation, commissioning, trial batching, startup, and operational-readiness reviews
• Reviews mix designs for strength, workability, pumpability, set time, temperature, air content, segregation resistance, finishability, and placement suitability
• Coordinates pump selection and setup, routing, delivery sequence, placing rate, communications, cleanout, and backup plans
• Monitors placements and resolves issues involving batching, delivery, pumping, workability, temperature, consolidation, finishing, curing, interruptions, rejected loads, and nonconforming concrete
• Coordinates pre-placement inspections, sampling, testing, specimen preparation, strength tracking, acceptance requirements, and quality records
• Reviews drawings, specifications, subcontracts, schedules, technical submittals, inspection reports, and vendor data affecting concrete work
• Provides concrete-related input to estimates, schedules, budgets, requisitions, equipment and staffing plans, logistics studies, and supplier evaluations
• Coordinates field issue resolution and documents decisions, corrective actions, changes, and lessons learned
• Promotes safe and environmentally responsible batching, truck movement, pumping, material handling, washout, wastewater, and dust-control practices
• Tracks placement volume, production rate, truck turnaround, rejected loads, interruptions, testing compliance, defects, rework, and schedule impacts
• Supports mass concrete, structural concrete, foundations, slabs, walls, precast, and other technically demanding placements

Skills

ACI certification

NRMC A certification

Batch plant operator

Concrete inspection

Moisture correction

Temperature control

Education

Bachelor's degree (or international equivalent)

Tools

Batch plant equipment

Concrete testing equipment

Job description

• Relocation Authorized:National - Single


• Telework Type:Full-Time Office/Project


• Work Location: Sugar Land, TX

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Job Summary

Coordinates concrete production and placement activities to improve site efficiency, quality, and schedule performance. Serves as the field link among construction, engineering, quality, batch plant personnel, suppliers, testing agencies, and subcontractors.Provides technical support for batch plant operations, mix performance, delivery, pumping, placement, testing, curing, and field troubleshooting.

Major Responsibilities

• Plans concrete placements, including volume, production rate, access, truck cycle time, pump setup, sequence, testing, curing, washout, and contingencies.


• Coordinates daily and weekly concrete demand with construction, batch plants, suppliers, testing personnel, pump providers, and project controls.


• Verifies batch plant readiness, including materials, moisture correction, admixture dispensing, calibrations, batching tolerances, mixing, temperature control, utilities, maintenance, and production records.


• Supports batch plant installation, commissioning, trial batching, startup, and operational-readiness reviews.


• Reviews mix designs for strength, workability, pumpability, set time, temperature, air content, segregation resistance, finishability, and placement suitability.


• Coordinates pump selection and setup, routing, delivery sequence, placing rate, communications, cleanout, and backup plans.


• Monitors placements and resolves issues involving batching, delivery, pumping, workability, temperature, consolidation, finishing, curing, interruptions, rejected loads, and nonconforming concrete.


• Coordinates pre-placement inspections, sampling, testing, specimen preparation, strength tracking, acceptance requirements, and quality records.


• Reviews drawings, specifications, subcontracts, schedules, technical submittals, inspection reports, and vendor data affecting concrete work.


• Provides concrete-related input to estimates, schedules, budgets, requisitions, equipment and staffing plans, logistics studies, and supplier evaluations.


• Coordinates field issue resolution and documents decisions, corrective actions, changes, and lessons learned.


• Promotes safe and environmentally responsible batching, truck movement, pumping, material handling, washout, wastewater, and dust-control practices.


• Tracks placement volume, production rate, truck turnaround, rejected loads, interruptions, testing compliance, defects, rework, and schedule impacts.


• Supports mass concrete, structural concrete, foundations, slabs, walls, precast, and other technically demanding placements.

Education and Experience Requirements

Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 5-8 years of relevant experience or 9-12 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge and Skills

• ACI, NRMCA, batch plant operator, concrete inspection, or comparable field certification.


• Experience with batch plant commissioning, calibration, moisture correction, admixture systems, temperature control, and trial batching.


• Experience with pumped, high-volume, continuous, mass concrete, or technically complex placements.


• Experience using production data and root-cause analysis to reduce defects, rework, interruptions, and delays.


• Concrete materials, mix designs, batching, delivery, pumping, placement, finishing, curing, testing, and acceptance.


• Batch plants, aggregate systems, silos, mixers, scales, water and temperature-control systems, admixture systems, trucks, pumps, pipelines, and placing equipment.


• Production rates, haul cycles, set time, cold-joint risk, temperature effects, pumpability, reinforcement congestion, and constructability.


• Applicable ACI and ASTM requirements, project specifications, inspection and test plans, and concrete test methods.


• Drawings, specifications, schedules, submittals, batch tickets, calibration reports, test reports, and nonconformance records.


• Clear field coordination, sound judgment, written reporting, and standard office, spreadsheet, scheduling, and document-control applications.

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