HLW Area Field Engineer

Overview

Requisition . Bechtel is designing, constructing, and commissioning the world s largest radioactive waste treatment plant for the U.S. Department of Energy at the Hanford Site in southeastern Washington State. The Hanford Tank Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant will use vitrification technology to process 56 million gallons (210 million liters) of radioactive and chemical waste stored at the Hanford site. This position will support the High-Level Waste (HLW) Vitrification efforts from restoration to completion.

The HLW is the most complex of all the WTP facilities and will host some of the top professionals in their field to design, engineer, procure and construct HLW vitrification systems. The position is located at the Construction Site (22 miles north of Richland) and works a 4 x 10 schedule, M-Th, 6:30am to 5:00pm. Selected applicant needs to be able and willing to work weekends and night shifts as needed.

The Waste Treatment Completion Company (WTCC) is a subcontractor to Bechtel, delivering construction, turnover, startup, and commissioning activities for the WTP project.

Assigned to the Construction organization in an Area Field Engineer (AFE) capacity. Responsible within the assigned Area as the delegate for the Field Engineering Manager. The AFE supervises and directs Lead Discipline Field Engineers, Field Engineering Staff, and other support organizations to support Area work execution. Ensures assigned construction personnel are tasked to appropriate work scopes and that construction operations are performed safely, right-the-first-time in compliance with specifications and within budget and schedules.

Coordinates with other Area Functional Leads to resolve field issues. Reports to the Site Manager on a daily basis with functional reporting to the Construction Management Team.

• Responsible for all Field Engineering activities within an assigned facility/area.
• Support the Site Manager and the Project Management team with cost management in an assigned facility/area: trend development, quantity reporting (verification) to support the QURR, change management, budget variance analysis, inputs to construction estimates, forecast developments and support to the Cost Account Manager (CAM) for Earned Value Management System (EVMS) compliance.
• Implement corporate/project policies, procedures and instructions within assigned operations.
• Implement the Quality Control program in an assigned facility/area to ensure installed commodities meet WTP construction quality requirements.
• Manage and report Field Engineering metrics (e.g., record closures, NCR burndowns, CWP closures); manage field-generated change documents (FCRs/FCNs) or non-conformances (NCRs).
• Maintain daily interface with Engineering on resolution of technical issues and prioritizing/expediting as required.
• Review and approve Field Material Requisition s for Area permanent and non-permanent plant material.
• Coordinate with Field Procurement for technical evaluations of proposed supplier material and with Area leadership to prioritize and expedite procurement bid, evaluate, award cycles and deliveries.
• Coordinate inspection record generation, implementation and closure to support field activities and turnover.
• Work with Site Supervision and Project Controls to manage area schedules, processes/procedures and Construction Work Packages (CWPs).
• Coordinate Field Engineering staffing with Discipline Leads and Project Field Engineer.
• Manage Area-specific Condition Reports including corrective action plans and participation in root-cause analysis.
• Supervise and direct Field Engineering personnel within assigned area and coordinate with Discipline Leads on process/procedure implementation.
• Implement automated tools (Team Works, Info Works, Fighters, Unifier, etc.) within an assigned area and ensure implementation consistency with Field Engineering Team.
• Participate with subcontract formation, coordination, execution and close-out for Construction Subcontracts in an assigned facility/area.
• Support construction-based risk items in an assigned facility/area.
• Understand and implement work schedules aligned with…