Area Field Engineer

Bechtel Corporation; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits programs

Career advancement opportunities

Culture enhancement support

Job summary

Bechtel Corporation is seeking a Project Field Engineer in Chandler, AZ, to provide expertise in project engineering with a focus on safety, quality control, and materials management. In this role, you will lead the preparation of construction drawings, manage materials, and ensure compliance with safety protocols.

The ideal candidate holds a bachelor's degree and has extensive experience in field engineering, contributing to the success of various construction projects.

Qualifications

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8-10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare construction drawings and schedules, ensuring quality plans.
• Initiate requisitions for field purchases and manage material quantities.
• Ensure safety protocols are implemented on site.
• Coordinate with subcontractors for compliance testing and submissions.

Skills

Area execution leadership

Cross-discipline work planning

Schedule & performance ownership

Safety, quality & compliance leadership

Stakeholder coordination & decision authority

Education

Bachelor's degree or international equivalent

Job description

Relocation Authorized: National/International - Family. Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project. Work Location: Chandler, AZ.

Job Summary

In this role, you will provide project field engineering specialization and expertise with work planning and packaging, material management, quantity verification and validation, safety and quality control, technical inspection, and testing knowledge, and subcontract coordination. Your recommendations will ensure field engineering activities operate safely, are complete, and conform to quality standards and project requirements.

Major Responsibilities

• Work Planning & Packaging: Prepares construction drawings and sketches; leads preparation of construction drawings and schedules and the design of temporary construction facilities and ensures preparation of "as built" drawings and other job plans.
• Material Management: Initiates requisitions for field purchases; prepares quantity takeoffs of field purchased material and equipment.
• Quantities: Verifies commodities on quantity tracking systems or other computer database systems as required.
• Safety / Quality Control: 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.
• Technical: Proactively considers continuous learning or shows interest to pursue appropriate learning activities.
• System Turnover Coordinator (Direct Hire): Develops firm understanding of system and area scoping and drawings required for package development.
• STR / Subcontract Coordinator: Reviews and approves inspection test plans; coordinates reviews of subcontractor submittals.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8-10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience.

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Area execution leadership: Lead and integrate all discipline field engineers within the area to deliver safe, coordinated, and efficient construction execution.
• Cross-discipline work planning: Align civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and piping activities to area priorities, sequencing, and constraints.
• Schedule & performance ownership: Own area lookaheads, productivity, and critical path impacts; proactively remove constraints and drive recovery actions.
• Safety, quality & compliance leadership: Set expectations and ensure consistent application of HSE and QA/QC requirements across all disciplines in the area.
• Stakeholder coordination & decision authority: Act as the primary field interface for superintendents, construction management, engineering, and project controls; resolve issues decisively.

Total Rewards and Benefits

Bechtel offers comprehensive benefits programs to ensure employees thrive, including career advancement, culture enhancement, and time to recharge.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Applicants with a disability, who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, may e‑mail their request to [e-mail].