Bechtel

Automation Engineer

Bechtel$80K — $95K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or 2-5 years of relevant experience; 6-9 years in lieu of a degree.
  • Experience in startup, commissioning, construction turnover, or large capital projects.
  • Proficient in Microsoft 365 suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint).
  • Strong technical support skills including analysis, documentation, and communication.
  • Must be able to obtain worksite security access and pass background checks.

Responsibilities

  • Provide automation support for the Natrium Project including training and reporting.
  • Align tools with startup, commissioning, and project processes.
  • Analyze user requirements and ensure compliance with project procedures.
  • Support integration of startup applications and reporting platforms.
  • Customize applications and reports with various project tools.
  • Coordinate with teams for troubleshooting and application support.
  • Prepare reports and documentation for various project phases.

Benefits

  • Robust benefits to ensure employee well-being and growth.
  • Programs to enhance company culture.
  • Opportunities for career advancement and training.
  • Encouragement of work-life balance.
  • Access to projects addressing world challenges.
Full Job Description
Requisition ID: 297531
  • Relocation Authorized: National - Family
  • Telework Type: Full-Time Telework
  • Work Location: Kemmerer, WY


Project Overview:

Bechtel is the licensing, engineering, procurement, and construction partner on TerraPower's Natrium team. Selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for its Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program, Natrium is participating in a DOE initiative to re-establish U.S. leadership in nuclear energy that provides matching funding to industry to design and build an operational advanced reactor. TerraPower, a leading advanced generation technology company founded by former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates, will be deploying its 345 MWe sodium fast reactor (SFR), called Natrium. The Natrium plant features an advanced, cost-competitive reactor design that is safer, simpler, easier, less costly to construct, less expensive to operate, and able to provide energy that is competitive with fossil fuels. It also features an innovative molten salt energy storage system designed to be complementary to solar and wind power by evening out the peaks and valleys in production when the sun is not shining, or the wind is not blowing. With the reactor and energy storage output combined, the plant can produce more than 500 MWe of power.

Job Summary:

Assigned to the Natrium Project, this role supports CSU automation for startup, commissioning, construction, field engineering, project controls, and related project teams. The position supports application setup, reporting, training, data management, troubleshooting, and close-out while helping ensure tools, workflows, and reports align with approved project processes, safety expectations, and quality standards.#LI-CL1

Major Responsibilities:

  • Provide CSU automation support for the Natrium Project, including application setup, user support, training, reporting, data management, software quality support, and close-out.
  • Support execution of the project automation plan and align tools with startup, commissioning, construction, field engineering, turnover, and project work processes.
  • Analyze user requirements and support compliance with approved procedures, work processes, and application requirements.
  • Evaluate, configure, and support automation modules, releases, workflows, forms, templates, dashboards, and reporting tools.
  • Support data integration between startup applications, construction turnover tools, reporting platforms, and project data sources.
  • Customize applications and reports, including SmartCompletions, Q4Safety, Power BI, SSRS, TEAMWorks, Unifier, Synchro 4D, BookBuilder, Navisworks, and other approved project tools.
  • Prepare user guides, job aids, training materials, test plans, migration plans, and release documentation.
  • Coordinate with IS&T and project teams on access, troubleshooting, application support, and user readiness.
  • Maintain metrics, trackers, dashboards, user feedback, and issue logs to identify trends and support improvements.
  • Prepare startup, commissioning, turnover, construction, and automation reports with direction from project leadership or the assigned automation lead.
  • Recommend improvements to tools, reports, workflows, and automation processes in coordination with project and functional stakeholders.
  • Build productive working relationships across project functions, contractors, suppliers, third parties, and support organizations.


Education and Experience Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited university and 2-5 years of relevant experience, or 6-9 years of relevant work experience in lieu of a degree.
  • Must possess the right to work and remain in the U.S. without sponsorship.
  • Must be able to complete a pre-employment drug screen and background check, including employment, education, and travel verification.
  • Must be able to obtain a site security badge for worksite access.
  • Experience supporting startup, commissioning, construction turnover, field engineering, project controls, project automation, construction, or large capital project environments.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft 365 products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint.
  • Ability to analyze user needs, explain technical information clearly, and support end users with application questions or issues.
  • Ability to use judgment within defined procedures to resolve routine to moderately complex issues.
  • Ability to build collaborative working relationships and complete assignments with increasing independence.


Required Knowledge and Skills:

  • Experience with project automation, completions, safety, reporting, database, construction management, scheduling, or visualization tools such as SmartCompletions, Q4Safety, Power BI, SSRS, TEAMWorks, Unifier, Synchro 4D, BookBuilder, Navisworks, or similar systems.
  • Working knowledge of data management, reporting, dashboards, database concepts, and interfaces between project applications.
  • Experience preparing or supporting SQA documentation, test plans, migration plans, user guides, job aids, and release materials.
  • Knowledge of safety, quality, compliance, environmental, and zero-incident work expectations.
  • Ability to read and interpret construction, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, or systems completion information to support automation workflows.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, including support for training, meetings, workshops, and presentations.
  • Understanding of change management, configuration control, data quality, and application governance.


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

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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