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Bechtel Corporation Tanks Welding Superintendent Lake Charles, Louisiana
Requisition ID: 281563
Relocation Authorized: National - Accompanied
Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
Work Location: Lake Charles, LA
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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 building the LNG Tanks, ensure safe work practices and conditions at worksite. Ensure all tank components that require welding comply with contract and design requirements. Ensuring all works are performed according to approved Specifications, Procedures and Plans. Ensure that the Construction team adhere to all necessary Codes and Methods Statements. The Welding Superintendent has direct construction and construction management responsibilities for tank pre-assembly, tank construction, and operational requirements. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:
Major Responsibilities:
Foster and promote safety as a core value in all works which includes participating, holding and attending daily and weekly safety meetings. Ensure safety toolbox is incorporated into daily prestart. Attend safety walks with HSE leads and Area Superintendents.
Coordinate with the Tanks Welding Manager to validate staffing and welder qualification requirements and plan new welding operations as they are started. Provide direction to the tank Welding Technicians, Tank Welding Engineers and Craft Foreman as necessary to support welding initiatives during tank construction, ensuring the welders assigned to each task have the skill sets necessary to satisfactorily provide first time quality with minimal rework.
Review weekly scheduled work plans with discipline Superintendents for tank commodities to ensure the project have the welder resources available with the proper qualifications along with the needed welding materials and welding equipment to support the planned work scopes.
Ensure that scheduling concerns and constraints are identified and elevated to the tank construction management team. Provide input to weekly production meetings to ensure sufficient welder support is also scheduled and available.
Supervise and coordinate daily with direct hire and subcontract representatives on tank welding activities. Included but not limited to tank pre-assembly and construction welding performed on each tank foundation and materials management team. Responsible for ensuring the welding commodities, equipment, and consumable gases are staged in assigned areas and are sufficient to support the scheduled work scopes. Provide oversight to ensure compliance according to the project housekeeping and safety procedures.
Support the repair of specialized tank welding equipment. Maintain a supply of repair parts and consumables to keep welding equipment in proper operation.
Prepare weekly/monthly reports and job manpower forecasts as necessary. Provide oversight and assist with fit-up and specialized tank welding processes as necessary to support completion of tank construction.
Participates in development of constructability log issues/ideas. Works/ interfaces with the Contractor, Subcontractor, and the responsible Discipline Superintendents to assist in delivering work packages as defined to support module fabrication. Interface with Design and Field Engineering teams as necessary to support construction welding activities. Ensure current revision documents are utilized for installation.
Responsible for the implementation of corporate/project policies, procedures, and instructions within assigned operation position of Area Superintendent. Ensure that all Bechtel, State and Federal safety codes, requirements, and standards are being complied within assigned area of responsibility. Experience in project execution, tank welding and welded fabrication, tank construction, and construction management processes are essential.
Must have knowledge and understanding of Bechtel's SWPP 4MP-T81-03700 series for welding & NDE and tank welding requirements.
Education and Experience Requirements:
- Minimum of 8 years’ experience in welding and welding supervision with a minimum 3 years Bechtel experience. Tank welding experience can be considered in lieu of Bechtel experience.
Required Knowledge and Skills:
Knowledge of supervisory functions relating to field welding activities
Must have experience and practical skills for FCAW, mechanized FCAW, SAW, SMAW, and GTAW welding processes.
Knowledge of initial site mobilization activities.
Knowledge of planning and scheduling development.
Knowledge of Excel, Word, Smart Plant Review, Document database navigation.
An understanding of the application and requirements of Project Environmental, Safety & Health. Demonstrated leadership in a team-based environment.
Work includes field inspections and the physical ability to conduct field inspections which require the following activities: extensive walking in and around a construction site, climbing ladders, climbing scaffolding, working on elevated platforms, working on uneven surfaces and working in small or confined spaces. Some lifting may be required. Must have the ability to walk into and out of the project (enter/egress). Must be able to use appropriate standard issued Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) required for each assigned task (i.e. harness, life vest, lift buckets, etc.).
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