Preventative Maintenance Superintendent

Bechtel Global Corporation; Orovada (NV); Hybrid; USD 91,000 - 138,800; Part time

Job summary

Bechtel is seeking a part-time telework coordinator for the Thacker Pass project in Nevada. You will supervise subcontractor planning, safety, quality, and technical activities across multiple stakeholders, ensuring alignment with schedules and safe work practices.

This role requires a bachelor's degree with 5–8 years of relevant experience, or 9–12 years in heavy industrial construction, and strong proficiency in planning, OSHA standards, and Bechtel safety programs.

Qualifications

• Requires bachelor's degree and 5-8 years of relevant experience or 9-12 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience with heavy industrial direct-hire construction environments and complex EPCM projects.
• Knowledge of OSHA requirements, Bechtel safety programs, and project ES&H policies.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and organize subcontractor activities to align with schedules and safety requirements.
• Support planning, safety, quality, and technical activities on a multi-stakeholder project.
• Coordinate with engineers, foremen, and craft professionals to interpret designs and resolve constructability issues.

Skills

Construction planning

Safety management

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Union craft experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Requisition ID: 296011

• Relocation Authorized: National/International - Single
• Telework Type:Part-Time Telework
• 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.)

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.

\"This position is designated as part-time telework per our global telework policy and will require at least three days of in-person attendance per week at the assigned office or project. Weekly in-person schedules will be determined by the individual and their supervisor, in consultation with functional or project leadership\". #LI-NP1

Major Responsibilities

• Monitors and organizes subcontractor activities, through coordination and instruction of subcontractor's management staff within the area of responsibility.
• Role supports projects of moderate complexity and few stakeholders involved.

Planning / Productivity

• Prepares construction drawings and sketches.
• Develops planning construction methods and procedures.
• Develops projections and schedules for workforce, material, and equipment requirements

Safety / Quality

• 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.

Technical

• Works with Construction Field Engineers, Foremen, and Craft Professionals, in interpreting Engineering design documents, vendor documents, and other technical documents
• Coordinates engineering solutions with Subcontractors, and Foremen and Craft Professionals.
• Coordinates with Design on constructability issues.

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

• Familiar with construction tools and equipment as well as their uses.
• Extensive technical knowledge and experience in equipment maintenance to ensure that equipment is properly maintained prior to being installed and/or put into operation.
• Proficient in Microsoft suite in word processing, spreadsheet and database applications
• Experience managing union craft.
• Heavy industrial US direct hire construction experience
• Extensive working knowledge of construction planning, monitoring and control.
• Knowledge of the use of subcontracts; knowledge of the contractor/subcontractor's responsibilities contained in subcontract documents.
• Knowledge and understanding of the application and requirements of the Project Environmental, Safety & Health (ES&H) Handbook and the Bechtel Core Processes related 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.

Total Rewards/Benefits

For decades, Bechtel has worked to inspire the next generation of employees and beyond! Because our teams face some of the world's toughest challenges, we offer robust benefits to ensure our people thrive. Whether it is advancing careers, delivering programs to enhance our culture, or providing time to recharge, Bechtel has the benefits to build a legacy of sustainable growth. Learn more at Bechtel Total Rewards

Equal Opportunity Employer

At Bechtel, our employees enjoy a competitive total rewards package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, along with optional disability and supplemental insurance options, generous paid time off (160 hours annually, accrued 6.16 hours per pay period), nine paid holidays, paid parental leave, discretionary bonuses, and a well-designed 401K plan with matching and profit-sharing components

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 ace$[e-mail]