Lead Field Engineer - Electrical

Requisition ID: 300185  

• Relocation Authorized: National - Family  
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project  
• Work Location: Chandler, AZ

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Project Overview:

Fab 62 is an advanced semiconductor fabrication facility for Intel Corporation, located at Intel's Ocotillo campus in Chandler, Arizona. As part of this work, the M&T team is responsible for delivering the engineering, procurement, and construction scope required to complete and finish-out a leading-edge chipmaking facility — a highly demanding environment where precision, cleanliness, schedule certainty, and coordination across thousands of craft and professional personnel are essential to success. The project supports the continued expansion of domestic semiconductor manufacturing capacity, contributing to a more resilient technology supply chain while creating significant opportunity for the local Arizona workforce. Joining the Fab 62 team means contributing directly to one of the most strategically important construction efforts in the United States and helping deliver the infrastructure behind the next generation of microelectronics.

Job Summary:

The Lead Electrical Field Engineer is responsible for organizing, coordinating, and directing electrical construction engineering activities for an assigned area or project. The position provides technical and administrative direction to assigned electrical field engineering personnel; interprets design drawings and specifications; coordinates with Design Engineering, Construction, Project Controls, Procurement, Quality, subcontractors, and client representatives; and supports safe, quality, cost-effective, and schedule-driven electrical installation. This role leads electrical quantity control, material readiness, technical issue resolution, construction planning, testing, turnover, and maintenance of complete construction field engineering records.

Major Responsibilities:

• Provide technical and administrative direction to assigned electrical Field Engineers and other construction engineering personnel; establish priorities, distribute assignments, review deliverables, and support training and development.
• Coordinate with Design Engineering on constructability, design issues, engineering deliverables, field changes, requests for information, and timely resolution of technical questions affecting electrical construction.
• Establish and maintain effective Design/Field Engineering working relationships and lines of communication with the Area Engineer, Project Field Engineer, Superintendents, subcontractors, and other project organizations.
• Lead electrical quantity takeoff, installed-quantity verification, control, reporting, forecasting, and maintenance of supporting field records.
• Coordinate electrical work planning and packaging, construction sequencing, schedules, material and equipment requirements, access, testing needs, and workface readiness with Superintendents and subcontractors.
• Review drawings, specifications, vendor data, installation details, inspection and test requirements, applicable codes and standards, and approved project procedures to verify that field work meets design and quality requirements.
• Direct or coordinate the design of temporary construction facilities and electrical temporary works as required to support safe field execution.
• Coordinate the interface between the construction automation plan and the project controls program; review progress information related to cost, schedule, quantities, productivity, forecasts, and remaining work.
• Prepare or direct construction cost estimates, cost reports, forecasts, progress reports, and technical input to project controls documents for electrical activities.
• Develop and implement applicable construction procedures from approved Standard Work Process Procedures and coordinate proposed deviations through the required review and approval process.
• Prepare, review, and coordinate field material requisitions, material substitutions, services, and equipment; review material receiving and warehousing information to verify correct materials are available and properly controlled.
• Coordinate subcontract technical activities to verify that materials, equipment, installation, inspection, testing, documentation, and quality requirements comply with approved design documents and subcontract requirements.
• Plan and recommend electrical construction methods and procedures to Superintendents to ensure field operations remain within engineering design, specification, safety, quality, and project requirements.
• Maintain complete electrical construction engineering records for job history, turnover, and closeout, including current drawings, specifications, field changes, inspection records, test documentation, and as-built information.
• Promote Bechtel's Zero Accident Philosophy and integrate environmental, safety, health, quality, housekeeping, and compliance expectations into electrical field engineering activities.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8-10 years of relevant experience OR 12-14 years of relevant work experience in lieu of degree.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Technical knowledge of electrical construction engineering, installation methods, testing, commissioning interfaces, material control, quality verification, and system turnover.
• Ability to interpret and apply electrical drawings, specifications, one-line diagrams, wiring diagrams, vendor documents, applicable codes and standards, inspection and test requirements, and project procedures.
• Working knowledge of construction planning, Installation Work Packages, quantity control, progress measurement, cost and schedule reporting, forecasting, and construction automation tools.
• Experience coordinating electrical construction with Design Engineering, Superintendents, Project Controls, Procurement, Quality, Startup/Commissioning, subcontractors, suppliers, and client representatives.
• Knowledge of subcontract technical administration, contractor and subcontractor responsibilities, material receiving, warehousing, field procurement, and documentation control.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop field engineering personnel, establish priorities, review technical work, resolve complex field issues, and communicate decisions clearly.
• Knowledge and understanding of applicable business ethics, environmental, safety and health requirements, core processes, and project-specific environmental compliance requirements.
• Strong leadership, communication, organization, technical judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a field construction environment.

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