Lead Mechanical/Piping Field Engineer

Bechtel Corporation; New Albany (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Bechtel is seeking a Construction Engineering leader for the New Albany, OH project. You will organize and direct construction engineering personnel, supervise field verification, and provide engineering liaison across disciplines to ensure safe, compliant, and on-schedule execution.

You will collaborate with the Project Engineer, manage cost forecasting, develop field procedures, and guide subcontractor coordination to deliver materials and equipment per plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8–10 years of relevant experience (or 12–14 years alternative).
• Strong technical knowledge of construction engineering and multi-discipline interfaces.
• Understanding of cost, schedule, and contract administration.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and administrative direction to subordinate construction engineers.
• Coordinate with engineering on constructability and design issues.
• Establish working relationships with Project Engineer and ensure engineering deliverables.
• Direct cost estimates, reports, and forecasting for construction activities.
• Oversee design of temporary construction facilities and field engineering coordination.
• Monitor subcontractor activities and ensure material quality and delivery.

Skills

Technical leadership

Constructability

Cost & scheduling

Subcontracts coordination

Engineering liaison

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

• Relocation Authorized: National/International - Family
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
• Work Location: New Albany, OH

• Relocation Authorized: National/International - Family
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
• Work Location: New Albany, OH

Requisition ID: 299068

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Project Overview

Bechtel is building a semiconductor manufacturing plant in New Albany, Ohio. We are partnering with the North America Building Trades Unions and suppliers to create several thousand new jobs and work with local education organizations to implement new training programs that will support the future talent pipeline. Bechtel Manufacturing & Technology, Inc. offers engineering, procurement, and construction services for customers in the semiconductor manufacturing, electric vehicle, and data center markets. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the M&T global business unit also includes colleagues working in Arizona, Ohio, Texas, India, and additional project locations around the world.

Job Summary

In this position, you will be responsible for the organization and direction of construction engineering personnel and activities relating to construction engineering, subcontracts, and engineering liaison to the design functional group.Interprets design drawings and specifications.Supervises field verification of materials.Provides technical direction to construction engineers and superintendents in a wide range of construction engineering and design functions relating to multi-discipline engineering in an area or to a single discipline on the overall project.

Major Responsibilities

• Provides technical and administrative direction to assigned subordinate construction engineers.
• May provide supervision to craft personnel. Coordinates with engineering on constructability and design issues.
• Establishes a Design/Field Engineering working relationship and lines of communication with the Project Engineer including agreement on engineering deliverables.
• Responsible for quantity take-off, control, reporting, and forecasting.
• Directs the design of temporary construction facilities as required.
• Coordinates and monitors the interfacing between the construction automation plan and the project controls program at the jobsite.
• Directs preparation of cost estimates for construction activities and coordinates the preparation of cost reports, forecast, and progress reports.
• Reviews and provides input to project controls documents on progress relating to cost and schedule.
• Develops and ensures the implementation of the project construction procedures from the Standard Work Process Procedures (SWPPs). Coordinates any deviations from SWPPs. Coordinates with the superintendents and subcontractors to plan construction schedules.
• Directs the preparation of requisitions for field procured materials, material substitution, services, and equipment. Approves requisitions as delegated by the Field Construction Manager.
• Reviews material, receiving reports, and warehousing to ensure delivery of correct materials. Coordinates subcontract activities to ensure materials, equipment, and quality comply with design plans and specifications.
• Plans and recommends procedures to be implemented by superintendents to ensure construction operations are within requirements of engineering design and specifications.
• Directs the maintenance of construction engineering records for job history.
• Supervises the receiving, distribution, and filing of plans and specifications.

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

• Technical knowledge of all phases of construction engineering relating to a single discipline interfacing with all areas or in a multi-discipline position assigned to a single area.
• Thorough knowledge of construction activities relating to engineering disciplines, cost and scheduling, and contract administration.
• Familiar with Bechtel's Business Ethics handbook and policies. Knowledge and understanding of the application and requirements of the Project Environmental, Safety, & Health (ES&H) Handbook and the Bechtel Core Processes relate to area of responsibility. Knowledge of project-specific environmental compliance requirements.
• Knowledge of Bechtel's "Zero Accidents" safety program. Knowledge of the use of subcontracts; knowledge of the contractor/subcontractor’s responsibilities contained in subcontract documents. Prior experience supervising and administering subcontractors.

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