Bechtel

Mechanical Superintendent

Bechtel • $105K — $160K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 8-10 years experience, or 12-14 years relevant experience
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
  • Experience managing union craft
  • Heavy industrial construction experience in the U.S.
  • Strong knowledge of construction planning and monitoring
  • Familiarity with environmental, safety, and health regulations as per project requirements
  • Excellent customer relations and communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Supervise mechanical craft professionals and oversee their activities
  • Coordinate subcontract work and ensure compliance with specifications
  • Develop and monitor construction plans to control project progress
  • Manage and ensure adherence to safety protocols and regulations
  • Support Bechtel's 'Zero Accidents' safety program
  • Ensure craft professionals are equipped for productivity
  • Maintain positive relationships with customers and team members

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Optional disability and supplemental insurance options
  • Generous paid time off (160 hours annually)
  • Nine paid holidays and paid parental leave
  • Discretionary bonuses and a robust 401K plan with matching and profit-sharing components
Full Job Description
Requisition ID: 299236
  • Relocation Authorized: National/International - Single
  • Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
  • Work Location: Thacker Pass,NV
  • Salary Range: 105,000- 160,200 annually (salary range is based on market data; final salary offered is determined by education, experience, and qualifications of the applicant.)


Project Overview:

Thacker Pass is the largest known lithium resource in the United States. Once complete, the mine and processing facilities will produce more lithium carbonate than any other facility in the United States by far - enough to power 1 million electric vehicles per year.
As the EPCM contractor for Lithium Americas, Bechtel is responsible for managing and integrating the efforts of a team contractors engineering and building the facility. We are also managing procurement of about $1 Billion in goods and services.
Earth work began in 2023 and design and procurement of long-lead equipment is underway.
The project is located in the high desert and wide-open spaces of north-central Nevada about 25 miles from the Oregon border, 1 hour northwest of Winnemucca, Nevada and 3 hours northeast of Reno.
Planned with sustainability and the environment in mind, the facility will use its excess process heat to generate electricity and will recycle process water up to seven times. Once the second phase of the project is complete, Thacker Pass will produce more than 16 times the current U.S. output of lithium.
Bechtel is proud to play a critical role in the U.S. transition to cleaner energy and offers the following opportunity on the Thacker Pass Project.

Job Summary:

In this role, you will supervise mechanical craft professionals. You will direct craft professional activities and work schedules, and coordinate subcontract work activities and team development. Your oversight will ensure craft professionals have the tools required to be productive, comply with project policies, procedures, and job site work rules and procedures, and perform within specifications, schedules and budgets. #LI-NP1

Major Responsibilities:
• Familiar with construction tools and equipment as well as their uses.
• Extensive technical knowledge and experience in all aspects of operations; to ensure adequate coordination other stakeholders for smooth and safe execution of mechanical activities at site.
• Input into Microsoft suite in word processing, spreadsheet and database applications
• Manage union craft.
• Develop construction plans, then monitor and control the work as planned.
• Manage subcontractors to assure that they comply with the subcontract drawings and specifications.
• Ensure that requirements of the Project Environmental, Safety & Health (ES&H) Handbook and the Bechtel Core Processes are being adhered to.
• Ensure that safety and relevant OSHA requirements and regulations are being adhered to.
• Support and enforce Bechtel's "Zero Accidents" safety program.
• Maintain positive customer relations skills.

Education and Experience Requirements:

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


Required Knowledge and Skills:
• Familiar with construction tools and equipment as well as their uses.
• Extensive technical knowledge and experience in mechanical operations; to ensure adequate coordination with batch plant and other stakeholders for smooth and safe execution of concrete activities at site.
• Proficient in Microsoft suite in word processing, spreadsheet and database applications
• Experience managing union craft.
• Heavy industrial US direct hire construction experience
• Extensive working knowledge of construction planning, monitoring and control.
• Knowledge of the use of subcontracts; knowledge of the contractor/subcontractor's responsibilities contained in subcontract documents.
• 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

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

At Bechtel, our employees enjoy a competitive total rewards package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, along with optional disability and supplemental insurance options, generous paid time off (160 hours annually, accrued 6.16 hours per pay period), nine paid holidays, paid parental leave, discretionary bonuses, and a well-designed 401K plan with matching and profit-sharing components

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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