Black & Veatch

Field Engineering Manager - Combined Cycle - Georgia

Black & Veatch$100K — $130K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited program or recognized international institution.
  • 6+ years of construction experience, particularly in combined cycle projects.
  • Strong communication, organizational, and supervisory skills.
  • Knowledge of safety regulations and discipline engineering experiences.
  • Proficient in contract administration and understanding craft dynamics.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical guidance to subcontractors on design drawings and specifications.
  • Review and resolve design-related questions to support field execution.
  • Administer contracts and monitor construction activities against the project schedule.
  • Sign off on field designs or redesigns as necessary.
  • Maintain daily logs and perform quantity takeoffs to support construction planning.
  • Compile construction records and establish document control activities.
  • Champion safety and quality standards across all work aspects.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for career development and advancement.
  • Supportive work environment emphasizing safety and quality.
  • Potential for involvement in continuous improvement initiatives.
Full Job Description
Job Summary

In this role, you will help keep construction activities on track by providing subcontractors and craft personnel with the guidance, technical direction, and contract information needed to execute work safely, efficiently, and on schedule. You will collaborate closely with the discipline engineer and superintendent to interpret technical requirements of the combined cycle construction project, resolve field issues, and support work across disciplines. You will also manage assigned subcontract administration responsibilities, address commercial matters, and, on smaller or less complex projects, may support project controls functions while maintaining full EPC responsibility.

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Key Responsibilities

  • Provide technical guidance and interpretation of design drawings, specifications, and overall combined cycle design requirements to subcontractors.
  • Support field execution by reviewing requests, maintaining records, and helping resolve design-related questions.
  • Administer assigned subcontractors to ensure compliance with contract documents, monitor construction activities against the project schedule, and prepare and issue extra work authorization requests as needed.
  • May also sign off on field designs or redesigns performed in the field.
  • Partner with the field administrator, as needed, to support smooth site operations. Maintain daily logs for site records and perform or direct quantity takeoffs to support construction planning and invoice approval.
  • Review subcontractor progress payment requests, monitor technical service representative and supplier logs, and approve submitted timesheets.
  • Compile and maintain construction records and list markups, and help establish site document control activities for design documents when needed.
  • Help ensure field teams are working from the latest IFC revisions and intermediate updates.
  • Support inspections and test verification activities, and provide supervision, training, development, and performance management for direct reports.
  • Champion safety and quality standards in all aspects of the work while contributing to continuous improvement efforts and change management initiatives.
  • Lead and support field discipline engineers, fostering strong performance, development, and collaboration across the team.


Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Skills:
  • Experience in combined cycle construction
  • Knowledge of cost control, scheduling, engineering drawings, and related project documentation
  • Ability to set up and perform project controls functions on smaller, less complex projects
  • Experience completing material takeoffs and field estimates; strong communication, organizational, and supervisory skills
  • Knowledge of safety regulations; discipline engineering experience; contract administration experience; and an understanding of craft dynamics.


Minimum Qualifications

Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering from either an ABET accredited program in the USA or an engineering program, offered by a foreign institution, accepted as valid in the home country or the country in which the individual is practicing. 6+ yrs construction experience. All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

Physical Demands:
• Lift and carry heavy items weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Stand, Kneel, Bend, Stoop, Move, and Walk long distances in and around confined, cluttered places, and uneven areas.
• See and hear naturally or with correction.
• Full range of motion and flexibility consistent with requirements of the job duties.
• Requires using hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls according to a set procedure.
• Requires repetitive movement.
• May require work above 5 feet in height.
• Climb and maintain balance on steel framework, stairs, ladders and scaffolds.
• Work up to a 12 hour shift doing hard physical labor in varying temperature extremes and other outside conditions.

Work Environment:
• Typical construction site environment:
• Requires working in cramped work spaces and getting into awkward positions.
• Requires working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32F degrees) temperatures and exposure to inclement weather such as dust, wind, snow, rain, etc.
• Requires working in extremely bright or low lighting conditions
• Includes exposure to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable.
• Work around hazardous equipment.
• Typical office environment.
• This position is considered a safety sensitive position.

Competencies

Collaborates
Communicates effectively
Courage
Directs work
Instills trust
Interpersonal savvy
Organizational savvy

Salary Plan

CNS: Construction Services

Job Grade

018

About Black & Veatch

Black & Veatch is a global engineering and construction company. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. Black & Veatch provides a range of services, including engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services, consulting, and environmental services. The company serves a variety of industries, including power, water, telecommunications, and oil and gas. Black & Veatch has operations in more than 100 countries around the world.
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