Bechtel

Instrumentation Superintendent

Bechtel$100K — $130K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 5-8 years of relevant experience, or 9-12 years of relevant work experience in lieu of degree.
  • Extensive knowledge of industrial instrumentation and controls.
  • Strong understanding of environmental safety and health (ES&H) requirements.
  • Experience with DCS, PLC, SCADA, and modern control system architectures.
  • Ability to lead large craft organizations and subcontractors across various industries.
  • Proficient in interpreting construction and technical documents.

Responsibilities

  • Lead all instrumentation construction activities in assigned areas.
  • Ensure safe execution of instrumentation work and direct field supervision.
  • Establish daily and long-range execution priorities aligned with project milestones.
  • Align necessary resources before work begins, including labor and materials.
  • Identify and remove productivity constraints and address schedule performance.
  • Coordinate activities with other project teams such as electrical and mechanical.
  • Monitor progress and implement corrective actions when plans deviate.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package to support employee well-being.
  • Opportunities for career advancement and professional development.
  • Programs designed to enhance workplace culture.
  • Support for work-life balance and time to recharge.
Full Job Description
Requisition ID: 296038
  • Relocation Authorized: National - Family
  • Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
  • Work Location: Chandler, AZ


Project Overview:

Fab 62 is an advanced semiconductor fabrication facility for Intel Corporation, located at Intel's Ocotillo campus in Chandler, Arizona. As part of this work, the M&T team is responsible for delivering the engineering, procurement, and construction scope required to complete and finish-out a leading-edge chipmaking facility - a highly demanding environment where precision, cleanliness, schedule certainty, and coordination across thousands of craft and professional personnel are essential to success. The project supports the continued expansion of domestic semiconductor manufacturing capacity, contributing to a more resilient technology supply chain while creating significant opportunity for the local Arizona workforce. Joining the Fab 62 team means contributing directly to one of the most strategically important construction efforts in the United States and helping deliver the infrastructure behind the next generation of microelectronics."

Job Summary:

The Instrumentation Superintendent is responsible for the safe, efficient, and high-quality execution of all instrumentation and controls construction activities within an assigned project area. The role provides direct leadership to craft professionals and subcontractors, while ensuring instrumentation systems are installed, tested, and turned over in accordance with project requirements. The Instrumentation Superintendent drives workface planning, productivity, safety, quality, and system readiness to support commissioning and startup objectives..#LI-CL1

Major Responsibilities:

  • Leads all instrumentation construction activities within assigned areas of responsibility.
  • Maintains accountability for safe execution of all instrumentation work activities and directs field supervision, craft professionals, and subcontractors to ensure work is executed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with project requirements.
  • Establishes and drives daily, weekly, and long-range execution priorities aligned with project milestones.
  • Ensures labor, materials, tools, permits, access, and supporting disciplines are aligned before work begins.
  • Identifies and removes constraints that impact productivity and schedule performance.
  • Coordinates instrumentation activities with electrical, mechanical, piping, controls, commissioning, and operations teams.
  • Ensures compliance with project ES&H requirements, permit systems, lockout/tagout procedures, and energized work controls are fully integrated into daily execution activities.
  • Monitors progress, productivity, resource utilization, and installation performance and implement recovery plans and corrective actions when execution deviates from project objectives.
  • Provides accurate reporting of installed quantities, progress status, workforce forecasts, and completion projections.
  • Ensures instrumentation systems are delivered complete, tested, documented, and ready for commissioning.


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 in lieu of degree.


Required Knowledge and Skills:

  • Extensive knowledge of industrial instrumentation, controls, analyzers, field communications, tubing systems, and instrument installation practices.
  • Strong understanding of ES&H requirements, electrical safety practices, and regulatory compliance.
  • Strong understanding of DCS, PLC, SCADA, networking, fieldbus, and modern control system architectures.
  • Experience leading large craft organizations and instrumentation subcontractors on industrial, manufacturing, semiconductor, energy, mining, chemical, or M&T projects.
  • Knowledge of commissioning, loop checking, system turnover, startup, and operational readiness processes.
  • Ability to interpret construction drawings, specifications, instrument indexes, loop diagrams, wiring diagrams, and vendor documentation.
  • Ability to operate effectively in high-complexity, schedule-driven project environments using a team approach.


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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