Construction Automation Specialist

Bechtel Corporation · Houston, TX · 2 days ago

ManagementFull-time

Relocation authorized: National - Family. Full-time position located in Houston, TX.

About the Role

Bechtel’s Manufacturing & Technology (M&T) Business Unit is designing and building an Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) Manufacturing Facility at Generation Park in Houston, TX. The M&T business unit serves customers in the semiconductor, datacenter, life sciences, and electric vehicle markets, delivering innovative solutions and world-class talent to solve industry challenges.

The Construction Automation Specialist (Smart Completions) supports the implementation, administration, and day-to-day operation of Smart Completions and related turnover, commissioning, and construction execution systems. This role collaborates with Construction, Commissioning & Startup (CSU), Engineering, Quality, Project Controls, and Operations teams to ensure accurate, reliable completion data for project execution and system turnover.

The ideal candidate combines major capital project experience with strong technical aptitude and is comfortable working with digital tools, reporting, data management, business processes, and end-user support. This position focuses on application administration, data management, reporting, user support, troubleshooting, training, and process improvement rather than software development.

Responsibilities

Configure, administer, and support Smart Completions and related project applications.
Coordinate the collection, validation, maintenance, and reporting of completion and turnover data.
Support systemization, work packaging, turnover management, commissioning, and project progress reporting activities.
Monitor data quality and collaborate with stakeholders to resolve discrepancies and improve data integrity.
Develop and distribute reports, dashboards, and progress tracking tools to support project execution and management decision-making.
Support integrations and interfaces between Smart Completions and other project systems as required.
Provide day-to-day user support, troubleshooting, onboarding, and training for project personnel and contractors.
Work directly with field personnel, supervisors, engineers, CSU teams, and contractors to ensure successful adoption and effective use of Smart Completions processes.
Document business processes, procedures, lessons learned, and best practices.
Participate in testing and validation of application updates, enhancements, and new functionality.
Identify opportunities to improve workflows, reporting, data quality, and overall project efficiency.
Support project turnover and system handover activities through accurate tracking, reporting, and completion management.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Engineering Technology, Information Systems, Business, or a related field. Equivalent experience will be considered.
Five or more years of experience supporting construction, commissioning, startup, turnover, quality, project controls, or related project execution activities.
Experience administering Smart Completions or similar completions, turnover, commissioning, construction management, or project information management systems.
Understanding of completions management, system turnover, CSU processes, work packaging, turnover planning, and project reporting.
Experience working with project data, reporting tools, dashboards, analytics, and business applications.
Full-time assignment at an active construction project site in Houston, Texas.
Daily on-site presence and direct support of project teams in both office and field environments.
Ability to work in outdoor conditions and active construction environments.
This position is not eligible for telework, remote work, or visa sponsorship.

Skills

Experience supporting major capital EPC projects in the semiconductor, pharmaceutical, battery, data center, or other industrial sectors.
Experience supporting commissioning, startup, turnover, and system handover activities.
Familiarity with construction and project delivery platforms such as TEAMWorks, SetRoute, Unifier, Procore, or similar systems.
Experience with SQL, data validation, dashboard development, data integration, and project analytics.
Prior experience supporting field-based construction technology or digital project execution systems.
Strong organizational, communication, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to build relationships and work effectively with construction, commissioning, engineering, quality, project controls, and contractor personnel.
Ability to support and train users while collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary project teams.
Strong attention to detail with a focus on data accuracy and quality.
Self-motivated and adaptable in a fast-paced project environment.

Benefits

Bechtel offers robust benefits to support employees, including: