Bechtel

Supervising Designer Electrical Engineering

Bechtel$90K — $120K *
Ogden, UT 84404In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • AA/AS degree or Certificate in Engineering/CAD plus 10-12 years of relevant experience, or 12-14 years of relevant work experience
  • United States citizenship required
  • Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check
  • Hands-on experience with SmartPlant 3D, SmartSketch, and AutoCAD
  • Knowledge of NFPA 70 and relevant codes/standards

Responsibilities

  • Supervise a team of 10-12 designers, managing schedules and deliverables
  • Conduct technical reviews ensuring compliance with customer and code requirements
  • Coordinate designs across engineering disciplines to resolve clashes in the 3D model
  • Provide training and mentoring to junior designers
  • Communicate detailed project requirements to team members
  • Handle model changes impacting client-provided equipment
  • Resolve differences of opinion with clients
  • Ensure timely completion of design drawings including layout and equipment arrangements

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance for employees and their families
  • Full-time on-site work arrangement in Ogden, UT
  • Comprehensive benefits designed to inspire a sustainable work-life balance
  • Opportunities for professional development and career advancement
  • Commitment to diversity and inclusion within the workplace
Full Job Description
Requisition ID: 295461
  • Relocation Authorized: National - Family
  • Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
  • Work Location: Ogden, UT


Project Overview:

Bechtel is the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) partner on the Northrop Grumman team to deliver the Sentinel Program, which is modernizing the ground-based leg of the U.S. nuclear deterrent triad, including intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) systems and launch infrastructure. Bechtel's scope of service in Sentinel's current Engineering & Manufacturing Development phase focuses on the ground infrastructure component of the program.

A major contractor for the United States and allied governments, Bechtel has handled such efforts as chemical weapons demilitarization projects, missile-defense, infrastructure, base operations, procurement and project management, and restoration and recovery spanning half a century. We use our expertise to help our customers securely and effectively transform mission delivery.

Job Summary:

In this role, you will supervise junior and senior level designers and be responsible for producing NFPA 70 code compliant facility designs for different facilities that are a part of the Sentinel program. You and your team will produce design drawings both in AutoCAD and SmartSketch as well as maintain a clash free 3D model in SmartPlant 3D. These designs will include layout, elevation, detail, and bill of material drawings for systems such as grounding, lighting and receptacles, lightning protection, raceway (conduit and cable tray), cable routing, underground conduit/ductbank, equipment arrangements.

Major Responsibilities:

  • Maintaining a project schedule and ensuring the team's design deliverables are completed on time.
  • Managing a team of up to 10-12 designers to include approving time records, expense reports, performing quarterly reviews
  • Perform technical reviews of the design deliverables and ensure customer requirements and code requirements are met
  • Participate in facility model reviews and ensure clashes in the 3D model are coordinated with the appropriate engineering disciplines and resolved in a timely manner
  • Providing training/mentoring to less experienced designers
  • Coordinate designs between different engineering disciplines and functions (construction and startup)
  • Coordinate model changes with the client when impacting client provided equipment
  • Providing detailed "pre-job" explanations of work to employees including technical requirements, lessons learned, design inputs, and schedule expectations.
  • Resolving differences of professional opinion between staff and the client


Education and Experience Requirements:

  • Requires AA/AS or Certificate in Engineering/CAD with 10-12 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience
  • Must be a United States citizen
  • Must be able to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check


Required Knowledge and Skills:

  • Previous experience leading a team of designers
  • Must be able to collaborate well with other disciplines
  • Previous experience providing technical reviews of designs and identifying code compliance issues
  • Previous experience on the physical design of industrial and/or nuclear facilities
  • Knowledge & application of NFPA 70 and other applicable codes/standards
  • Hands-on and advanced experience using Smartplant 3D, SmartSketch, and AutoCAD
  • Strong knowledge of electrical raceway and equipment layouts
  • Ability to resolve design issues independently and collaboratively with other engineering disciplines, construction, and the client
  • Ability to cope with conflicting deadlines, frequent interruptions, and multiple tasks
  • Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)


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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