Project Timekeeper

Bechtel; Pecos (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

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Job summary

Bechtel is seeking a Project Timekeeper to join our Pecos, TX team on a long-term assignment. The role supports timekeeping and craft payroll for the project, upholding confidentiality and professional standards while coordinating closely with Labor Relations.

Responsibilities include onboarding new hires, maintaining attendance records, and producing daily/weekly payroll reporting. Overtime and weekend work are expected to support project needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or international equivalent required, or 4–5 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, Outlook.
• Strong communication and organizational skills with customer-service experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Labor Relations to input payroll information for Craft Professionals into payroll systems.
• Data entry for new hires, terminations, rate and classification changes.
• Onboard new project hires including badging for site personnel.
• Verify daily craft attendance using eTrack timekeeping system.
• Review, balance and export daily timesheets for craft employees.
• Maintain time clock and badging systems; resolve issues.
• Create and distribute daily/weekly reports (attendance, infractions, timesheets).
• Process time-off requests and daily call-ins for craft staff.
• Maintain craft employee files and records retention.
• Support payroll processes and provide payroll-related customer service.

Skills

Excel

Word

Outlook

Communication

Time management

Organizational skills

Customer service

Analytical skills

Flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree or international equivalent

Tools

eTrack

MS Office

Job description

Requisition ID:298056

• Relocation Authorized:National - Single
• Telework Type:Full-Time Office/Project
• Work Location: Pecos, TX

Extraordinary teams building inspiring projects:

Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.

Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations.

Core to Bechtel is our Vision, Values and Commitments. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver. Learn more about our extraordinary teams building inspiring projects in our Impact Report.

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.

This project is of significant scale and complexity, and our team is helping the customer progress early-stage development, that would lead to the start of full EPC delivery this year.

The successful candidate will mobilization on a long-term (camp) assignment to Pecos, Texas. This position is contingent upon project award.

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Timekeeping Supervisor and working as part of a team, the Project Timekeeper will perform timekeeping and craft payroll activities for the Project. The position requires the ability to maintain confidentiality with a strong ethical behavior in workplace practices, a customer-service orientation with a demonstrated professional demeanor and communication style, flexibility, and commitment to meeting deadlines. The position requires overtime on a weekly basis. The timekeeping team works when the craft professionals work. Ability to work Saturdays and some holidays required. Coverage of swing shift or night shift may also be required to fill in for colleagues assigned to those shifts. #LI-KL1

Major Responsibilities:

• Coordination with Labor Relations to ensure prompt input of all required payroll information for Craft Professionals into project timekeeping and payroll systems.
• Data entry includes but is not limited to new hire information, terminations, rate and classification changes, etc.
• Onboarding of project new hires to include badging for all site personnel.
• Verification of daily craft attendance using the project electronic timekeeping system (eTrack).
• Review, balancing (reconciliation) and exporting of daily time records for craft employees.
• Replacement badging and time clock maintenance/troubleshooting.
• Creation and distribution of daily/weekly reporting such as force report, attendance infractions, timesheet completion, etc.
• Sorting, validation and distribution of weekly craft payroll checks/direct deposit slips.
• Processing of requests for time off and daily call-ins for craft employees.
• Maintenance of craft employee files to include scanning for records retention.
• Crew timesheet maintenance as directed by construction supervision.
• Gate watch (badge scanning) for personnel at the project site.
• Provide payroll-related customer service to craft professionals.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelors degree related (or international equivalent) and 1-2 years of timekeeping/payroll experience or 4-5 years of relevant work experience in lieu of degree.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Intermediate skill with Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Must be able to work flexible hours, including overtime and weekends/holidays.
• Well developed communication, time management and organizational skills.
• Strong customer service background.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to work independently to identify and resolve routine problems.

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

Diverse teams build the extraordinary:

As a global company, Bechtel has long been home to a vibrant multitude of nationalities, cultures, ethnicities, and life experiences. This diversity has made us a more trusted partner, more effective problem solvers and innovators, and a more attractive destination for leading talent.

We are committed to being a company where every colleague feels that they belong-where colleagues feel part of "One Team," respected and rewarded for what they bring, supported in pursuing their goals, invested in our values and purpose, and treated equitably. Click here to learn more about the people who power our legacy.

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