Lead Piping Field Engineer

Requisition

• Relocation Authorized:
  National/International - Camp
• Telework Type:
  Full-Time Office/Project
• Work Location:
  Thacker Pass, NV
• Hourly Range: $119,780 - $182,670 annually (Determined by function, education, experience, and qualifications of the applicant.)

Thacker Pass is the largest known lithium resource in the United States. Once complete, the mine and processing facilities will produce more lithium carbonate than any other facility in the United States by far - enough to power 1 million electric vehicles per year.

As the EPCM contractor for Lithium Americas, Bechtel is responsible for managing and integrating the efforts of a team of contractors engineering and building the facility. We are also managing procurement of about $1 Billion in goods and services.

Earth work began in 2023 and design and procurement of long-lead equipment is underway.

The project is located in the high desert and wide-open spaces of north-central Nevada about 25 miles from the Oregon border, 1 hour northwest of Winnemucca, Nevada and 3 hours northeast of Reno.

Planned with sustainability and the environment in mind, the facility will use its excess process heat to generate electricity and will recycle process water up to seven times. Once the second phase of the project is complete, Thacker Pass will produce more than 16 times the current U.S. output of lithium.

Bechtel is proud to play a critical role in the U.S. transition to cleaner energy and offers the following opportunity on the Thacker Pass Project.

In this role, you will monitor and organize subcontractor planning, safety, quality, and technical activities on a complex project with multiple stakeholders, through the coordination and instruction of subcontractor 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.

• Monitors and directs subcontractor activities, through coordination and instruction of subcontractors' management staff within the area of responsibility.
• Role supports on large projects of high complexity with multiple stakeholders' involvement.

• Reviews and monitors subcontractor construction schedules, resource charts, and material and equipment requirements.
• Reviews and approves where necessary, subcontractor construction methods, schedules, manning charts, and material and equipment requirements.
• Leads the construction operations impact on external interfaces to ensure they coincide with the overall established schedules.

• 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.

• 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.

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

• Experience with Bechtel direct hire craft preferred
• Contract management experience
• Understanding of applicable Bechtel work processes including Standard Work Process Procedures is preferred.
• Experience in mining and metals
• Familiarity with Bechtel Standard Applications (BSAPs) including ACONEX, TEAMWorks, Bechtel Productivity System, PTR, eSub and other automation tools which are used on Bechtel projects is an asset.
• Computer literate in word processing, spreadsheet and database applications.
• Working knowledge of applicable industry codes and standards.
• Excellent communication and problem solving ability

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