Job Description
A. Supervision Received
- Receives technical and operational supervision from supervising construction engineer or assigned supervising discipline superintendent
B. Supervision Exercised
- Provides technical and administrative direction to subordinate construction engineers and others, as assigned
C. Contacts
- Jobsite contacts are with superintendents and subcontractor’s personnel associated with construction engineering
- Continuous interfacing with client personnel, pertaining to negotiations on subcontract changes
- Interface with the engineering design functional group to identify and resolve design- related issues as implemented in the field
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the activities of assigned construction engineers, such as the application of drawings, specifications, and subcontracts
- Directs preparation of quantity listings of field purchased material and equipment. Initiates requisitions for field purchases
- Supervises preparation of construction drawings and schedules; supervises design of temporary construction facilities and ensures preparation of “as built†drawings and other job plans
- Assists subordinate construction engineers and superintendents in: interpreting design drawings, monitoring equipment installation and planning for delivery of construction materials and equipment, and assuring that proper warehousing and storage exists to ensure environmental protection
- Reviews specifications, purchase orders, subcontracts, inspection reports, delivery schedules, instruction manuals and technical data
- Administers assigned subcontracts to ensure contract remains up to date in areas such as drawings, specifications, cost, and schedule
- Coordinates with the Field Construction Manager on activities affecting the contract administration operation
- Coordinates with engineering design on constructability issues
- Supervises subcontractor work efforts and administers routine subcontract changes and interfaces with client personnel; may represent the company in contractual discussions and negotiations
- Reviews and/or supervises, as assigned, the preparation of construction estimates, cost engineering studies, schedules, and budgets
- Analyzes assigned construction activities to determine the scope, time, and resource requirements
- Ensures that vendors’ bids for material and equipment are in conformance to specifications
- Coordinates the interfacing between the construction automation plan and the project controls program at the jobsite; reviews project controls documents on progress relating to cost and schedule
- Performs personnel evaluation of assigned subordinate personnel and ensures they receive progressive training
- May direct minimal numbers of manual craft field forces during project closeout
- Works with various functions to ensure the project achieves corporate goals set for environmental, safety & health, quality, cost, and schedule
Qualifications and Skills
Basic Qualifications
- A degree in engineering or scientific discipline from an accredited program, or specialized courses in construction management, AND/OR
- Work experience as a construction engineer, engineer or assistant superintendent leading to an understanding of the technical knowledge described below
Additional Qualifications
- Technical knowledge of a specialized engineering discipline, cost, scheduling and/or contracts administration relating to the construction of heavy industrial or commercial complexes
- 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 area of responsibility
- Familiar with Bechtel’s Business Ethics handbook and policies
- Prior experience supervising and administering subcontractors
- Knowledge of Bechtel’s “Zero Accidents†safety program
- Computer literate in word processing, spreadsheet and database applications in accordance with current Bechtel Standard Application Program (BSAP) standards
- Knowledge of the use of subcontracts; knowledge of the contractor/ subcontractor’s responsibilities contained in subcontract documents
Job ID: 122562