Tanks Welding Superintendent

Requisition ID: 274596 

•  Relocation Authorized: National - Single 
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project 
• Work Location: Brownsville, TX 

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Project Overview:

Bechtel is partnering with NextDecade to support their vision to provide the world access to lower carbon intensive energy with their Rio Grande LNG (RGLNG) project in Brownsville, Texas.

RGLNG is a natural gas liquefaction and export terminal situated on a 984-acre site on the banks of the Brownsville ship channel. The first phase of the RGLNG project consists of three liquefaction trains, two storage tanks and one marine berth. At full capacity, the five-train facility will have a production capacity of 27 million tonnes per annum (MTPA).

Project Location Overview:

Brownsville, Texas is a city known for its diverse history, tradition, and rich culture. Located in the southernmost region in the beautiful state of Texas, lays Brownsville a rich, tropical oasis bordering the Rio Grande River and near the shores of the Gulf of Mexico. Brownsville embraces innovation, looks forward to the future and beyond!

Position Summary:

A major part of the welding work on this project consists of the erection of the cylindrical LNG Tanks. In building these 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:

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 Tank Superintendent and the Tanks Welding Manager to validate manpower 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. 

Skills and Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• 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.

Additional Qualifications:

• 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.

Additional Information:

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 be able 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.).

Must be willing to work a flexible schedule as required that may include but not limited to nightshift or split shift.

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