Tanks Field Engineer

Bechtel Oil, Gas & Chemicals Incorporated; Nevada (IA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Tank Field Engineer, where you'll play a pivotal role in overseeing tank construction activities for a major lithium project. This exciting position involves ensuring safety, managing materials, and providing technical direction to teams on site. With a commitment to quality and innovation, you'll contribute to a project that promises to reshape the energy landscape. This is an opportunity to grow your career in a collaborative environment while making a significant impact on sustainable energy solutions.

Benefits

Comprehensive Health Benefits

Retirement Plans

Professional Development Opportunities

Flexible Work Arrangements

Employee Assistance Programs

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of relevant experience in engineering or 9-12 years of relevant work experience.
• Must have experience with tank construction and safety management.

Responsibilities

• Prepare construction drawings and facilitate planning methods.
• Ensure safety and quality control in operational areas.
• Coordinate with subcontractors and manage material requisitions.

Skills

Tank Construction

Safety Management

Material Management

Construction Drawing Preparation

Technical Inspection

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

Quantity Tracking Systems

Job description

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• Relocation Authorized:National/International - Camp
• Telework Type:Full-Time Office/Project
• Work Location:Thacker Pass,NV

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.

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

As the EPCM contractor for Lithium Americas, Bechtel is responsible for managing and integrating the efforts of a team of contractors engineering and building the facility. The project is 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.

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.

Major Responsibilities:

Work Planning & Packaging

• Prepares construction drawings and sketches.
• Facilitates planning construction methods and procedures.

Material Management

• Initiates requisitions for field purchases
• Prepares quantity takeoffs of field purchased material and equipment.

Quantities

• Verifies commodities on quantity tracking systems or other computer database systems as required.

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.

Technical

• Proactively considers continuous learning or show interest to pursue appropriate learning activities

For Direct Hire:

• Develops firm understanding of system and area scoping and drawings required for package development.
• Reviews and approves inspection test plans,
• Coordinates reviews of subcontractor submittals,

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:

The Tank Field Engineer reports to the Area Field Engineer/Project Field Engineer and is responsible for the technical oversight of all Tank activities on the project.The selected applicant shall provide technical direction to the direct hire/subcontractor work force as well as supervision. The Tank Field Engineer is responsible for all aspects of the tank related work.

• Must have experience withconstruction in all areas of tank construction.
• Coordinate with supervision the work schedule and any material deliveries required
• Complete training requirements assigned.
• Preparation of tank installation work packages
• Inspection of field installations and completion of associated documentation.
• Responsible for quantity take-off, control, reporting and forecasting for all tank quantities.
• Prepare field change documentation and as-built documentation as required.
• Interface with engineering office to resolve design and constructability issue.
• Assist superintendents and subcontractors in constructability and quality issues.
• Work with the suppliers to ensure compliance with project drawings and specifications.
• Prepare material requisitions, coordinate and review vendor drawings.
• Work with Procurement's expediting team to ensure the delivery of vendor materials to support the projects schedule.
• Complete material take-offs.
• Assure that materials are stored properly to ensure environmental protection.
• Material receipt inspections as required.
• Reviews specifications, inspection reports, delivery schedules, instruction manuals and technical data.
• Assist with preparation of construction estimates.
• Recommend design or installation improvements to improve safety on the project.

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