Field Engineer Electrical

**Requisition ID**:264748**
- ** Relocation Authorized**:National - Camp**:

- ** Telework Type**:N/A**:

- ** Work Location**:Iquique**

Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.

Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact.

We serve the infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; and Mining & Metals markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations. Core to Bechtel are our values - ethics, safety, quality, people, culture, relationships, innovation and sustainability, and our covenants - integrity, respect, collaboration, trust, and delivery. They are what we believe, what costumers can expect, and how we deliver.

**Position Summary**

Bechtel is seeking a Field Engineer Electrical - STE Coast for the Mining & Metals team, based in Chile. The position will be responsible for Leading construction engineers in a broad range of construction engineering work within a specific engineering discipline for a particular area of the project. Providing engineering assistance to superintendents, directing assigned personnel in meeting cost and time schedules, verifying materials, equipment, and quality and assuring results meet design requirements.

**Responsibilities**

The Field Engineer Electrical - STE Coast is principally responsible for:
- Directing preparation of quantity listings of field purchased material and equipment. Initiating requisitions for field purchases.
- Supervising preparation of construction drawings and schedules. Supervising design of temporary construction facilities and ensures preparation of “as built” drawings and other job plans.
- Assisting subordinate construction engineers and superintendents in:Interpreting design drawings; Monitoring equipment installation and planning for delivery of construction materials and equipment; Assuring that proper warehousing and storage exists to ensure environmental protection.
- Reviewing specifications, purchase orders, subcontracts, inspection reports, delivery schedules, instruction manuals and technical data.
- Administrating assigned subcontracts to ensure contract remains up to date in areas such as drawings, specifications, cost, and schedule.
- Coordinating with the Field Construction Manager on activities affecting the contract administration operation.
- Coordinating with engineering design on constructability issues.
- Supervising subcontractor work efforts and administers routine subcontract changes and interfaces with client personnel. May represent the company in contractual discussions and negotiations.
- Reviewing and/or supervising, as assigned, the preparation of construction estimates, cost engineering studies, schedules, and budgets.
- Analyzing assigned construction activities to determine the scope, time and resource requirements.
- Ensuring that vendors’ bids for material and equipment are in conformance to specifications.
- Coordinating the interfacing between the construction automation plan and the project controls program at the jobsite. Reviewing project controls documents on progress relating to cost and schedule.
- Performing personnel evaluation of assigned subordinate personnel and ensuring they receive progressive training.
- May direct mínimal numbers of manual craft field forces during project closeout.
- Working with various functions to ensure the project achieves corporate goals set for environmental, safety & health, quality, cost, and schedule.

**Qualifications and Skills**

**Basic Qualifications**

The Field Engineer Electrical - STE Coast shall be knowledgeable and/or experienced in:

- A recognized degree in an engineering or scientific discipline, OR Specialized courses in construction management, AND/OR Work experience as a construction engineer, engineer or assistant superintendent leading to an understanding of the technical knowledge described above.

**Additional Qualifications**
- Technical knowledge of a specialized engineering discipline, cost, scheduling and/or contracts administration relating to the construction of heavy industrial or commercial complexes.
- Demonstrated leadership in a team-based environment.
- Familiar with Bechtel’s Business Ethics handbook and policies.
- Prior experience supervising and administering subcontractors.
- Knowledge of Bechtel’s “Zero Accidents” safety program.
- Knowledge of the use of subcontracts; knowledge of the contractor/ subcontractor’s responsibilities contained in subcontract documents.

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