Project Field Engineering Manager

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Project Overview:

Bechtel Mining and Metals offers engineering, procurement, and construction services for customers in the mining sector across multiple commodities including Iron Ore, Bauxite, Alumina, Aluminium, Copper, Gold, Coal, Lithium and Rare Earths markets.

Headquartered in Santiago, Chile, the M&M global business unit also has offices in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide in Australia along with execution units in the United States, Peru, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, India and other project locations around the world.

The Project is a greenfield mining, process, material handling and ship loading project with a focus on sustaining production, minimise environmental impacts, strengthen long-term relationships with neighbouring communities and foster local economic development.

Job Summary:

In this role, you will report to the Site Manager and provide field engineering management and 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 that all field engineering activities operate safely, are complete, and conform to quality standards and project requirements.

You will support the proposal for the Mining and Metal project with the intention of mobilising to the field upon award.

Major Responsibilities:

• As the Project Field Engineer, you coordinate all field engineering activities.
• Responsible for supervising Field Engineering, Document Control, Survey, IT and others as delegated by the Site Manager on project.
• Proactively engages with your teams' development through competency development/assessment and feedback.
• Execute activities assigned by the Site Manager.
• Leads the Field Engineering team in a broad range of construction engineering work within a specific engineering discipline.
• Manages the coordination with design on constructability issues.
• Reviews material receiving reports and warehousing to assure delivery of correct materials.
• Possesses responsibility for all field quantity take-off, control, reporting and forecasting on the project.
• Approves and/or delegates the approval for all Field Material Requisitions pertaining to permanent plant.
• 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.
• Overall responsibility for coordinating between Construction and Startup to ensure the various system walkdowns are performed, interfacing with the Project Startup Manager as required to support component/system turnover and assuming responsibility (or as delegated) for area turnover coordination.
• Reviews and approves inspection test plans, the generation of subcontract scopes of work, and payment milestones to subcontractors and vendors.
• Manages/coordinates reviews of subcontractor submittals by the field engineering team.
• Coordinate and collaborate with the Project Field Superintendent ensuring the field engineering team is supporting the project superintendents.

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:

• Previous experience in leading teams of Field Engineers, either as a Lead Discipline Field Engineer, Area Field Engineer, Project Field Engineer or equivalent.
• 10+ years of Field Engineering experience in process plant.
• Preference given to candidates with multi-discipline experience (i.e. CSA, Piping, Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, etc).
• Previous experience with Advanced Work Packaging (AWP).
• Familiarity and working knowledge of the Bechtel suite of Applications (i.e. TeamWorks, SetRoute, Aconex, SP3D/Navisworks etc.)
• Experience with project setup and temporary facilities, system turnover and completion.
• Knowledge of the constructability process and interfacing with design engineering.
• Extensive knowledge of setting up and implementing the Bechtel SWPPs and setting up a project QMS.
• Extensive knowledge of the FCD, RFI, and NCR process.
• Priority given to candidates with previous Bechtel experience, preferably in the Mining and Metals field.

Total Rewards/Benefits:

For decades, Bechtel has worked to inspire the next generation of employees and beyond Because our teams face some of the world's toughest challenges, we offer robust benefits to ensure our people thrive. Whether it is advancing careers, delivering programs to enhance our culture, or providing time to recharge, Bechtel has the benefits to build a legacy of sustainable growth.

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Please note, this role will mobilise to site (Weipa) on a 2/1 FIFO roster in Q1 2026.

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Artwork credit: Jarrod Beezley, Kabi/Bundjalung, Reconciliation Action Plan story for Bechtel Australia Artwork commissioned in recognition of Bechtel Australia's Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan.