Project Engineering Manager

Requisition ID: 267319

• Relocation Authorized: None
• Telework Type: Part-Time Telework
• Work Location: Various Permanent Bechtel Office Locations

Hybrid Schedule. Location: Houston, TX/Reston, VA/Chandler, AZ

Company Overview:

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 customer’s objectives to create a lasting positive impact.

We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining and Metals; and Manufacturing and Technology 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 expect, and how we deliver.

Position Summary:

Bechtel is seeking a Project Engineering Manager to join the Engineering Management within the Manufacturing and Technology Business Unit (M&T). The prime roles and responsibilities include:

All engineering work as defined in the contract for the customer Global OSM program within M&T. Possesses full technical responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating assignments.

Job Dimensions

A. Supervision Received

• Receives administrative supervision from a global business unit Manager of Engineering/Engineering Manager in terms of broad general objectives and limits. Receives operational supervision from a Project Manager.

B. Supervision Exercised

• Exercises operational supervision over the engineers of all disciplines and architects assigned to the project or portion of the project.

C. Contacts

• As the point of Bechtel-Client contact on engineering aspects of assigned project or portions of a project, maintains regular client contact for progress of work, exchange of information, advice.
• Represents Engineering in respect of major items with suppliers and project personnel in jobsite conference.

Responsibilities:

• Supervises the engineering activity on a medium size project or designated portions of a very large or complicated project.
• As directed, manages the complex organizational interactions that evolve from the participation of several Bechtel entities on the project or from client-established relationships with other contractors.
• Establishes and maintains access to technical experts in the advanced technologies pertinent to the project and sets up channels of communication to bring this expertise to bear effectively on the engineering effort.
• Requires a broad knowledge of administrative practices.
• Establishes the detailed project execution plan and the development of the overall project engineering budget and schedule. Inputs to and owns the engineering elements of a project capital estimate (proposals and execution) quantities and budgets.
• Performs and manages the work in accordance with relevant Engineering Department Procedures (EDPs), design guides and Bechtel Standard Application Programs (BSAPs).
• Develops design and procurement schedules for approval.
• Prepares, approves or recommends approval of project procedures for engineering, as required.
• Coordinates engineering effort with Project Manager, Procurement, Construction, Startup, Environmental Safety and Health (ES&H) and Project Controls when assigned.
• When assigned directs engineering activities in preparation of project proposals, including estimates for engineering staffing, quantities, scope reviews, schedules and coordination with Business Development and other functional groups.
• Conducts annual performance reviews in accordance with approved procedures and holds career development discussions.
• Reviews and approves design documents, change orders, material requisitions and specifications for construction or procurement use.
• Supervises the preparation of reviews and endorses bid analyses and recommendations for procurement of equipment material and services within Engineering’s scope of responsibility.
• Resolves field-initiated questions on engineering.
• Visits jobsite as required for exchange of information.
• Coordinates activities among the design groups on the project.
• Initiates requests for specialized professional services.
• Initiates Bechtel/Client correspondence related to the engineering portion of the contract.
• Reviews project engineering progress against approved schedules, evaluates changes and takes corrective action when required.
• Makes recommendation to Engineering Management of key personnel for project assignments.
• Manages the flow of information required from third parties to assure the timely progress of the engineering work.
• Prepares or directs the preparation of project studies, reports, forecasts, special engineering reports and plant data book.
• Ensures that Technical Risk Assessments are comprehensive and complete, safety practices and procedures are implemented, and engineering design and corresponding design documentation are in compliance with project Quality Assurance plan and procedures.
• Communicates complex technical issues and recommends solutions to client, project and functional management as directed and as appropriate.
• Champions the creation of a project work environment, supported by leadership on the project/program, which fosters openness, trust, communication, teamwork, empowerment, innovation, and satisfaction.

Qualifications and Skills

Basic Qualifications:

• A recognized degree in architecture, an engineering or scientific discipline from an accredited college or university, OR a professional license in an appropriate discipline from a recognized licensing board (or international equivalent).
• 15+ years of progressive work experience, including supervision, preferably in project and staff design engineering or architectural design but may include other relevant types of engineering including startup, field engineering or plant operation in large industrial plants, utilities, process plants or engineering/construction firms.
• 10+ years experience in the management of multi-discipline engineering teams on FEED and detailed design phases of projects.
• Experience in coordinating with global execution teams and offices.
• Technical knowledge of related engineering systems, engineering calculations, applications of engineering and construction methods and materials, and engineering application of computers.
• Proficient knowledge of project engineering processes and procedures.
• Knowledge of related construction practices and the economics involved and current knowledge of new methods of design and construction.
• Proficient knowledge on planning, application and coordination of 2-D and/or 3-D Computer Aided Design (CAD) design processes on a project.
• Knowledge of industry/regulatory codes and standards and design criteria pertinent to the particular discipline.
• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Demonstrated skill in supervision.
• Must be willing to travel for business.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior work experience and responsibility for the supervision on a medium or major size project in engineering management at Bechtel.
• Module project experience is a plus.
• Knowledge of Bechtel Engineering Department Procedures.
• Prior experience in planning and executing greenfield or brownfield projects in one or more of the following market segments: Semiconductor, Electric Vehicle, Battery, or Data Center.

Competency:

Communication, Development, Engagement, Safety, Self-Discipline, Teamwork, Values & Covenants.

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 four global businesses: Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; and Mining & Metals. 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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