Bechtel

Overview

The Deputy Operations Manager for Custom Arc is responsible for managing supervisors and directing welding operations across multiple projects at Bechtel, a company with a long history of delivering successful outcomes in various industries. This role involves ensuring construction performance meets specifications, schedules, and budgets while supervising craft professionals and coordinating with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates with Discipline Superintendents and the Lead Field Welding Engineer to validate manpower and welder qualification requirements.
• Provides direction to Welding Superintendents, Welding General Foremen, and Foremen to support welding initiatives across the project.
• Reviews weekly scheduled work plans with discipline superintendents to ensure welder resources are available.
• Identifies and elevates scheduling concerns to the construction management team.
• Provides input to weekly production meetings to ensure sufficient welder support is scheduled.
• Supervises and coordinates daily with direct hire and subcontract representatives on pipe construction activities.
• Ensures welding commodities, equipment, and consumables are available and staged in assigned areas.
• May interface with Site Management and Client/Owner.
• Supervises and directs craft activities and subordinate superintendents.
• Manages established area operational plans and schedules work to be performed.
• Participates in weekly cost and schedule reviews with senior management.
• Coordinates and directs multi-discipline craft activities within specific project areas.
• Forecasts labor unit rates, field distributables, construction equipment, and quantities.
• Coordinates construction operations impact on external interfaces.
• Monitors work activities and ensures quality of work performed.
• Works with Construction Field Engineers and Craft Professionals in interpreting engineering design documents.
• Coordinates engineering solutions with subcontractors and craft professionals.
• Participates in the development of Commodity Installation means and methods.
• Represents Bechtel in external meetings with local union officials.
• Supervises the implementation of process improvement initiatives with union officials.
• Participates in delivery of craft new hire orientation.
• Supports and coaches field supervision on managing performance of craft employees.
• Handles Labor Relations activities on small to medium sized projects.
• Works with local and regional labor union representatives to maintain cooperative labor-management relations.
• Decides on necessary preventative and/or corrective actions to minimize labor problems.

Requirements

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 10-13 years of relevant experience or 14-17 years of relevant work experience.
• Minimum of 16 to 20 years industry experience in welding and welding supervision with a minimum of 16 years Bechtel experience.
• Knowledge of supervisory functions relating to field welding activities.
• Heavy industrial direct hire construction experience commensurate with union projects.
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Computer literate in word processing, spreadsheets, and database applications.
• Working knowledge of applicable industry codes and standards.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving ability.
• Ability to develop a 3 week look ahead schedule.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and lead teams.

Additional Information

• Relocation Authorized: None
• Telework Type: Full-Time Telework
• Work Location: Houston, TX