Bechtel

Area Superintendent - SITE / UG

Bechtel$119K — $182K *
Clay, NY 13041In-Person
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent; 10-13 years of experience in relevant fields, or 14-17 years of work experience
  • Experience preferred in semiconductor, EV battery, data centers, or Pharmaceuticals
  • Hands-on implementation of Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) and Overall Site Management (OSM) strategies
  • Proficiency with digital execution tools and 4D/5D planning
  • Deep practical knowledge of safety, methods, sequencing, and trade interfaces

Responsibilities

  • Lead and supervise a team of superintendents and craft professionals on projects
  • Direct craft activities and manage work schedules for optimal productivity
  • Calculate workforce needs and prepare progress reports and forecasts
  • Monitor equipment and tool usage, ensuring team has necessary resources
  • Ensure compliance with safety and quality standards on site
  • Collaborate with engineers and subcontractors to resolve technical issues
  • Translate field conditions into actionable status updates and decisions

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Optional disability and supplemental insurance
  • Generous paid time off (160 hours annually) and nine paid holidays
  • Paid parental leave and discretionary bonuses
  • 401K plan with matching and profit-sharing components
Full Job Description
Requisition ID: 294571
  • Relocation Authorized: National - Family
  • Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
  • Work Location: Clay, NY
  • Salary Range: $119,800- $182,700 annually (salary range is based on market data; final salary offered is determined by education, experience, and qualifications of the applicant.)


Project Overview:

Bechtel's Manufacturing and Technology (M&T) is an exciting and growing business unit that serves customers in the semiconductor, electric vehicle, and datacenter markets. M&T strives to exceed our customer objectives through utilizing our agility, innovative technologies, and world class talent. M&T solves the industry's toughest challenges, building both our company and the world for the future.

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. #LI-ME1

Major Responsibilities:

PFS Tier I - most applicable to Area Superintendents and PFSs on projects (<$250m) of moderate complexity and few stakeholders involved.

Leadership / Supervision (Supervision of discipline and lead superintendents with 100+ craft)
  • Proactively engages with their team's development through CPM, Competency development/assessment and feedback
  • Supervises and directs craft activities, subordinate superintendents, and others, as assigned.

Planning / Productivity
  • Determines workforce requirements.
  • Prepares reports and forecasts, including summary of construction progress, craft personnel forecasts, and expenditures forecast.

Tools, Materials & Equipment
  • Monitors tool and equipment usage on the site.
  • Prepares Field Material Requisitions for tools and consumables and ensures that the crafts have the tools they require to be productive.

Safety & Quality
  • Ensures assigned construction operations and subcontractors' performance are in compliance with specifications Responsible for the implementation of corporate/project policies, procedures, and instructions within assigned operations.
  • Monitors work activities and ensures the quality of work performed.

Technical
  • Works with Construction Field Engineers, Foremen, and Craft Professionals, in interpreting Engineering design documents, vendor documents, and other technical documents
  • Coordinates engineering solutions with Subcontractors, and Foremen and Craft Professionals.


Education and Experience Requirements:

  • Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 10-13 years of relevant experience or 14-17 years of relevant work experience.
  • Experience in semiconductor, EV battery, data centers, or Pharmaceuticals preferred.
  • Hands-on implementation of AWP and OSM strategies; experience with project setup, system turnover, and completion preferred.
  • Proficiency with digital execution tools, 4D/5D planning, and analytics preferred.


Required Knowledge and Skills:

  • Owns safe execution of work in their area-deep, practical knowledge of means and methods, sequencing, temporary works, and trade interfaces, with zero tolerance for uncontrolled conditions.
  • Plans and drives work using AWP principles-turns engineering and procurement inputs into executable weekly and daily plans, manages constraints, and maintains crew-level productivity.
  • Leads multi-trade field teams-sets clear expectations, holds foremen accountable, resolves conflicts fast, and builds bench strength through coaching and development.
  • Controls the job-understands cost, schedule, and quality drivers in their area, anticipates risk, and takes corrective action before impacts hit the critical path.
  • Communicates with precision-translates field reality into clear status, escalations, and decisions for project leadership, engineering, safety, and client stakeholders.


Total Rewards/Benefits:

For decades, Bechtel has worked to inspire the next generation of employees and beyond! Because our teams face some of the world's toughest challenges, we offer robust benefits to ensure our people thrive. Whether it is advancing careers, delivering programs to enhance our culture, or providing time to recharge, Bechtel has the benefits to build a legacy of sustainable growth. Learn more at Bechtel Total Rewards

Diverse teams build the extraordinary:

As a global company, Bechtel has long been home to a vibrant multitude of nationalities, cultures, ethnicities, and life experiences. This diversity has made us a more trusted partner, more effective problem solvers and innovators, and a more attractive destination for leading talent.

We are committed to being a company where every colleague feels that they belong-where colleagues feel part of "One Team," respected and rewarded for what they bring, supported in pursuing their goals, invested in our values and purpose, and treated equitably. Click here to learn more about the people who power our legacy.

At Bechtel, our employees enjoy a competitive total rewards package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, along with optional disability and supplemental insurance options, generous paid time off (160 hours annually, accrued 6.16 hours per pay period), nine paid holidays, paid parental leave, discretionary bonuses, and a well-designed 401K plan with matching and profit-sharing components

About Bechtel

Bechtel Corporation is an American engineering, procurement, construction, and project management company founded in San Francisco, California, and headquartered in Reston, Virginia. It is the largest construction company in the United States and the 11th-largest privately owned American company in 2018. Its headquarters are in the Reston area of unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia. Bechtel is a global engineering, construction, and project management company, and they are currently working on projects in over 40 countries. The company is organized into five global business units that specialize in civil infrastructure; power generation, communications, and transmission; mining and metals; oil, gas, and chemicals; and government services.
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