Senior Field Mechanical Engineer - PFE

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Project Overview:

Jubail is one of Bechtel’s most remarkable achievements—a city built from the sand up, requiring vast resources and logistical planning on an unprecedented scale. It the biggest civil engineering project in modern times—and it's getting bigger. Bechtel has managed the Jubail project, located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, since it began in the mid-1970s. Bechtel serves as the Management Services Contractor (MSC), or “owner’s representative” for our client, the Royal Commission (RC). We are the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) managers, managing design submissions from local AE firms, and overseeing the actual construction work being performed by local contractors and sub-contractors in Jubail and Ras-Al-Khair Industrial Cities. In June 2021, Bechtel’s contract with the Royal Commission was renewed for another 5 years with work focusing on building new residential communities, iconic buildings/ bridges, major site preparation, commercial buildings, mosques, schools, hospitals, sports facilities, clinics, universities, utility services and infrastructure (electrical sub-stations, lift stations), roads and highways, port & pipeline expansions, and more.

Job Summary:

The Senior Field Mechanical Engineer (SFME) represents the Royal Commission, (the owner), to ensure the safety and quality of the project are met. This work is accomplished by SFME’s review of the Contractors submittals for materials, work plans, safety plans, quality plans, procurement plans and RFI’s for ongoing work activities. Provides an interface between RC Engineering and the Contractor to resolve technical issues. The SFME shall assists the Contractor in the writing and review of Technical Query’s. Coordinates with survey teams to ensure work is constructed in compliance with project drawings and specifications. Coordinates with the Contractor to document all Mechanical field activities and performs regular inspections to check progress, quality and safety of the projects. The SFME shall work closely with the Resident Engineers to ensure the safety and quality standards of the project are met and provide an interface between RC Engineering and the Contractor/Subcontractors to resolve technical issues.

Major Responsibilities:

• Read and interpret contract documents and construction plans related to site development construction.
• Review Contractors submittals, work method statements, safety plans, quality plans and traffic control plans for compliance with RC requirements.
• Provide daily safety and quality inspections of the Contractors physical works related to site development construction. Enforce compliance.
• Review and approve the contractor’s monthly pay invoices
• Review and monitor the Contractors project schedule for the on time delivery of the work.

Preform the following onsite operations and inspections for Contractors but not limited to:

Monitoring Quality Control

• Monitoring construction of mechanical activities such as HVAC, pumps and underground utilities to make appropriate value judgements and corrective work to resolve any problems.
• Provide guidance and make recommendations solutions for any material failure or site execution problems and product enhancement based on design objectives.
• Provide assistance to the contractors to identify defects, raise non-conformance reports and follow through to identify correction procedures to close out.
• Monitoring in area handover processes and punch list walk downs.
• Supports the quality tools (ITP, M.S, QAN/NCR, Lesson Learned, REAL Card, and PBS & PBQ).
• Provide guidance and technical advice to the contractor and field engineers to improve the quality of works.

Construction Audit

• Conduct SMQE PFE-QE Quality & ESH audit /walk down for contracts and prepares QANs and technical progress report, inspection report and investigation reports.
• Conduct quality audit for concrete crusher plant, batch plant, asphalt plant, precast factory and Laboratory and prepares corresponding report.
• Conduct technical site investigation, root cause analysis, interpret test results and prepares comprehensive report.

Technical Review

• Review and approve technical submittals, shop drawings, as-built drawings, traffic control plans and design packages drawings for compliance with RC requirements.
• Familiar with ASTM and other standard specifications.
• Check and review Technical Submittals TS, TQ, FCD, QAN, NCR, Punch list, IA, FA.
• Check ad review contractor’s monthly quality control report and develop dashboard and metrics chart to measure contractor’s quality report effectiveness.

Construction Site Training

• Conduct training workshop for ILT/ Virtual ILT and Civil/Architectural/Structural discipline.
• Perform hand’s on training for mechanical discipline.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from a recognised University.
• 10-13 years of relevant experience years’ relevant experience as a mechanical field / site engineer in the construction industry working on Infrastructure projects.
• Understanding of construction, testing and commissioning for electromechanical works including mechanical piping and pipeline works, pump stations, valves and HVAC installations.
• Experience with the installation and testing of various types of buried and above-ground piping systems.
• Good communication and ability to explain construction related issues to Supervisor as well as the contractor.
• Provide guidance to Field Engineers to improve contractor’s performance with respect to the required quality standards stated in the contract documents.
• Self-motivated individual with good skills and experience and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work within a culturally diverse organization.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience in the supervision of construction, testing and commissioning of utilities & mechanical equipment on infrastructure projects, as well as HVAC systems for various types of buildings.
• Some experience in construction, testing and commissioning large bore FRP pipelines.
• Understands standard site supervision safety and quality procedures including implementing inspection & test plans and Method Statements,
• Subject Matter Expert in respective discipline with a strong understanding of Quality in Construction, construction means, methods and requirements, including experience reviewing contractors’ construction related documents for compliance with contract documents.
• Knowledge and experience with Technical Queries (TQs), Requests for Information (RFIs), Field Change Documents (FCDs), and Non Conformance/Compliance Reports (NCRs) between project sites, contractors, clients, and office.
• Experience in leading multidisciplinary construction, testing and commissioning activities.
• Capable of reviewing and approving vendor mechanical design packages including calculations.
• Working knowledge of other discipline scope and interfaces, roles, and responsibilities.
• Experience in evaluating, reviewing and approving proposed materials, field documents, and technical evaluation of proposed subcontractors and vendors.
• An understanding of international codes and standards pertaining to electromechanical works, pumps and piping systems.
• Attend and represent PFE during constructability and kickoff meetings.
• Provide quality oversight, SMQE, surveillance of critical items (equipment), factories and third-party Independent Testing laboratory audits, technical investigations and discipline meetings.
• Experience in process improvement, procedures, specifications, project close out, Lessons learned review. O&M review & approval.
• Is committed to maintaining a strong health and safety approach which is in line with the Bechtel zero accidents philosophy and is able to provide leadership for safe work procedures and safety related matters.
• Be quality orientated and work proactively with the contractors to eliminate defects and maintain a zero-rework environment.

Total Rewards/Benefits:

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