Automation Engineer - Reston, United States - Bechtel

Description

Requisition ID: 275667

• Relocation Authorized: National - Family
• Telework Type: Part-Time Telework
• Work Location: Reston, VA

Project Overview

Corporate Startup Automation has the responsibility to support all the software tools used by Commissioning and Startup personnel on projects while identifying, evaluating and implementing new ways to improve work processes through data and software automation. Startup Automation exists within the wider corporate-level EPC Functions Automation Organization and is seeking to develop the talent pool of Automation Professionals and Startup Engineers equipped for a digital future to support our projects safety and efficiently execute Pre-commissioning, Commissioning, Startup and Operations of major facilities across our Global Business Units of Oil, Gas & Chemicals, Mining and Metals, Infrastructure, and Nuclear & Security.

Position Summary

The Senior Startup Automation Specialist will be actively involved in the support and deployment of software applications used by Construction and Startup personnel on projects. They will also actively identify gaps in the work process and use their knowledge, experience and creativity to design automation solutions that improve the work process, data quality and user satisfaction. The ideal candidate will possess the following leadership behaviors aligned with Bechtel's Behavioral Framework:

• Accountable: Takes accountability for making their own decisions linked to their own deliverables. Involves senior members to discuss their plan of actions and key decisions at the right time.
• Collaborate: Actively seeks out others' opinions and input and is open-minded to their views. Challenges others appropriately and is also open to being challenged on their own views.
• Communicate: Is effective at adapting their communication style appropriately to their audience, providing context and using the right tone and level of information.
• Customer Focus: Prioritizes the customer needs and puts these at the forefront of all interactions. Ensures that others within their team maintain this same approach.
• Deliver: Demonstrates making well thought out, timely decisions and prioritization that leads to successful outcomes. Includes the right people at the right time.
• Problem Solve: Accurately assesses a situation to find the best solution or way of working in order to resolve the issues. Is focused on creating a long term fix rather than a short-term solution.
• Role Model: Contributes to the Bechtel culture by inspiring and motivating others through their positive approach and attitude. Comes to work determined to do a good job, for themselves and for their team.

Responsibilities

• Integral part of the work team helping to improve the digitalization of Bechtel's work processes.
• Collaborate with end users on issues and gaps in the software or the work process.
• Evaluate among different tools and selects suitable software solutions to meet the needs of our end users with a bias for finding long term solutions that can be applied across multiple projects rather than short term fixes.
• Writes SQL queries against Access, MS SQL and Oracle databases to pull together and manipulate information from different tables and sources to create custom views that are used in reports and other tools.
• Writes SQL statements to update, insert and delete data to help support custom applications.
• Compiles and drafts content for technical user manuals, software training videos, training presentations and presentations to upper management.
• Conduct training and mentoring of GBU and project super users on Software Automation tools.

Supervision Given/Received

Daily supervision by Product Owner – SmartCompletions and assigned to the Digital Delivery Organization with Functional assignment to the Corporate Manager of Startup.

Qualifications and Skills

Basic Qualifications

• BS Degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, or related Technical Degree plus 5 years related experience or 8 years related experience in lieu of degree.

Minimum Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of engineering and construction methods and processes customarily acquired over time through specialized instruction or practical experience, ideally through time deployed to project worksites.
• Advanced understanding of EPC functions integrations tools and EPC work processes.
• Good understanding of Bechtel standard startup testing and commissioning procedures (STCPs).
• Experience with database systems such as Access, Oracle, and SQL Server.
• Experience developing and deploying reports, queries, dashboards etc.
• Experience in Database tools including SSMS, Oracle SQL Developer.
• Excellent communication and problem solving ability.
• Proficient in technical writing and making oral presentations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with or exposure to Hexagon's Smart Completions Software.
• Experience with or exposure to TEAMworks and associated applications of Completions Module and EQMS.
• Experience with or exposure to SETROUTE, Infoworks and Aconex.
• Experience with or exposure to Bechtel standard construction work processes and procedures (SWPPs).
• Experience with or exposure to Bechtel standard engineering work processes and procedures (EDPs).
• Experience in Bechtel Startup/Construction on multiple GBUs.
• Advanced knowledge of Project Controls quantity tracking and reporting processes.
• Leadership or Supervisory experience, ideally leading a Construction Automation Team on a Bechtel jobsite.

Shaping tomorrow together

Bechtel is one of the most respected global engineering, construction, and project management companies. Together with our customers, we deliver landmark projects that foster long-term progress and economic growth. Since 1898, we've completed more than 25,000 extraordinary projects across 160 countries on all seven continents. We operate through five global businesses: Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals; and Manufacturing & Technology. Our company and our culture are built on more than a century of leadership and a relentless adherence to our values, the core of which are safety, quality, ethics, and integrity. These values are what we believe, what we expect, what we deliver, and what we live.

Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Bechtel employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 or show proof of a negative test result prior to accessing Bechtel sites/facilities to the extent required by applicable law or by customer requirements.