Lead Field Engineer - Civil

Requisition ID: 285985 

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

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Company Overview:

Bechtel Mining and Metals offers engineering, procurement, and construction services for customers in the mining sector across multiple commodities including Iron Ore, Bauxite, Alumina, Aluminium, Copper, Gold, Coal, Lithium and Rare Earths markets. 

Headquartered in Santiago, Chile, the M&M global business unit also has offices in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide in Australia along with execution units in the United States, Peru, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, India and other project locations around the world.

Project Overview:

The Project is a greenfield mining, process, material handling and ship loading project with a focus on sustaining production, minimise environmental impacts, strengthen long-term relationships with neighbouring communities and foster local economic development.

Job Summay:

The Construction Lead Civil Field Engineer is responsible for activities relating to construction engineering within the civil discipline. Duties include interpreting civil design drawings and specifications for execution of civil works, such as excavation and backfill operations, concrete installation, field verification of materials, and technical direction to field civil personnel as required. This position is not considered the design authority for the project, but only to enforce civil construction per design.

Major Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with engineering on constructability and design issues relating to the civil discipline such as excavation and backfill operations and concrete installation.
• Establish a civil design/field engineering working relationship and lines of communication with the Project Engineer, including agreement on civil engineering deliverables and overall construction application configuration management.
• Responsible for quantity take-off, control, tracking, reporting and forecasting for civil discipline.
• Specify the civil criteria for construction of temporary construction facilities as required.
• Direct the preparation of requisitions for field procured materials, material substitution, services and equipment such as concrete and formwork.
• Approve field requisitions as delegated by the Project Field Engineer.
• Review material receiving reports and warehousing to assure delivery of correct civil materials.
• Coordinate and monitor the interfaces for civil data exchange to support the construction automation plan and the project controls program requirements at the jobsite.
• Develop and manage the civil construction quality program.
• Direct preparation of cost estimates for civil construction activities and coordinate the preparation of cost reports, forecast and progress reports.
• Coordinate with Field Supervision and Subcontractors to plan/support construction schedules.
• Plan and recommend civil procedures to be implemented by Field Supervision to ensure construction operations are within requirements of engineering design and specifications.
• Work with customer’s resident engineering and operating personnel to coordinate civil construction activities.
• Coordinate subcontract activities to ensure civil materials, equipment and quality comply with design plans and specifications.
• Implement controls over variables affecting civil job progress such as excavation and backfill, dewatering, soil compaction and testing, and mass concrete placement. Also ensure engineering and procurement provide timely delivery of drawings, materials and equipment and that other corporate programs are fully utilized.
• Administer major subcontract changes regarding the civil discipline and represent the company in major contractual discussions and negotiations.
• Perform other duties as required by Bechtel management.
• Validate and submit (discipline) construction quantities for Quantity Unit Rate Report (QURR) tracking.
• Interface with Project Controls for submittal of quantities to ePCWorks.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other relevant technical discipline from an accredited university as well as a minimum of six years relevant work experience, or 12 years relevant experience in the absence of a degree.
• Have working knowledge of construction surveying, excavation and backfill operations, and concrete installation.
• Demonstrated commitment to Environment, Safety and Health (ES&H). Demonstrated commitment to a Zero Accident safety program.
• Must be computer-literate in word processing, spreadsheet and database applications.
• Must be familiar with current industry quality standards.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Basic ability to utilize the TeamWorks automation suite as the Bechtel Standard Application Programs (BSAPs).
• Basic knowledge of Project Technical Requests (PTR) for routing and resolving Requests for Information (RFIs), Field Change Documents (FCDs), and Non-Conformance/Compliance Reports (NCRs) between project sites, contractors, clients, and home office.
• Basic knowledge of work packaging and basic ability to manipulate completions module and PunchWorks for interface with the start-up team.
• Intermediate understanding of production management including scheduling.
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Intermediate knowledge of cost management including estimating and forecast development.
• Previous supervisory experience within civil discipline.

Total Rewards/Benefits:

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Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Applicants with a disability, who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, may e-mail their request to acesstmt@bechtel.com