Heavy Lift Superintendent

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Project Overview:

Louisiana LNG is located approximately 11 miles southwest of Lake Charles, Louisiana. The project includes a mid-scale, mixed-refrigerant Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) production and export facility on the west side of the Calcasieu River. There are five identical process plants. Each process plant consists of one gas pre-treatment unit, one condensate stabilization unit, and four Chart heavy hydrocarbon (HHC) removal and liquefaction groups. The facility will include associated utilities, refrigerant storage, three 235,000m3 full-containment LNG storage tanks, and three marine berths.

Job Summary:

In this role, you will monitor and organize subcontractor planning, safety, quality, and technical activities on a complex project with multiple stakeholders’ involvement, through the coordination and instruction of subcontractor’s management staff. Your field supervision will help ensure operations are planned to coincide with overall established schedules and that work methods are planned and executed safely.  #LI-TH1 

Major Responsibilities:

• Monitors and organizes subcontractor activities, through coordination and instruction of subcontractor’s management staff within the area of responsibility.   
• Role supports projects of moderate complexity and few stakeholders involved. 

Planning / Productivity 

• Prepares construction drawings and sketches. 
• Develops planning construction methods and procedures.  
• Develops projections and schedules for workforce, material, and equipment requirements 

Safety / Quality 

• Monitors installation of materials and equipment to assure conformance with drawings, specifications, vendor, and other requirements  
• Implements and enforces policies, procedures and related work rules as established by field construction management.  

Technical  

• Works with Construction Field Engineers, Foremen, and Craft Professionals, in interpreting Engineering design documents, vendor documents, and other technical documents 
• Coordinates engineering solutions with Subcontractors, and Foremen and Craft Professionals. 
• Coordinates with Design on constructability issues.   

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 5-8 years of relevant experience or 9-12 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of a single or multi-discipline construction or engineering operation.
• Knowledge of Bechtel’s Zero Accident Philosophy. 
• Knowledge of the Project ES&H Handbook, the Supervisors ES&H Manual,the
• Project Safety Management Plan and the Bechtel Core Processes.
• Knowledge of the Six Sigma program tools and methodologies.
• Knowledge of supervisory functions relating to field activities.
• Knowledge of Standard Work Process Procedures (SWPPs).
• Computer literate in word processing, spreadsheet and database applications in accordance with current Bechtel Standard Application Program (BSAP) standards.
• Demonstrated leadership in a team-based environment.
• Knowledge of the use of subcontracts, and the contractor and subcontractor’s responsibilities contained in subcontract documents.
• Experience working with, supervising and administering subcontractors and/or Direct Hire workforce.
• Knowledge is normally acquired through:
• A recognized degree in an engineering or scientific discipline, or
• Specialized courses in construction technology and management, and/or
• Prior practical work experience leading to a thorough understanding of the knowledge described above.
• On a large project, schedules and directs the sequence of work for several crews of related crafts operating within a single area.  
• On a small- to medium-sized project, coordinates and directs multi-discipline craft activities within a specific area of the project, or all related crafts of a single discipline covering all areas of the project.

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