Lead Field Engineer - Night Shift

• Requisition
• Relocation Authorized:
  National - Single
• Telework Type:
  Full-Time Office/Project
• Work Location:
  
  Brownsville, TX

Since 1898, Bechtel has helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents, creating jobs, growing economies, improving the resiliency of the world’s infrastructure, increasing access to energy and vital services, and making the world a safer, cleaner place. Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers’ objectives to create lasting positive impact.

We serve the Infrastructure, Nuclear, Security & Environmental, Energy, Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start‑up and operations.

Bechtel is partnering with Next Decade to support their vision to provide the world access to lower‑carbon intensive energy with their Rio Grande LNG (RGLNG) project in Brownsville, Texas. RGLNG is a natural gas liquefaction and export terminal situated on a 984‑acre site on the banks of the Brownsville ship channel. The first phase of the RGLNG project consists of three liquefaction trains, two storage tanks and one marine berth.

At full capacity, the five‑train facility will have a production capacity of 27 million tonnes per annum (MTPA).

In this role, you will manage a team and provide field engineering leadership for work planning and packaging, material management, quantity validation, safety and quality control, technical inspection and testing knowledge, and coordination of system turnover and subcontracts. Your oversight will ensure field engineering activities operate safely, are complete, and conform to quality standards and project requirements.

• On a medium‑sized job, performs the duties of a lead engineer in either an area, coordinating and directing a variety of disciplines, or as a Deputy Project Field Engineer, coordinating all activities related to the operation of the assigned operating section.
• Proactively engages with their team’s development through CPM, competency development/assessment and feedback.
• Supervises a broad range of construction engineering work within a specific engineering discipline.
• Coordinates with design on constructability issues.
• Manages material procurement, requisition preparation, substitution, services, and equipment.
• Handles quantity take‑off, control, reporting and forecasting.
• Ensures zero‑accident philosophy and requirements are implemented and adhered to by craft and others in the operational area; ensures tools and equipment are in safe condition and operated safely.
• Coordinates between construction and start‑up to ensure system walk‑downs are performed, interfaces with the start‑up specialist as required to support component/system turnover, and assumes responsibility for area turnover coordination as determined by the PFE.
• Reviews and approves inspection test plans.
• Coordinates reviews of subcontractor submittals.

Requires bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent) and 10–13 years of relevant experience or 14–17 years of relevant work experience.

• Technical knowledge of a specialized engineering discipline, cost, scheduling and/or contracts administration relating to the construction of heavy industrial or commercial complexes.
• Work experience as a construction engineer, engineer or assistant superintendent leading to an understanding of the technical knowledge described above.
• Demonstrated leadership in a team‑based environment.
• Knowledge and understanding of the application and requirements of the Project Environmental, Safety & Health (ES&H) Handbook and the Bechtel Core Processes as they relate to the area of responsibility.
• Familiarity with Bechtel’s Business Ethics handbook and policies.
• Prior experience supervising and administering subcontractors; knowledge of Bechtel’s “Zero Accidents” safety program.
• Computer literacy in word processing, spreadsheet and database applications in…