Bechtel

Lead Survey Field Engineer

Bechtel$90K — $120K *
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent, with 8-10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience.
  • Strong knowledge of construction survey principles and processes.
  • Expertise in Bechtel's 'Zero Incidents' safety program with a commitment to safety management.
  • Proficiency in Survey CAD software and experience generating Digital Terrain Models (DTM).
  • Effective communication and team collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee the survey team's adherence to safety, quality, and environmental programs.
  • Manage the project's survey control network and overall survey activities.
  • Supervise subcontracted survey crews and ensure quality verification of their work.
  • Provide technical support and expertise in surveying to field engineering teams.
  • Produce comprehensive survey strategy and procedure documents for equipment and accuracy standards.

Benefits

  • Robust benefits to ensure employee well-being and career advancement.
  • Programs to enhance workplace culture and promote diversity.
  • Opportunities for continuous learning and professional development.
Full Job Description
Requisition ID: 297121
  • Relocation Authorized: None
  • Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
  • Work Location: Various Work Locations USA, Reston, VA, Millersport, OH


Project Overview:

The project is a 1.3 GW simple-cycle power generation facility located in Millersport, Ohio, being constructed adjacent to a hyperscale data center campus. The facility includes multiple power generation technologies consisting of Solar Titan 130 gas turbines, Siemens SGT800 gas turbines, reciprocating engines, battery energy storage systems (BESS), substations, and associated balance of plant infrastructure.

The scope includes major civil, mechanical, electrical, structural, underground utility, control systems, and commissioning works required to support phased energization and turnover of the facility. Construction will be executed through a combination of direct hire and subcontracted labor supported by modularization, pre-assembly, offsite warehousing, and advanced work packaging methodologies.

Job Summary:

In this role, you will lead a team to plan and execute survey and meteorology strategy, survey scanning, and drone pilot programs. You will supervise survey activities, subcontractors, field verification of materials, and daily data downloading and processing. Your leadership will ensure successful implementation of survey work with a project's safety, quality, and environmental programs. #LI-BH1

Major Responsibilities:

  • Oversees the survey team's implementation of the project safety, quality, and environmental programs.
  • Oversees the project's survey control network.
  • Provides oversight of survey works by direct hire surveyors in a given area or areas, coordinates all Survey activities, and manages Survey Subcontract and resources if applicable.
  • Manages sub-contracted survey crews, including verification of survey crews' control points and work.
  • Provides expertise and technical support as related to survey to Field Engineering and Superintendents in a wide range of situations and configurations.
  • Produces survey's scanning and metrology strategy and procedure document, which details the requirements for equipment, content, competence requirements and assessments, and accuracy, checking, validation, acceptance, and archiving.
  • Assists the Corporate Survey Manager with competency evaluations and assignments of qualified scanning and metrology survey personnel.
  • Directs and/or performs metrology field measurements utilizing Laser Tracker instrument and Spatial Analyzer software.
  • Provides survey support to senior management.
  • Produces the survey strategy and procedure document, which details the requirements for survey equipment, survey content, competence requirements and assessments, and survey accuracy, checking, validation, acceptance, and archiving.
  • Initiates requisitions for field purchases of survey equipment as required.
  • Ensures zero accident philosophy and requirements are implemented and adhered to by craft and others when in the operational area, and tools and equipment are in safe condition and operated safely.
  • Proactively considers continuous learning or show interest to pursue appropriate learning activities


Education and Experience Requirements:

  • Required bachelor's degree(or equivalent) and 8-10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience


Required Knowledge and Skills:

  • Knowledge of engineering and construction methods and processes customarily acquired over time through specialized instruction or practical experience
  • Knowledge of Bechtel's "Zero Incidents" safety program. Must have a strong drive toward Safety, both on and off the job, a commitment to seeing everyone go home each day as well and healthy as they came to work that day
  • Knowledge of Bechtel quality standards. Must have a solid record of successful project completion with little to zero rework
  • Knowledge of construction survey principles
  • Knowledge of supervisory functions relating to heavy construction/industrial surveying field & office activities
  • Working knowledge of Bechtel construction procedures
  • Displays effective communications skills crucial to motivating team members and presenting plans in a clear and concise manner
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a team-based environment, able to formulate a working relationship with survey team members, other departments, contractors, and survey functional management
  • Demonstrated proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications
  • Excellent problem-solving ability
  • Demonstrated proficiency with Survey CAD software, including generation of Digital Terrain Models (DTM) and volumes computations


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.

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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