Construction Coordinator

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Project Overview:

Bechtel and Westinghouse Electric Company have partnered to deliver the first AP1000 nuclear power reactors in Poland for our customer, the Polish Entity Polskie Elektrownie Jadrowe (PEJ). Bechtel will be the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contractor for the project. As the EPC, our responsibilities will include providing the design for the Turbine Island and Balance of Plant as well as the construction of the entire facility.  This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity, and we are looking for the talent that will help expand Poland’s nuclear base and build a strong and long-lasting energy future for generations to come. This position is subject to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) regulations at 10 CFR Part 810 (Part 810), which govern the transfer of hardware, materials, and technology to support the construction and operation of commercial nuclear power plants overseas.

Job Summary:

The Construction Coordinator acts as a representative of the Construction functional group and serves as a link between Construction and the Engineering/Procurement teams. Participates in project meetings to represent construction, prepares and provides input to execution planning, schedules, cost and general construction execution.  Will develop a working knowledge of construction procedures, work processes and automation tools used by construction and other functional organizations.  Ensures that construction requirements are made known to the project team in a timely manner and obtains construction responses to the needs of other members of the project team.  Early participation in the design development process by providing constructability input, with a focus on improving construction safety and quality, while seeking to optimize cost and schedule.

Major Responsibilities:

• Develop constructability concepts and provide guidance to the design effort during the early phases of the project.
• Take part constructability reviews during the design process.
• Lead and supervise the development of construction procedures, plans, and strategy documents.
• Work with the design teams to ensure requirements are incorporated into the design, layout and specifications.
• Participate in design development and suggest/implement economical construction details to be incorporated into design drawings and specifications, utilizing lessons learnt from other projects and construction best practices.
• Monitor and track engineering actions items critical to support construction activities.
• Monitor the completeness of engineering and procurement deliverables to support the construction schedule.
• Support establishment of logistics strategy with design and procurement teams
• Support engineering and procurement schedule development
• Support Engineering, Procurement and Construction (required on-site date) schedule optimization.
• Represent construction in engineering and procurement schedule review meetings.
• Utilise the plant design model to identify construction sequencing.
• Drive consistency of engineering data to ensure compatibility with construction automation tools.
• Participate in office and field meetings with project team members and client personnel, as required, e.g., project review meetings.
• Identify potential problem areas or trends and works on total installed cost and continuous improvement issues.
• Maintain communications with the field organization and office project team members regarding significant problem areas and potential solutions.
• Perform and coordinate the construction review of engineering drawings and specifications.
• Coordinate the construction review of vendor drawings, shop fabrication details, erection procedures, on behalf of construction.
• Ensures alignment between L1, L2 and L3 schedules and Construction Plan through the Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) process, including coordination of Construction Work Areas (CWA) and supporting Workface Planning where required.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Required bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8-10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience
• Must be able to obtain a site security badge.
• Must be physically able to conduct field inspections and participate in project walk-downs which may require the following activities: extensive walking in and around a construction site, climbing ladders, climbing scaffolding, using fall protection and other personal protective equipment (PPE), walking on elevated platforms, walking on uneven surfaces, and manoeuvring around very small and/or confined spaces.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of a marine construction engineering discipline gained through a combination of related education and construction experience.
• Broad based knowledge of the function and interrelationships of field construction entities and operations.
• Knowledge of Bechtel Construction Nuclear Work Process Procedures.
• Understands and applies the requirements of the Project Environmental, Safety & Health handbook and the Bechtel Core Processes to area of responsibility.
• Knowledge of the impact and effect of using field automation tools.
• Knowledge of environmental compliance laws and requirements.
• Knowledge of government compliance standards.
• Knowledge of Bechtel’s Zero Accident Safety Philosophy.
• Knowledge of current industry standards

Preferred Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of Nuclear Power Construction.
• Large scale project construction delivery experience.

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