Senior Electrical Field Engineer — Lead for Semiconductor Projects

Bechtel Corporation; Town of Clay (NY); On-site; USD 105,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Bechtel Corporation in Clay, NY is seeking an Electrical Field Engineer to lead and coordinate electrical field engineering for a large semiconductor project. You will guide field engineers, review drawings and vendor data, and ensure alignment with safety, quality, and project procedures.

You will drive planning using Advanced Work Packaging, manage turnover, and coordinate with construction, procurement, quality, and client teams to resolve technical issues and ensure on-time execution.

Qualifications

• > Strong knowledge of electrical construction methods, materials, installation practices, testing, inspection, and turnover requirements.
• > Ability to read, interpret, and apply construction drawings, specifications, models, vendor information, quality requirements, and project procedures.
• > Experience with field engineering, Advanced Work Packaging, workface planning, work package development, quantity tracking, progress reporting, and turnover support.
• > Demonstrated leadership skills, including setting priorities, mentoring field engineers, coordinating technical support, and supporting construction execution.
• > Effective communication and coordination with multiple teams (construction, engineering, procurement, quality, project controls, startup, subcontractors, and client teams).
• > Working knowledge of construction automation, document control, completions, punch list, material management, and progress tracking systems.
• > Ability to identify constraints, resolve constructability issues, manage priorities, and prioritize safety, quality, and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical field engineering support for assigned construction areas, including planning, technical coordination, field issue resolution, inspection, testing, and turnover.
• Provide daily direction and mentoring to field engineers while ensuring work is performed safely and in accordance with drawings, specifications, procedures, and approved work packages.
• Support construction-driven planning using Advanced Work Packaging principles, including work package development, sequencing, constraint removal, quantity tracking, and workface readiness.
• Coordinate with construction, engineering, procurement, quality, project controls, startup, subcontractors, and client representatives to resolve technical and constructability issues.
• Review construction drawings, specifications, models, vendor data, material requirements, RFIs, and field changes to support timely field execution.
• Help ensure labor, materials, drawings, access, permits, inspections, equipment, and work packages are ready before work begins.
• Support material readiness, progress reporting, installed quantity verification, quality documentation, punch list closure, and turnover of completed electrical systems.
• Promote a safe, collaborative, and accountable field engineering culture focused on quality, continuous improvement, and successful project delivery.

Skills

Electrical field engineering

Advanced Work Packaging

Construction drawings review

Coordination across teams

Safety compliance

Leadership/mentoring

Turnover and testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (or international equivalent)

8–10 years of relevant experience or 12–14 years

Job description

Bechtel Corporation in Clay, NY is seeking an Electrical Field Engineer to lead and coordinate electrical field engineering for a large semiconductor project. You will guide field engineers, review drawings and vendor data, and ensure alignment with safety, quality, and project procedures.

You will drive planning using Advanced Work Packaging, manage turnover, and coordinate with construction, procurement, quality, and client teams to resolve technical issues and ensure on-time execution.