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Bechtel Corporation - Taif



About the Project and Role



Bechtel Corporation is seeking a Field Engineering SMP professional for the Ar Rjum Project in Saudi Arabia. This full-time role is based near Taif and Riyadh, specifically within the Central Arabian Gold Region, approximately 200 km north-east of Taif and 26 km south of Al Mouwayh. The Ar Rjum Project is a greenfield gold project that includes three open pit mining operations, a processing plant, tailings management facilities, and extensive supporting infrastructure such as water and power supply, maintenance facilities, offices, and accommodation villages.

Role Summary



The SMP Field Engineer is responsible for construction engineering tasks and activities within the Structural/Mechanical discipline. This involves utilizing relevant industrial codes and standards for steel, mechanical equipment, and tank installations. Key responsibilities include developing work plans, coordinating materials, performing and documenting inspections, ensuring safety and quality control, reporting progress, and resolving design and construction conflicts related to commodity installation and testing through turnover to Startup/Commissioning. The role requires strong planning, organizational skills, the ability to conduct detailed inspections, and produce accurate, clear, and concise documentation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead structural steel and mechanical equipment installation activities in accordance with project specifications, approved drawings, applicable codes and standards, ITPs, method statements, and approved construction procedures.

• Lead installation, alignment, and commissioning support for static and rotating mechanical equipment, including crushers, SAG mills, ball mills, conveyors, screens, feeders, pumps, compressors, blowers, fans, gearboxes, filters, pressure vessels, and other mining and process plant equipment, ensuring compliance with OEM requirements and approved procedures.

• Ensure compliance with project quality requirements, including inspection and test plans, hold and witness points, welding and NDE requirements, NCR resolution, punch list management, turnover documentation, and final acceptance activities.

• Coordinate with engineering on constructability and design issues related to commodity installations and work sequencing.

• Provide field engineering support and assistance to superintendents, supporting personnel in meeting cost and time schedules, verifying materials, equipment, and quality, and assuring results meet design requirements.

• Develop work plans, coordinate material take-offs and requisitions, perform and document inspections, report progress, and resolve conflicts in design and construction related to the installation and testing of civil commodities.

• Assure procedural compliance, material control, and complete and thorough documentation of inspections for completed work.

• Direct or perform preparation of quantity listings of field purchased material and equipment and initiate requisitions for field material purchases.

• Support preparation of construction drawings and schedules, design of temporary construction facilities, and ensure preparation of as-built drawings and other job plans.

• Support planning and delivery of construction materials and equipment, assuring that proper warehousing and storage exists to ensure environmental protection.

• Review specifications, purchase orders, subcontracts, inspection reports, delivery schedules, instruction manuals, and technical data to assist and advise on site.

Required Experience

• 5-10 years of experience in a relevant field engineering role.

• Proficiency in interpreting design and vendor drawings and specifications.

• Demonstrated ability to apply industrial codes and standards for steel, mechanical equipment, and tank installations.

Work Type and Location



This is a full-time position located in Saudi Arabia, with project sites approximately 200 km north-east of Taif towards Riyadh. The role involves working on a large-scale greenfield gold project with extensive infrastructure development.