Military Veteran Opportunity - Construction Field Supervisor (Multiple Positions Available)

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Leverage your military experience on a new mission:

At Bechtel, we recognize the invaluable skills, dedication, and leadership that military veterans bring to the workforce. We believe that your unique experiences and diverse perspective will make our project teams stronger and we would like to help you build on those experiences in your civilian career. We are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive environment for veterans and their families. We are proud to support those who have served our country and are committed to helping you build a successful and fulfilling career with Bechtel.

Job Summary:

In this role, you will monitor and organize subcontractor planning, safety, quality, and technical activities on a complex project with multiple stakeholders’ involvement, through the coordination and instruction of subcontractor’s management staff. Your field supervision will help ensure operations are planned to coincide with overall established schedules and that work methods are planned and executed safely. We currently have multiple Field Supervisor/ Superintendant positions available on our energy projects in the Gulf Coast, across a variety of construction disciplines, including civil/structural, piping, mechanical and electrical. Potential project locations include Brownsville, TX; Gregory, TX; Houston, TX; Port Arthur, TX, and Lake Charles, LA. Our Talent Acquisition team can help determine which projects/roles best fit your background and interests.

Major Responsibilities:

• Monitors and organizes subcontractor activities, through coordination and instruction of subcontractor’s management staff within the area of responsibility.   
• Role supports projects of moderate complexity and few stakeholders involved. 

Planning / Productivity 

• Prepares construction drawings and sketches. 
• Develops planning construction methods and procedures.  
• Develops projections and schedules for workforce, material, and equipment requirements 

Safety / Quality 

• Monitors installation of materials and equipment to assure conformance with drawings, specifications, vendor, and other requirements  
• Implements and enforces policies, procedures and related work rules as established by field construction management.  

Technical  

• Works with Construction Field Engineers, Foremen, and Craft Professionals, in interpreting Engineering design documents, vendor documents, and other technical documents 
• Coordinates engineering solutions with Subcontractors, and Foremen and Craft Professionals. 
• Coordinates with Design on constructability issues.   

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 5-8 years of relevant experience or 9-12 years of relevant work experience in lieu of a degree
• Must have completed a minimum of 4 years of active-duty military service in the United States Armed Forces, with an honorable discharge

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of a single or multi-discipline construction or engineering operation relating to field activities.
• Work requires the physical ability to conduct field inspections including but not limited to: extensive walking in and around a construction site often in high heat and high humidity conditions, climbing ladders, climbing scaffolding, working on elevated platforms, working on uneven surfaces, and working in small or confined spaces.
• Some lifting may be required.
• Must have the ability to walk into and out of the project (enter/egress).
• Must be able to use appropriate standard issued Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) required for each assigned task (i.e. harness, life vest, lift buckets, etc.).

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