Timekeeper

Bechtel Corporation; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Bechtel Corporation in Chandler, AZ is seeking a Project Timekeeper to perform timekeeping and craft payroll while maintaining confidentiality and professional communication. The role requires flexibility and overtime, including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays as needed.

You will support onboarding and badge processes and work closely with the Labor Relations team. Ideal candidates have prior Timekeeper experience, strong Excel/Office skills, and a customer-service mindset.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Timekeeper or payroll clerk.
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook).
• Flexible hours, overtime, weekends, and shift work may be required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Labor Relations for payroll entry for Craft Professionals.
• Enter and maintain employee data including hires, terminations, rate changes, and classifications.
• Support onboarding activities including badging for site personnel.
• Verify daily craft attendance using eTrack and reconcile time records.
• Maintain badges and time clocks; process replacement badges as needed.
• Create and distribute daily/weekly reports including force and timesheet metrics.
• Process time-off requests and daily call-ins for craft personnel.
• Maintain craft employee files and records retention.
• Maintain crew timesheets and badge scanning as directed.
• Provide payroll-related customer service and support to craft professionals.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Chief Timekeeper or Project Finance & Accounting Manager.

Skills

Timekeeping

Payroll processes

Customer service

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Flexibility

Education

University Hire with <1 year or 4-5 years relevant experience

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

• Relocation Authorized: None
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
• Work Location: Chandler, AZ

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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.

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Project Overview

Fab 62 is an advanced semiconductor fabrication facility for Intel Corporation, located at Intel's Ocotillo campus in Chandler, Arizona. As part of this work, the M&T team is responsible for delivering the engineering, procurement, and construction scope required to complete and finish-out a leading-edge chipmaking facility — a highly demanding environment where precision, cleanliness, schedule certainty, and coordination across thousands of craft and professional personnel are essential to success. The project supports the continued expansion of domestic semiconductor manufacturing capacity, contributing to a more resilient technology supply chain while creating significant opportunity for the local Arizona workforce. Joining the Fab 62 team means contributing directly to one of the most strategically important construction efforts in the United States and helping deliver the infrastructure behind the next generation of microelectronics.

Job Summary

Reporting to the Chief Timekeeper, 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 many Saturdays, occasional Sundays and some holidays required. Coverage of swing shift or night shift may also be required to fill in for colleagues assigned to those shifts.

Major Responsibilities

• Coordinate with Labor Relations to ensure prompt entry of all required payroll information for Craft Professionals into project timekeeping and payroll systems.
• Enter and maintain employee data, including new hires, terminations, rate changes, and classification updates.
• Support onboarding activities for project new hires, including badging for all site personnel.
• Verify daily craft attendance using the project electronic timekeeping system (eTrack), including reviewing, reconciling, and exporting daily time records for craft employees.
• Maintain and troubleshoot employee badges and time clocks, including processing replacement badges as needed.
• Create and distribute daily and weekly reports, including force reports, attendance infractions, and timesheet completion metrics.
• Sort, validate, and distribute weekly craft payroll checks and direct deposit notifications.
• Process employee requests for time off and daily call-ins for craft personnel.
• Maintain craft employee files, including scanning and records retention activities.
• Maintain crew timesheets as directed by construction supervision and support gate watch activities, including badge scanning for project site personnel.
• Provide payroll-related customer service and support to craft professionals.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the Chief Timekeeper or Project Finance & Accounting Manager.

Education And Experience Requirements

• A University Hire with less than 1 year of experience or 4-5 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge And Skills

• Previous experience as a Timekeeper.
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including overtime, weekends, and occasional shift work.
• Excellent 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.
• Must have the legal right to work in the United States without sponsorship.

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

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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.

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