Boilermaker General Foreman

Bechtel; Sulphur (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Bechtel Corporation in Sulphur, LA seeks an experienced construction supervisor to lead craft teams on industrial projects, reading blueprints, enforcing safety rules, coordinating disciplines, and ensuring progress aligns with Bechtel procedures.

The ideal candidate has extensive field experience, can train journeymen, provide clear directions to foremen, and participate in weekly planning meetings. Bechtel offers equal opportunity employment and challenging major projects.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years in industrial construction with 4+ years in supervisory roles.
• Familiarity with Bechtel job procedures and work rules.
• Strong leadership and safety discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise craft crews to ensure quality and progress.
• Provide timely guidance to foremen to prevent work stoppages.
• Instruct journeymen in craft tasks and safety procedures.
• Enforce work and safety rules fairly across crafts.
• Coordinate with other disciplines to avoid scheduling conflicts.
• Read blueprints and implement job procedures.
• Plan work priorities and assign schedules.
• Maintain accurate time sheets, backcharges, and work status reports.
• Conduct preplanning input at weekly scheduling meetings.
• Ensure work quality and timely reporting.

Skills

Safety management

Crew supervision

Scheduling

Interdisciplinary coordination

Job description

Job Description:

1. Safe work observation with focus on changing employee behavior to achieve Bechtel Zero Accident objective.

2. Provide employee feedback and/or consequences for safe/unsafe behavior.

3. Read an interpret blueprints, understand job specification and implement Bechtel job procedure and work rules.

4. Understand the work scope and integrate priorities of the project.

5. Instruct journeymen in specific craft tasks including safety procedures and techniques.

6. Be knowledgeable of other craft disciplines in order to effect work coordination between crafts.

7. Know, administer, and enforce work and safety rules in a fair and consistent manner of the crafts under your direction.

8. Provide timely and concise guidance to foremen to preclude crew work stoppage.

9. Provide precise directions to foremen and ensure foremen are effectively supervising work crews.

10. Understand work priorities and schedules and assign work plans.

11. Identify problems and develop action plans to resolve with minimal work disruption.

12. Initiate the coordination required with other disciplines to prevent scheduling conflicts.

13. Responsible for the quality of work performed by the crafts under your supervision.

14. Ensure accurate reports are submitted with regard to time sheets, backcharges, quantity, and work status.

15. Ensure foremen and crews understand assignments and directions prior to commencement of work.

16. Participate in the free exchange of ideas between yourself and others.

17. Administer praise and discipline consistently and fairly and initiate corrective action when required.

18. Conduct work preplanning by providing meaningful input at weekly scheduling meetings.

19. Monitor work progress and report impending schedule problems to supervision.

20. Typically has 8 years industrial construction experience with 4 years in supervisory roles.

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] or call [phone] for assistance. Determinations on request for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.