Field Engineering Manager

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Project Overview:

Great infrastructure transforms communities. Our customers’ projects have a higher purpose – their roads, rail, communications, airports and energy projects are a gateway to a modern prosperous world. A world that caters for growing populations and keeps up with rapid technological change; a world that is resilient to economic and geophysical setbacks; a world powered by cleaner energy and systems that accelerate the path to global decarbonization; a world connected by smart and affordable transport networks to empower disenfranchised communities and unlock access to opportunities.

Job Summary:

In this role, you will report to the General Manager Construction and Logistics, and you will provide capital portfolio-wide oversight of all field engineering activities. Your oversight will provide assurance that field engineering activities are complete and conform to quality standards and the capital portfolio management team’s performance expectations.

The hiring process for this position involves customer approval.

Major Responsibilities:

• Actively interface with engineering, construction interface, health and safety, environment and sustainability, community, workplace relations, contract management and other relevant teams to so that project delivery priorities are maintained.
• Implements assurance program to monitor that the work by contractors is undertaken in a manner that addresses and eliminates people and environmental hazards, and that risk analysis, health risk assessments, and work method statements, where required, are in place.

Leadership / Supervision

• Proactively engages with teams’ development through competency development/assessment and feedback Reviews construction manager and field engineering staffing requirements for effective service delivery.

Planning

• Manage the review of all contractor submittals including construction schedules, management plans, progress reports, and changes as required.
• Establishes a design/field engineering working relationship and lines of communication with project engineering including agreement on engineering deliverables.
• Monitors that contractor construction engineering activities are in compliance with procedures and the contract.
• Coordinates the interfacing between the construction automation plan and the project controls program.
• Supports the engineering team with review of contractor's design for constructability and compliance with the contract.

Construction / Quality

• Coordinates the review of contractor quantity take-offs, reporting and forecasting.
• Coordinates the reviews of contractor submittals, including daily reports of contractor progress and performance.
• Coordinates technical input and oversight for the reviews of contractor construction non-conformances.
• Identifies areas of risk and opportunity in contractor performance.

Contracts / Commercial

• Oversee the preparation of the request for tender documentation, project construction schedule, and interface strategy and actively participate in the procurement phase including evaluations and recommendations for award.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 13-15 years of relevant experience or 17-19 years of relevant work experience.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Skill in working and communicating effectively, both orally and in writing, with other project functional groups.
• Proven ability to build strong relationships with customers and team members.
• Technical knowledge of engineering systems, engineering calculations, applications of engineering methods and materials and applications of building information modelling, 3-D computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided engineering (CAE) to engineering problems.
• Demonstrated technical knowledge of related construction systems, applications of engineering and construction methods and materials for major infrastructure or aviation projects.
• Sound working knowledge of contract management.
• Field engineering experience on large construction projects (experience in the management of construction, field engineering or design engineering for major infrastructure or aviation projects is an advantage).
• Prior delivery partner or client-side project management experience is preferred but not essential.
• Prior airport experience is preferred but not essential.

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. Click here to learn more about the people who power our legacy.

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