Concrete Superintendent

Bechtel Corporation; Sand Pass (NV); On-site; USD 91,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

Bechtel Corporation is hiring on the Thacker Pass project in Nevada to monitor and organize subcontractor planning, safety, quality and technical activities, coordinating field teams to align with schedules and safe work practices.

Responsibilities include overseeing craft labor cost and schedules, ensuring conformance with drawings and specs, and supporting safety programs and training. A bachelor’s degree and 5–8 years of experience on major construction projects are required.

Qualifications

• Requires bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent) and 5–8 years of relevant construction experience.
• Extensive knowledge of construction planning, monitoring and control.
• Experience managing union craft and heavy industrial direct-hire construction.
• Familiar with OSHA requirements and Bechtel safety programs.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and organize subcontractor planning, safety, quality and technical activities.
• Coordinate field supervision to align with schedules and safe work practices.
• Oversee craft labor cost, 90‑day and 4‑week look-ahead schedules.
• Ensure conformance with drawings, specifications and vendor requirements.
• Enforce Bechtel policies and field construction procedures.

Skills

Construction planning

Scheduling & control

Piping operations

MS Office

Union craft

OSHA knowledge

Safety programs

Education

Bachelor's degree (or international equivalent)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

• Relocation Authorized: National/International - Single
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
• Work Location: Thacker Pass,NV
• Salary Range: 91,000- 138,800 annually (salary range is based on market data; final salary offered is determined by education, experience, and qualifications of the applicant.)

Requisition ID: 299958

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Project Overview

Thacker Pass 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 and offers the following opportunity on the Thacker Pass Project.

Job Summary

In this role, you will monitor and organize subcontractor planning, safety, quality, and technical activities on a complex project 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.

Major 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.

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

• 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.

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