Area Field Engineer (Switchyard)

Requisition ID: 292754 

•  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, VA, 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 (Switchyard) 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.  You will oversee all work in this area which will consiste of Civil, Electrical, and Subcontract work scopes. # asdLI-KL1

Major Responsibilities:

Leadership/Supervision

• Proactively engages with their teams’ development through CPM, competence development / assessment and feedback.
• Supervises a broad range of construction engineering work within a specific engineering discipline or different disciplines within a specific area.
• Directs construction engineering activities of the assigned construction engineering staff, ensuring compliance with procedures.
• Approves staffing requisitions as delegated by the Site Manager.
• Assesses needs and develops field engineering training plan for the project.

Work Planning & Packaging

• Coordinates with design on constructability issues.
• Establishes a design/field engineering working relationship and lines of communication with the Project Engineer including agreement on engineering deliverables.
• Supervises team of discipline field engineers responsible for quantity take-off, control, reporting and forecasting.
• Directs the design of temporary construction facilities as required.
• Coordinates the interfacing between the construction automation plan and the project controls program at the job site.
• Works with client's resident engineering and operating personnel to coordinate construction activities.
• Demonstrates knowledge of AWP and turnover work packaging.
• Directs the preparation of requ