Field Engineer - Subcontract Coordinator - Night

Bechtel Corporation; Cheyenne (WY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Robust benefits including health insurance

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

Bechtel Corporation is looking for a Project Field Engineer in Cheyenne, WY, to manage subcontract coordination and ensure adherence to safety and quality standards. You will play a crucial role in planning, material management, and verifying quantities.

The ideal candidate must possess a bachelor's degree and have 8-10 years of relevant experience, particularly in electrical installation methods. This position offers robust benefits and opportunities for growth within a leading engineering firm.

Qualifications

• Requires 8-10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience.
• Basic to intermediate knowledge of subcontract management.
• Prior experience as an electrical field engineer.

Responsibilities

• Provide project field engineering expertise with work planning and packaging.
• Initiate requisitions for field purchases and prepare quantity takeoffs.
• Ensure compliance with quality standards and safety requirements.

Skills

Project field engineering specialization

Electrical installation methods

Subcontract management

Safety and quality control

Education

Bachelor's degree or international equivalent

Tools

Computer database systems

Job description

Relocation Authorized: National - Single
Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
Work Location: Cheyenne, WY, Reston, VA

Requisition ID: 293635

Project Overview

The rapid growth of AI and digitalization is fueling unprecedented demand for data centers that require large, reliable sources of energy. In response to this market trend, the Renewables & Clean Power (R&CP) team have signed an early works contract to build one of the largest gas fired power generation facilities in the U.S. Our team is helping the customer progress early‑stage development, that would lead to the start of full EPC delivery this year.

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. Your primary responsibility will be related to the subcontract executed portions of the project, but may evolve to include support of direct hire scopes of work as directed by the Area Field Engineer.

Major Responsibilities

Work Planning & Packaging

• Prepares construction drawings and sketches pertaining to a subcontract scope of work.
• Facilitates planning construction methods and procedures.

Material Management

• Initiates requisitions for field purchases.
• Prepares quantity takeoffs of field purchased material and equipment.
• Issues Material Withdrawal Requests (MWRs) to subcontractors as applicable.
• Tracks the ROS and need dates ensuring that Bechtel provided materials are available to support the subcontractors schedule.

Quantities

• Verifies commodities on quantity tracking systems or other computer database systems as required.
• Responsible for tracking and validating subcontractor claimed quantities.

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.
• Ensures that contractors are following the agreed to quality standards in the subcontract. Audits and inspects contractors work and deliverables accordingly.

Technical

• Provides support to the resolution of technical issues and/or nonconformities.
• Acts as liaison between design engineering and subcontractor supporting the resolution of issues as they arise.
• Responsible for inspecting subcontractors scope as identified by the approved Inspection and Test Plans.

System Turnover Coordinator

• For 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, ensuring that all submittals are reviewed and coded by the appropriate parties including construction and engineering.
  • Reviews and supports the subcontract administrator in reviewing subcontractor claims.
  • Ensures timely submittal of documentation from subcontractor to Bechtel, in accordance with the ITP and subcontract.

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

• Coordinates with Procurement on subcontract requirements providing technical support and guidance, liaising with design engineering as necessary.
• Attends kickoff meetings and coordinates between Subcontractors and Superintendents.
• Collects daily shift reports from subcontractors and verifies records.
• Reviews Subcontractor performance and liaises with Superintendents.
• Records delays, breakdowns and non-conformances in subcontract performance.
• Supports and/or generates the meeting minutes from all subcontractor progress meetings as directed by the Area/Lead Field Engineer.
• Basic to intermediate knowledge of subcontract management, preference given to those that have managed contractors using the Bechtel systems and SWPPs.
• Prior experience as an electrical field engineer with strong knowledge of electrical installation methods and applicable codes, NFPA, NEC, IEEE, etc.
• Thorough knowledge of all aspects of industrial electrical installation including terminations, cable pulls U/G and A/G, raceway installation, etc.
• Prior experience in the supervision and or erection of Gas Insulated Switchyards is desirable.

Total Rewards/Benefits

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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].