Field Engineer - Civil (Jabiru, FIFO)

About the role

Bechtel is recruiting a Field Engineer - Civil for the Ranger Project, which is moving into its rehabilitation stage after more than 35 years as a uranium mine. The project works with ERA and Rio Tinto to restore the land around the Kakadu National Park, in consultation with the Mirarr Traditional Owners and for the benefit of the Jabiru community. The role provides field engineering expertise covering work planning, material management, quantity verification, safety and quality control, technical inspection and testing, and subcontract coordination, on a 2:1 roster FIFO to Jabiru, NT.

Key responsibilities

• Work planning and packaging: prepare construction drawings and sketches, and facilitate planning of construction methods and procedures.
• Material management: initiate requisitions for field purchases and prepare quantity takeoffs of field-purchased materials and equipment.
• Quantities: verify commodities on quantity tracking systems or other computer databases as required.
• Safety and quality control: ensure the zero-accident philosophy is followed and that tools and equipment are kept safe and operated correctly.
• Technical: actively consider continuous learning and pursue appropriate learning activities.
• System turnover coordinator (direct hire): develop a clear understanding of system and area scoping and the drawings needed for package development.
• Subcontract coordinator: review and approve inspection test plans and coordinate reviews of subcontractor submittals.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) in civil engineering, geotechnical engineering, a scientific discipline, or a related field.
• 5-8 years of relevant experience, or 9-12 years of relevant work experience.
• Demonstrated leadership in a team-based environment.
• Willingness and ability to work FIFO rosters and travel between office and project sites across Australia.

Required skills

• Knowledge of earthworks field construction, including methodology, cost, scheduling and contracts administration, preferably with bulk material movement, geotechnical testing, roadways and mass grading.
• Prior experience supervising and administering subcontractors, and knowledge of subcontract documents.
• Civil and multi-discipline engineering design, and third-party engineering on constructability issues.
• Computer literacy in word processing, spreadsheets and databases according to Bechtel BSAP standards.
• Skills in preparing construction estimates, cost engineering studies, schedules and budgets, and civil construction quantity estimates.
• Establishing and completing civil construction QA documentation on large projects, including ITPs, ITRs, as-built records, survey volume reconciliation and inspection reporting.
• Advantageous: drafting packages such as AutoCAD, survey packages such as Propeller, completion packages such as Smart Completions, and design in low-strength conditions like river estuaries or tailing ponds.