Bechtel

Field Welding Superintendent

Bechtel • $95K — $115K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) with 5-8 years of relevant experience or 9-12 years of relevant work experience.
  • Extensive knowledge of construction planning, monitoring, and control.
  • Experience in managing union craft heavy industrial US direct hire construction.
  • Strong technical knowledge of welding operations and equipment.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite for documentation and reporting.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate with Discipline Superintendents to validate manpower and welder qualification requirements.
  • Direct Welding General Foremen to ensure skilled welders provide first-time quality work.
  • Review work plans to ensure adequate welder resources for project scopes.
  • Elevate scheduling concerns to the construction management team effectively.
  • Provide input in production meetings to secure necessary welder support by area.
  • Supervise and coordinate construction activities with direct hire and subcontractors.
  • Ensure welding materials and equipment are readily available on site.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package designed to promote employee well-being.
  • Career advancement programs and training opportunities to foster growth.
  • Supportive initiatives to enhance company culture and work-life balance.
  • Commitment to sustainability and legacy building through projects and employee engagement.
Full Job Description
Requisition ID: 299738
  • Relocation Authorized: National - Family
  • Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
  • Work Location: New Albany, OH


Project Overview:

Bechtel is building a semiconductor manufacturing plant in New Albany, Ohio. We are partnering with the North America Building Trades Unions and suppliers to create several thousand new jobs and work with local education organizations to implement new training programs that will support the future talent pipeline. Bechtel Manufacturing & Technology, Inc. offers engineering, procurement, and construction services for customers in the semiconductor manufacturing, electric vehicle, and data center markets. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the M&T global business unit also includes colleagues working in Arizona, Ohio, Texas, India, and additional project locations around the world.

Job Summary:

In this role, you will lead and represent a workforce services (WFS) team and manage systems and processes for streamlining or optimizing routine tasks or complex workflows. You will lead the design, test, and implementation of new workforce services processes and solutions. Your supervision and technical expertise will guide innovation to increase efficiency and enable continuous improvement. #LI-BH1

Major Responsibilities:

  • Coordinates with Discipline Superintendents and the Lead Field Welding Engineer to validate manpower and welder qualification requirements.
  • Provides direction to Welding General Foremen and Foreman as necessary to support welding initiatives across the project, ensuring the welders assigned to each task have the skill sets necessary to satisfactorily provide first time quality with minimal rework.
  • Reviews weekly scheduled work plans with discipline superintendents for pipe commodities to ensure the project has the welder resources available with the proper qualifications to support the planned work scopes.
  • Ensures that scheduling concerns and constraints are identified and elevated to construction management team.
  • Provides input to weekly production meetings to ensure sufficient welder support is also scheduled and available by area.
  • Supervises and coordinates daily with direct hire and subcontract representatives on pipe construction activities. Included but not limited to fabrication team and materials management team.
  • Ensures the welding commodities, equipment, and consumables gases are available and staged in assigned areas.


Education and Experience Requirements:

  • Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 5-8 years of relevant experience or 9 -12 years of relevant work experience


Required Knowledge and Skills:

  • Extensive working knowledge of construction planning, monitoring and control.
  • Familiar with construction tools and equipment as well as their uses.
  • Extensive technical knowledge and experience in welding operations to ensure adequate coordination with all stakeholders for smooth and safe execution.
  • Proficient in Microsoft suite in word processing, spreadsheet and database applications
  • Experience managing union craft Heavy industrial US direct hire construction experience
  • Knowledge and understanding of the application and requirements of the Project Environmental, Safety & Health (ES&H) Handbook and the Bechtel Core Processes as they relate to area of responsibility.
  • Knowledge of safety and relevant OSHA requirements and regulations.
  • Knowledge of Bechtel's "Zero Accidents" safety program. Excellent customer relations and communication skills.


Work includes field inspections and the physical ability to conduct field inspections which require the following activities: extensive walking in and around a construction site often in high heat and high humidity conditions, climbing ladders, climbing scaffolding, working on elevated platforms, working on uneven surfaces and working in small or confined spaces. Some lifting may be required. Must have the ability to walk into and out of the project (enter/egress). Must be able to use appropriate standard issued Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) required for each assigned task (i.e. harness, life vest, lift buckets, etc.).

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.com/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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