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Bechtel Corporation

The Role

Overview

Develops, monitors, and manages project schedules and critical path for construction projects.

Key Responsibilities

  • schedule development
  • critical path
  • subcontractor monitoring
  • schedule reporting
  • wbs creation
  • performance metrics

Tasks

-Monitors and validates subcontractor schedules -Performs schedule development duties to include establishing the work breakdown structure (WBS), determining the work activity duration, establishing the proper workflow logic ties, and developing the required job expenditure -Establishes and maintains the schedule for a specific discipline area or specialty -Performs schedule monitoring, including identifying critical activities and updating functions for specific applications, disciplines, or specialties -Determines critical-path activities for assigned discipline or specialty work activities supporting interdisciplinary requirements -Identifies and reports activities that have a critical or potential impact on the schedule -Evaluates subcontractor schedules for required workarounds or potential schedule improvements -Prepares schedule data for proposals or contract negotiations -Develops critical path schedule reports and schedule performance metrics

Requirements

  • primavera
  • microsoft project
  • scheduling
  • team leadership
  • bachelor's
  • engineering

What You Bring

-Advanced level of knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and startup work processes, as performed by Bechtel. -Experience in performing, monitoring, and reviewing planning and scheduling functions, which include schedule development, control, and analysis, in the field and the home office. -Experience in leading teams and managing direct reports. -Advanced level of knowledge in using PC operating systems and several basic software applications. -Knowledge of engineering and construction management customarily acquired over time through specialized instruction or practical experience. -Knowledge of supervision, personnel administration, and training of technical and non-technical personnel. -Skilled in oral and written communication. -Advanced level of knowledge in using multiple discipline-specific software applications currently used by Bechtel (e.g., PCWorks, Primavera, and Microsoft Project). -Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8-10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience.

The Company

About Bechtel Corporation

-The firm began building railroads and dams in the American West and grew into a pioneer of mega-projects. -Post-war, it laid massive pipelines across the Middle East and ventured into nuclear power, building the USA’s first commercial plant. -Its projects include Boston’s complex “Big Dig” tunnel, the Channel Tunnel, and Intel megafab campuses. -It operates in global markets across Energy, Infrastructure, Manufacturing & Technology, Mining & Metals, and Nuclear/Security/Environmental sectors. -Typical projects include highways, bridges, ports, airports, LNG plants, data-centers, environmental cleanups, and nuclear facilities.

Sector Specialisms

Infrastructure

Nuclear

Security

Environmental

Water

Civil Site Works

Energy Transition

Chemical Weapons Demilitarization

Missile Defense Infrastructure

Procurement

Project Management

Engineering

Construction

Supply Chain Management

Desalination

Roads and Bridges

Power

Clean Water

Communications

Logistics

Mobility

Manufacturing & Technology

Mining & Critical Minerals

National Defense & Security

Environmental Cleanup