Natrium, Construction Coordinator Mechanical (Short Term Assignment) (294324)

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Project Overview:

Bechtel is the licensing, engineering, procurement, and construction partner on TerraPower’s Natrium team. Selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for its Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program, Natrium is participating in a DOE initiative to re-establish U.S. leadership in nuclear energy that provides matching funding to industry to design and build an operational advanced reactor. TerraPower, a leading advanced generation technology company founded by former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates, will be deploying its 345 MWe sodium fast reactor (SFR), called Natrium. The Natrium plant features an advanced, cost-competitive reactor design that is safer, simpler, easier, and less costly to construct, less expensive to operate, and able to provide energy that is competitive with fossil fuels. It also features an innovative molten salt energy storage system designed to be complementary to solar and wind power by evening out the peaks and valleys in production when the sun is not shining or the wind is not blowing. With the reactor and energy storage output combined, the plant can produce more than 500 MWe of power. 

The Sodium Test and Fill Facility will be constructed prior to, and is critical to, the subsequent startup and operation of the Natrium Demonstration Plant. The Sodium Test and Fill Facility will be constructed adjacent to the Natrium Demonstration Plant and will support testing of critical components for the Natrium Demonstration plant. The facility will also be used to melt, process and fill the Reactor system with Sodium.  

Other Team Natrium partners include GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, Energy Northwest, PacifiCorp, and Duke Energy, along with support from several national laboratories and universities. This DOE Program has the potential to be the largest funding program for advanced nuclear power in U.S. history and will shape the future of nuclear energy for decades. 

We invite you to join our team for this historic and interesting opportunity!

Job Summary:

The Construction Coordinator acts as a representative of the construction functional group and serves as a link between Construction and the Engineering/Procurement teams. Participates in project meetings to represent construction, prepares and provides input to execution planning, schedules, cost, and general construction execution. Will develop a working knowledge of construction procedures, work processes, and automation tools used by construction and other functional organizations. Ensures that construction requirements are made known to the project team in a timely manner and obtains construction responses to the needs of other members of the project team. Early participation in the design development process by providing constructability input, with a focus on improving construction safety and quality, while seeking to optimize cost and schedule. This position will be a short-term-assignment, Part Time Telework, and then the selected candidate will relocate to the project site in Kemmerer, WY. #LI-CL1

Major Responsibilities:

• •    Inputs construction considerations into plant siting evaluations and overall plant design philosophies in early design phases of the project.
  •    Follows design development and, where possible, suggests economical construction details to be incorporated into design drawings and specifications.
  •    Interfaces with other coordinators and Construction Engineering and the owner to develop the most economical construction methods and techniques.
  •    Participates in overall construction plans, layouts, and organization.
  •    Participates in project team evaluation of office contracts/subcontracts. Assists in the issuance of field contracts/subcontracts before the field office is established.
  •    Develops field organization and construction equipment bar charts, with the assistance of the construction support groups, for the Field Construction Manager.
  •    Works with Project Engineering, Construction Manager, and construction support groups to develop the scope and layout of temporary facilities.
  •    Reviews the implementation of the quality control program by construction.
  •    Participates in meetings with project team members, other Bechtel entities, and client personnel as required.
  •    Uses individual knowledge and familiarity with the assigned job as well as experience, with assistance from the construction support groups, to identify potential problem areas or trends.
  •    Communicates directly with the field and office project team members regarding significant problem areas and solutions.
  •    Maintains awareness of any major quantity changes due to design evolution or scope change. Verifies that field and office documents agree.
  •    Follows expediting reports of purchased items and coordinates with Procurement for special expediting of potential late items which jeopardize the schedule.
  •    Participates in the preparation and review of construction cost estimates, budgets, forecasts, and schedules.
  •    Reviews each cost trend and forecast at the project team review meetings and assesses the reasonableness and/or accuracy of the data assembled by Project Controls for field Planning and Scheduling. Thoroughly reviews labor productivity, distributable accounts, quantities, manpower projections and curves, schedules, and scope changes.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Required bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8-10 years of experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience.
• This role requires a facility-specific clearance that requires U.S. Citizenship to obtain.
• Must be able to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check, including verification of employment and education.
• Must be able to obtain a site security badge.
• Must be physically able to conduct field inspections and participate in project walk-downs which may require the following activities: extensive walking in and around a construction site, climbing ladders, climbing scaffolding, using fall protection and other personal protective equipment (PPE), walking on elevated platforms, walking on uneven surfaces, and maneuvering around very small and/or confined spaces.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of construction, engineering, procurement, subcontracts/contracts, planning, scheduling and cost, estimating, and the interrelationships.
• Thorough knowledge of a Mechanical and Piping construction engineering discipline gained through a combination of related education and construction experience.
• Broad based knowledge of the function and interrelationships of field construction entities and operations.
• Knowledge of Bechtel Construction Standard Work Process Procedures.
• Understands and applies the requirements of the Project Environmental, Safety & Health handbook and the Bechtel Core Processes to area of responsibility.
• Knowledge of the impact and effect of using field automation tools.
• Knowledge of environmental compliance laws and requirements.
• Knowledge of government compliance standards.
• Knowledge of Bechtel’s Zero Accident Safety Philosophy.
• Knowledge of current industry standards.

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