Lead Field Engineer - Night Shift
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Job Description
**Requisition ID: 287297**
* **Relocation Authorized: National \- Single**
* **Telework Type: Full\-Time Office/Project**
* **Work Location: Brownsville, TX**
**Extraordinary teams building inspiring projects:**
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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; Mining \& Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start\-up and operations. Core to Bechtel is our Vision, Values and Commitments. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver. Learn more about our extraordinary teams building inspiring projects in our Impact Report.
**Project Overview:**
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Bechtel is partnering with NextDecade to support their vision to provide the world access to lower carbon intensive energy with their Rio Grande LNG (RGLNG) project in Brownsville, Texas. RGLNG is a natural gas liquefaction and export terminal situated on a 984\-acre site on the banks of the Brownsville ship channel. The first phase of the RGLNG project consists of three liquefaction trains, two storage tanks and one marine berth. At full capacity, the five\-train facility will have a production capacity of 27 million tonnes per annum (MTPA).
**Job Summary:**
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In this role, you will manage a team and provide field engineering leadership for work planning and packaging, material management, quantity validation, safety and quality control, technical inspection and testing knowledge, and coordination of system turnover and subcontracts. Your oversight will ensure field engineering activities operate safely, are complete, and conform to quality standards and project requirements. \#LI\-BH1
**Major Responsibilities:**
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* On a medium sized job, performs the duties of a lead engineer in either an area, coordinating and directing a variety of disciplines, or as a Deputy Project Field Engineer, coordinating all activities related to the operation of assigned operating section
* Proactively engages with their teams’ development through CPM, competency development/assessment and feedback
* Supervises a broad range of construction engineering work within a specific engineering discipline.
* Coordinates with design on constructability issues.
* Material Management
* Directs the preparation of requisitions for field procured materials, material substitution, services, and equipment.
* Possesses responsibility for quantity take\-off, control, reporting and forecasting.
* Ensures zero accident philosophy and requirements are implemented and adhered to by craft and others when in the operational area, and tools and equipment are in safe condition and operated safely.
* Possesses responsibility for coordinating between construction and startup to ensure the various system walkdowns are performed, interfacing with the startup specialist as required to support component/system turnover and assuming responsibility (as required) for area turnover coordination as determined by the PFE.
* Reviews and approves inspection test plans
* Coordinates reviews of subcontractor submittals
**Education and Experience Requirements:**
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* Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 10\-13 years of relevant experience or 14\-17 years of relevant work experience
**Required Knowledge and Skills:**
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* Technical knowledge of a specialized engineering discipline, cost, scheduling and/or contracts administration relating to the construction of heavy industrial or commercial complexes.
* Work experience as a construction engineer, engineer or assistant superintendent leading to an understanding of the technical knowledge described above.
* Demonstrated leadership in a team\-based environment.
* Knowledge and understanding of the application and requirements of the Project Environmental, Safety \& Health (ES\&H) Handbook and the Bechtel Core Processes as they relate to area of responsibility.
* Familiar with Bechtel’s Business Ethics handbook and policies.
* Prior experience supervising and administering subcontractors. Knowledge of Bechtel’s “Zero Accidents” safety program.
* Computer literate in word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications in accordance with current Bechtel Standard Application Program (BSAP) standards.
* Knowledge of the use of
* **Relocation Authorized: National \- Single**
* **Telework Type: Full\-Time Office/Project**
* **Work Location: Brownsville, TX**
**Extraordinary teams building inspiring projects:**
----------------------------------------------------
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; Mining \& Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start\-up and operations. Core to Bechtel is our Vision, Values and Commitments. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver. Learn more about our extraordinary teams building inspiring projects in our Impact Report.
**Project Overview:**
---------------------
Bechtel is partnering with NextDecade to support their vision to provide the world access to lower carbon intensive energy with their Rio Grande LNG (RGLNG) project in Brownsville, Texas. RGLNG is a natural gas liquefaction and export terminal situated on a 984\-acre site on the banks of the Brownsville ship channel. The first phase of the RGLNG project consists of three liquefaction trains, two storage tanks and one marine berth. At full capacity, the five\-train facility will have a production capacity of 27 million tonnes per annum (MTPA).
**Job Summary:**
----------------
In this role, you will manage a team and provide field engineering leadership for work planning and packaging, material management, quantity validation, safety and quality control, technical inspection and testing knowledge, and coordination of system turnover and subcontracts. Your oversight will ensure field engineering activities operate safely, are complete, and conform to quality standards and project requirements. \#LI\-BH1
**Major Responsibilities:**
---------------------------
* On a medium sized job, performs the duties of a lead engineer in either an area, coordinating and directing a variety of disciplines, or as a Deputy Project Field Engineer, coordinating all activities related to the operation of assigned operating section
* Proactively engages with their teams’ development through CPM, competency development/assessment and feedback
* Supervises a broad range of construction engineering work within a specific engineering discipline.
* Coordinates with design on constructability issues.
* Material Management
* Directs the preparation of requisitions for field procured materials, material substitution, services, and equipment.
* Possesses responsibility for quantity take\-off, control, reporting and forecasting.
* Ensures zero accident philosophy and requirements are implemented and adhered to by craft and others when in the operational area, and tools and equipment are in safe condition and operated safely.
* Possesses responsibility for coordinating between construction and startup to ensure the various system walkdowns are performed, interfacing with the startup specialist as required to support component/system turnover and assuming responsibility (as required) for area turnover coordination as determined by the PFE.
* Reviews and approves inspection test plans
* Coordinates reviews of subcontractor submittals
**Education and Experience Requirements:**
------------------------------------------
* Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 10\-13 years of relevant experience or 14\-17 years of relevant work experience
**Required Knowledge and Skills:**
----------------------------------
* Technical knowledge of a specialized engineering discipline, cost, scheduling and/or contracts administration relating to the construction of heavy industrial or commercial complexes.
* Work experience as a construction engineer, engineer or assistant superintendent leading to an understanding of the technical knowledge described above.
* Demonstrated leadership in a team\-based environment.
* Knowledge and understanding of the application and requirements of the Project Environmental, Safety \& Health (ES\&H) Handbook and the Bechtel Core Processes as they relate to area of responsibility.
* Familiar with Bechtel’s Business Ethics handbook and policies.
* Prior experience supervising and administering subcontractors. Knowledge of Bechtel’s “Zero Accidents” safety program.
* Computer literate in word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications in accordance with current Bechtel Standard Application Program (BSAP) standards.
* Knowledge of the use of
Posted: 2026-04-20