Area Manager, Engineering Operations Manager

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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;
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Bechtel is partnering with Next Decade to support their vision to provide the world access to lower carbon intensive energy with their Rio Grande LNG (RGLNG) project in Brownsville, Texas.

RGLNG is a natural gas liquefaction and export terminal situated on a 984-acre site on the banks of the Brownsville ship channel. The first phase of the RGLNG project consists of three liquefaction trains, two storage tanks and one marine berth. At full capacity, the five-train facility will have a production capacity of 27 million tonnes per annum (MTPA).

Brownsville, Texas is a city known for its diverse history, tradition, and rich culture. Located in the southernmost region in the beautiful state of Texas, lays Brownsville a rich, tropical oasis bordering the Rio Grande River and near the shores of the Gulf of Mexico. Brownsville embraces innovation, looks forward to the future and beyond!

Job Summary:

In this role, you will lead a team and supervise superintendents and/or craft professionals on a project. You will direct craft professional activities and work schedules, and coordinate subcontract work activities and team development. Your oversight will ensure craft professionals have the tools required to be productive, comply with project policies, procedures, and job site work rules and procedures, and perform within specifications, schedules and budgets.

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Major Responsibilities:
• PFS Tier II - most applicable to Area Superintendents and PFSs who are responsible for a very large vertical package or scope of work on large projects (>$1B and/or >1500 craft) of high complexity with multiple stakeholders’ involvement.

Leadership / Supervision

• Supervises all Superintendents and direct hire craft and administers project work rules.
• Supervises Subcontract Coordinators (SCs / STRs) Coordinating subcontract activities.

Planning / Productivity

• Establishes and ensures compliance with project procedures necessary to perform construction in accordance with project technical requirements
• Implements the project controls tools to assure that direct hire work performed is within budget and schedule.
• Sets and meets cost and schedule targets.
• Forecasts labor unit rates, field distributables, and construction equipment.

Safety & Quality

• Ensures the jobsite field work organization is comprised of qualified and knowledgeable personnel and ensures effective personnel utilization.
• Implements Project ES&H program

Technical

• Assists in the Coordination of engineering solutions with Subcontractors, and Foremen and Craft Professionals.
• Coordinates with Design on constructability issues.
Education and Experience Requirements:

Requires bachelor's or master's degree (or international equivalent) and 15+ years of relevant experience or 19+ years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge and

Skills:


• Knowledge of a single or multi-discipline construction or engineering operation relating to field activities.
• Knowledge of Bechtel’s Zero Accident Philosophy.
• Knowledge of the Project ES&H Handbook, the Supervisor’s ES&H Manual, the Project Safety Management Plan and the Bechtel Core Processes.
• Experience on an LNG construction site especially along the U.S. Gulf Coast.
• Heavy industrial direct hire construction experience commensurate with the type of work to be…