Field Engineer - Electrical

Bechtel

The Role

Overview

Supervise electrical and fire‑life safety work for Western Sydney Airport project.

Key Responsibilities

  • safety compliance
  • contractor review
  • schedule monitoring
  • quality monitoring
  • technical coordination
  • issue resolution

Tasks

-Actively ensure contractors are complying with safety requirements and encourage contractors to perform their work in a safe manner. -Actively interface with the assigned area's Engineering, Construction Interface, Health and Safety, Environment and Sustainability, Community, Workplace Relations, Contract Management and other relevant teams to ensure package/project delivery priorities are maintained. -Coordinate activities with other disciplines or areas and technical representatives, as instructed by construction management to ensure program delivery priorities are maintained. -Monitor work activities and the quality of work performed by the contractor. -Review the flow of information required from third party companies or contractors to facilitate the timely progress of the engineering work. -Review all contractor submittals including construction schedules, costs, reports, changes and trends as required, monitors field activities and coordinates technical oversight. -Review design documents, change orders, material requisitions, requests for information and specifications for construction associated with the contractor’s scope of works. -Communicate technical issues and recommend solutions as required. -Review field engineering progress, quality records and quantity verification against approved schedules, evaluate changes and advise corrective action when required.

Requirements

  • bachelor's
  • 12-15 yrs
  • project management
  • electrical systems
  • fire safety
  • australian standards

What You Bring

-Experience on prior Airport projecst is an advantage but not essential. -Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 12-15 years of relevant experience or 14-17 years of relevant work experience -Prior delivery partner or client-side project management experience is preferred but not essential. -Experience in the installation, testing and commissioning of electrical and fire-life safety systems. -Demonstrated experience in the successful management of major projects in the building industry. -High level of interpersonal and communication skills with demonstrable delivery of leadership and behavioural change within a large organisation and with outside organizations. -Working knowledge of Australian Standards, specifications and codes. -Ability to influence and engage in a collaborative working environment with internal and external stakeholders while maintaining necessary levels of commercial awareness. -Knowledge of related construction practices and the economics involved and current knowledge of new methods of design and construction.

The Company

About Bechtel

-Operates across multiple sectors, including infrastructure, nuclear, security and environmental, oil, gas, chemicals, mining, and metals, as well as manufacturing, battery production and technology. -Significant presence in North America, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia.

Sector Specialisms

Infrastructure

Energy

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