Area Field Engineer - Site Development and Site Services

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National/International - Family Telework Type:
Full-Time Office/Project

Work Location:

New Albany, OH Extraordinary teams building inspiring projects:

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Bechtel is building a semiconductor manufacturing plant in New Albany, Ohio. Bechtel will design and build Phase 1 of the Ohio One project, a total of 2.5 million square feet, including 600,000 square feet of clean rooms. Construction will require as much steel as eight Eiffel Towers and as much concrete as the tallest skyscrapers.

Bechtel will strengthen future economic development in the region by partnering with the North America Building Trades Unions and suppliers to create several thousand new jobs and work with local education organizations to implement new training programs that will support the future talent pipeline.

Job Summary:

The Area Field Engineer – Site Development and Site Services serves as the responsible field engineering lead for all site development and site services scopes on the project. Reporting to the Project Field Engineer, the Area Field Engineer directs and develops the Indirects Field Engineers and Geotechnical Field Engineers and is accountable for the field engineering of temporary works and site earthworks.

The position ensures that site preparation, mass and fine grading, excavation and backfill, subgrade and foundation-bearing verification, temporary facilities, and site support services are planned, engineered, and executed safely, in accordance with project specifications, quality requirements, permits, and construction schedules, and in a manner that enables the downstream building and installation work.

Major Responsibilities:

Leads, directs, and develops the Indirects Field Engineers and Geotechnical Field Engineers; assigns work, sets priorities, performs employee reviews, and ensures subordinate personnel receive progressive training.

Directs field engineering for site earthworks, including clearing and grubbing, topsoil stripping, mass and fine grading, cut/fill balancing, excavation, trenching, backfill, compaction, subgrade preparation, and haul road and laydown area development.

Directs geotechnical field engineering activities, including subgrade and foundation-bearing verification, proof rolling, compaction and moisture control, deep foundation support, groundwater and dewatering controls, and coordination with the Geotechnical Engineer of Record and third-party testing agencies.

Directs the planning, design, and installation of temporary works, including excavation support and shoring, trench protection, temporary access roads and crane pads, temporary drainage, formwork and falsework coordination, and other temporary structures, ensuring calculations and designs are reviewed and approved per project…