Lead Construction Engineer

Requisition ID: 274307 

•  Relocation Authorized: National - Family 
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project 
• Work Location: Various Bechtel Project Locations 

Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.
Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers’ objectives to create a lasting positive impact.
We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy, and Mining & Metals markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations. Core to Bechtel are our values – ethics, safety, quality, people, culture, relationships, innovation and sustainability, and our covenants – integrity, respect, collaboration, trust, and delivery. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver.                                                                                                                                             

Bechtel India is a global operation that supports execution of projects and services around the world. Working seamlessly with business line home offices, project sites, customer organizations and suppliers, our teams have delivered more than 125 projects since our inception in 1994.

Our offices in Gurgaon, Vadodara and Chennai will grow significantly and sustainably with exciting career opportunities for both professionals and young graduates who are passionate about creating a cleaner, greener, and safer world; building transformational infrastructure; making decarbonization a reality; and protecting people and the environment.

Position Summary:

The Lead Construction Engineer - Mechanical, will be assigned to the field construction organization in the leadership role, leading all construction activities related to mechanical installations, inspection, and field testing. Responsible for overseeing and managing contractors’ job site activities related to mechanical installations and ensuring that the construction operations and contractors’ performance are in compliance with project ES&H, quality, and schedule requirements, whilst maintaining effective relationships when interfacing with stakeholders and the general public.

Responsibilities:

• Provide the necessary construction leadership to coordinate, facilitate, and direct the works for green field, brown field, and turnaround, including Field Tie-Ins, pre and post-turnaround activities.
• Represent the construction function in project model reviews, project progress, and management review meetings.
• Work closely with the stakeholders, including technical support groups, the maintenance team, and contractors, to ensure that scheduled works are planned and performed in a safe, efficient, and cost-effective manner and in accordance with standards and procedures.
• Ensure contractors’ compliance with project quality requirements and that the works are executed as per IFC drawings, standards, codes, and project specifications.
• Witness the installations and field testing executed by the contractors.
• Ensure contractors’ compliance with the project's ES&H plans.
• Ensure all construction activities are executed as per schedule.
• Work with customers, specialist project engineers, and resident engineering and operating personnel to coordinate construction activities.
• Support the project contract team during early contract formation, including the generation of scopes of work for field contracts, active participation in bid evaluations, and clarification meetings.
• Ensure that all necessary documentation is developed and documented appropriately, including permits.
• Lead and conduct constructability workshops for project teams.
• Implement a constructability program and provide a constructability plan to project members on assigned projects in collaboration with the project and GBU construction teams.
• Coordinate with Engineering to ensure Engineering deliverables are issued to support the construction schedule.
• Identify potential problem areas or trends and address continues improvement issues.
• Understand work breakdown structure, work packaging philosophy, scoping and preparation of Mechanical Installation work packages, and material take-off.
• Assist in the preparation of construction manuals, professional staff support proposals, and internal desktop procedures.
• Provide technical guidance to other construction engineers and contractors’ workforces.

Qualifications and Skills:

Basic Qualifications:

• Typically, it requires a bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical engineering (or international equivalent) with a minimum of 10 years for 25 grade & 15 years for 26 grade of relevant experience, or 15 to 20 years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.

Additional Qualifications:

• Proven construction experience on large industrial projects/energy process plants with 5 years of relevant experience in Cracker Units/ Petro Chemical Projects is mandatory.
• Experience of OG&C/Petrochemical plants is mandatory.
• Experience in Brown Field Works, Tie-Ins (Mech, Piping), Pre-assemblies, and Shutdown Works, including Pre-Turn Around and Post-Turn Around.
• Knowledge of the installation of Rotary and Static Equipment.
• Experience in inspection and certifying all installations by contractors.
• Exposure to construction rigging and brown field work permits, system turnover walkdown, As Built documentation.
• Thorough knowledge of Indian standards, specifications, and codes as applicable, including various safety procedures and practices associated with the construction activities.
• Performs duties with considerable latitude, exercising independent judgment and utilizing construction knowledge and experience in the resolution of moderately complex questions and problems that may arise.
• Must be committed to maintaining a strong health and safety approach that is in line with the Bechtel zero-accidents philosophy.
• Be quality-oriented and work proactively with the contractors to eliminate defects and maintain a zero-rework environment.

Shaping tomorrow together

Bechtel is one of the most respected global engineering, construction, and project management companies. Together with our customers, we deliver landmark projects that foster long-term progress and economic growth. Since 1898, we’ve completed more than 25,000 extraordinary projects across 160 countries on all seven continents. We operate through five global businesses: Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals; and Manufacturing & Technology. Our company and our culture are built on more than a century of leadership and a relentless adherence to our values, the core of which are safety, quality, ethics, and integrity. These values are what we believe, what we expect, what we deliver, and what we live.  
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Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

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