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Lake Charles, Louisiana · USA job

Lead Electrical Field Engineer

Bechtel

Lake Charles, Louisiana

Job description

Overview

In this role you lead field engineering for LNG and related energy projects, ensuring safe, on-spec work while coordinating multiple disciplines. You'll drive planning, material control, and turnover activities, collaborating with design and startup teams to deliver quality outcomes. The position offers mobility across global business units and impact on large-scale infrastructure projects. You will shape field execution and safety culture in a dynamic, cross-functional environment.

Compensation / Benefits
  • Total Rewards program
  • career advancement
  • culture programs
  • work-life balance initiatives
  • mobility opportunities
  • equal opportunity employer
Responsibilities
  • Lead engineering activities in a defined area or supervise a project-wide field engineering team
  • Advance team development through CPM, competency assessment, and feedback
  • Coordinate constructability reviews with design
  • Manage material receiving, warehousing, and material delivery accuracy
  • Own quantity take-off, reporting, and forecasting
  • Enforce safety and quality standards and ensure equipment is safe to use
  • Coordinate system turnover between Construction and Startup and interface with Startup Specialist
  • Review and approve inspection test plans and subcontractor submittals
  • Oversee subcontractor coordination and adherence to contractual responsibilities
  • Support area turnover coordination as required by project leadership
Key requirements
  • Bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 10-13 years of relevant experience, or 14-17 years of relevant work experience
  • Technical knowledge of construction engineering across a discipline or multi-discipline in an area
  • Strong understanding of cost, scheduling, and contract administration
  • Experience supervising and administering subcontractors
  • Knowledge of project ES&H requirements and Bechtel Core Processes
  • Familiarity with Bechtel's Zero Accidents safety program
  • Ability to work flexible hours and perform field inspections in challenging conditions
  • leadership
  • communication
  • team development
  • construction engineering across a discipline or multi-discipline
  • CPM and competency development
  • materials management and inventory control

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