Area Field Engineer - UGs
BechtelAbout the role
Requisition ID: 292554
- Relocation Authorized: National - Family
- Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
- Work Location: Cheyenne, WY, Various Work Locations USA
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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 candidate will act as the Area Field Engineer on the upcoming project. The candidate may start in the home office in Reston, Houston or Cheyenne, Wyoming, as single status, to support preconstruction planning, ahead of project mobilization to the field when the candidate will locate on a long-term assignment to Cheyenne, Wyoming. This position is contingent upon project award.
Job Summary:
The Area Field Engineer is responsible for the organization and direction of multi-discipline field engineering personnel and activities relating to construction engineering, subcontracts, and engineering liaison with the design functional group. #LI-KL1
Major Responsibilities:
- Coordinate with design engineering group for constructability and design issues.
- Establish a design/field engineering working relationship and lines of communication with the Project Engineer, including agreement on engineering deliverables and overall construction application configuration management.
- Responsible for quantity take-off, control, tracking, reporting, and forecasting.
- Direct the design of temporary construction facilities as required.
- Direct the preparation of requisitions for field procured materials, material substitution, services, and equipment.
- Review material receiving reports and warehousing to assure delivery of correct materials.
- Coordinate and monitor the interface between the construction automation plan and the project controls program at the jobsite.
- Develop and manage the construction quality program.
- Direct preparation of cost estimates for construction activities and coordinate the preparation of cost reports, forecast and progress reports.
- Coordinate with Superintendents and Subcontractors to plan construction schedules.
- Develop and recommend the construction field engineering organization and staffing plan for approval by the Area Manager (or appropriate level of Project Management) and prepare employee requisitions.
- Undertake training needs analysis and develop Field Engineering Training Plan for the project.
- Ensure compliance with the implementation, accurac
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