Deputy Resident Engineering Manager

Requisition ID: 300782

• Relocation Authorized: None
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
• Work Location: New Albany, OH

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Project Overview:

Bechtel is building a semiconductor manufacturing plant in New Albany, Ohio. We are partnering with the North America Building Trades Unions and suppliers to create several thousand new jobs and work with local education organizations to implement new training programs that will support the future talent pipeline. Bechtel Manufacturing & Technology, Inc. offers engineering, procurement, and construction services for customers in the semiconductor manufacturing, electric vehicle, and data center markets. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the M&T global business unit also includes colleagues working in Arizona, Ohio, Texas, India, and additional project locations around the world.

Job Summary:

The Deputy Resident Engineering Manager (DREM) supports the Resident Engineering Manager in leading and coordinating site-based engineering activities for a large, complex industrial project. The position provides day-to-day technical and organizational leadership to the Resident Engineering Team and supports the timely resolution of construction, design, procurement, subcontractor, and client interface issues.

The DREM serves as a key link between Resident Engineering, Home Office Engineering, Construction, Procurement, Quality, Commissioning, subcontractors, and the client. The successful candidate will apply extensive EPC project experience, strong leadership skills, and sound engineering judgment to support safe and efficient project execution while protecting design intent, schedule, quality, and cost objectives.

The DREM acts as the Resident Engineering Manager's delegate as required and provides leadership continuity during periods of absence, peak workload, and critical project milestones. The role is intended to develop and prepare candidates for future Resident Engineering Manager assignments

Major Responsibilities:

• Responsible for multiple small projects or designated medium to large sized complex engineering assignments (program) within a global business unit​
• Possesses full technical responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating assignments​
• Participates in project planning prior to proposals to provide technical guidance in the engineering and construction review of proposals​
• Provides input to and owns the engineering elements of a project capital estimate (proposals and execution) quantities and budgets​
• Reviews major changes or deviations in project scope, project material quantities, budget or schedule, and assists particularly with defining the change, obtaining accurate estimates of the hours involved, and recommending budget adjustment​
• Ensures engineering efforts with Project Manager, Procurement, Construction, Startup, Environmental Safety and Health (ES&H) and Project Controls​
• Directs the preparation of project studies, reports, forecasts, special engineering reports and plant data book

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires bachelor's or master's degree (or international equivalent) and 13-15 years of relevant experience or 17-19 years of relevant work experience​

Required Knowledge and Skills:

Resident Engineering Leadership

• Support the Resident Engineering Manager in directing daily activities of the Resident Engineering organization.
• Coordinate priorities across engineering disciplines and project areas.
• Lead engineering coordination meetings and facilitate resolution of multidisciplinary technical issues.
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and coaching to resident engineers and engineering supervisors.
• Support staffing plans, succession planning, onboarding, training, and workforce development initiatives.
• Serve as acting Resident Engineering Manager when delegated.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, responsiveness, and continuous improvement.

Construction and Field Support

• Coordinate timely engineering support for construction activities and emerging field challenges.
• Participate in field walkdowns, readiness reviews, system turnovers, and construction planning sessions.
• Work closely with Construction to prioritize engineering deliverables and issue resolution activities.
• Ensure engineering decisions consider constructability, safety, cost, schedule, and operational impacts.
• Support resolution of field issues and facilitate multidisciplinary technical reviews.
• Promote proactive identification and mitigation of project execution risks

Total Rewards/Benefits:

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