Rigging Field Engineer
Listed on 2026-07-25
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Engineering
Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering -
Construction
Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering
Requisition
- Relocation Authorized:
None - Telework Type:
Full-Time Office/Project - Work Location:
Various Work Locations USA, Reston, VA, Millersport, OH - Salary Range: 123, annually (salary range is based on market data; final salary offered is determined by education, experience, and qualifications of the applicant.)
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The project is a 1.3 GW simple-cycle power generation facility located in Millersport, Ohio, being constructed adjacent to a hyperscale data center campus. The facility includes multiple power generation technologies consisting of Solar Titan 130 gas turbines, Siemens SGT
800 gas turbines, reciprocating engines, battery energy storage systems (BESS), substations, and associated balance of plant infrastructure.
The scope includes major civil, mechanical, electrical, structural, underground utility, control systems, and commissioning works required to support phased energization and turnover of the facility. Construction will be executed through a combination of direct hire and subcontracted labor supported by modularization, pre-assembly, offsite warehousing, and advanced work packaging methodologies.
Supports preparation of lifting plans for mechanical equipment, skids and piping spools. Responsible for technical coordination with key stakeholders, such as field engineers, project control planners and superintendents. Able to perform field measurements required to elaborate the lifting plans, and ensuring work is executed in accordance with project drawings, specifications, and schedule requirements. #LI-BH1
Major Responsibilities:- Define scope of work for subcontract packages and work with contracts group to form heavy haul and heavy lift subcontract packages. Prepares technical specifications for bid packages.
- Prepares rigging plans, calculations, and specifications for rigging material and lift equipment.
- Monitors compliance of rigging operations with approved rigging plans and applicable codes.
- Assesses and plans crane and heavy transport requirements and assists in the preparation of the Construction Equipment Schedule (CES) and budgets.
- Serves as a point of contact for preparation of lift and haul plans.
- Assists the Rigging Superintendent (RS) by providing the design support necessary for the rigging plan development.
- Monitors general project rigging work operations to ensure rigging is performed in accordance with approved rigging plans.
- Reviews and approves heavy or oversize/overweight haul plans and medium, critical, or heavy lift plans (including subcontract rigging submittals) in accordance with procedures prior to the start of the work.
- Selects crane(s), lifting hardware, and equipment necessary for safe work execution of medium, heavy, and critical lifts.
- Provides operational and technical direction to rigging crews and to assigned construction engineers and construction personnel, including craft, regarding rigging-related construction processes, procedures, and requirements.
May provide operational guidance to senior management team. - Maintains contact with engineering regarding plant layout, foundation design, vessel/module designs, provision for lifting, and verification of the suitability of imposed loadings.
- Works closely with area superintendent and field engineering regarding constructability, construction equipment requirements (including crane sizes and locations), scheduling, ground preparations and temporary facilities (including crane pads and haul routes), required site sterilization, crane layout, and sequencing.
Plans lifts, sequence work, and direct and approve lift plans.
- Required bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management (or equivalent) and 5-8 years of relevant experience or 9-12 years of relevant work experience
Skills:
- Extensive working knowledge of rigging planning and execution standards and requirements.
- Technical knowledge and experience in construction engineering in the use of lifting equipment,…
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