Lead LSS CSU Engineer

About the role

Bechtel has helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents since 1898, creating jobs, growing economies, improving infrastructure resiliency, increasing access to energy and vital services, and making the world safer and cleaner. Bechtel Manufacturing and Technology (M&T) provides EPC services for data centers, semiconductor, pharmaceutical, and electric vehicle markets, leveraging agility, innovative technologies, and world‑class talent to solve the industry’s toughest challenges. Headquartered in the U.S. with employees in various states and colleagues in the United Kingdom, India, and other locations, M&T pursues opportunities worldwide. This position is a part‑time telework role requiring at least three days of in‑person attendance per week at the assigned office or project, with the weekly schedule determined by the employee and supervisor.

Pay

Salary range: $119,800 – $182,700 annually (based on market data; final offer determined by education, experience, and qualifications).

Responsibilities

• Lead commissioning activities for fire and life safety systems from construction completion through startup and handover, coordinating contractors, subcontractors, and vendors.
• Develop commissioning plans, test procedures, test scripts, integrated systems testing protocols, and acceptance criteria aligned with project requirements.
• Manage functional performance testing, performance verification, and troubleshooting of fire alarm, clean agent suppression, sprinkler, foam, smoke control, emergency communication, and hazardous gas detection systems.
• Support integrated systems testing to validate interactions between fire protection, building management, process safety, HVAC, emergency power, and control systems.
• Verify compliance with applicable NFPA standards, International Building Code (IBC), International Fire Code (IFC), NEC, local regulations, and client‑specific requirements.
• Review and interpret design documents, submittals, drawings, P&ID diagrams, control schematics, sequences of operation, and test results to ensure alignment with project requirements and operational intent.
• Coordinate with engineering, construction, QA/QC, operations, vendors, owner representatives, and Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs) to resolve deficiencies and technical issues; witness factory acceptance tests (FATs) and site acceptance tests (SATs) as required.
• Ensure complete turnover documentation, test records, deficiency tracking, and final acceptance documentation are maintained and delivered, and adhere to project safety requirements and lockout/tagout procedures.

Qualifications

Requires a bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 10‑13 years of relevant experience, or 14‑17 years of relevant work experience.

Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Construction Management; 10‑15 years of hands‑on U.S. experience in fire construction, building life safety systems, or semiconductor facility management.

Skills

• Fire Alarm Systems (FAS), fire suppression systems (wet pipe, pre‑action, deluge, clean agent), and smoke detection and smoke control systems.
• Hazardous Gas Monitoring Systems (HGMS), Emergency Shutdown Systems (ESD), mass notification, occupant evacuation and emergency response systems, and emergency power interfaces.
• Knowledge of toxic, corrosive, pyrophoric, and flammable gas systems, and Hazardous Production Material (HPM) requirements.
• Familiarity with semiconductor facility standards, clean rooms, and critical power.
• Experience in commissioning or technical consulting (facility design, engineering, construction management); ability to identify owner’s goals, needs, and expectations for building operation and associated commissioning responsibilities.
• Experience with commissioning software (Hexagon’s Smart Completions) and/or other digital software.
• Proven leadership and supervisory skills with a focus on mentorship and accountability, ideally leading a team on a Bechtel jobsite.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills for coordination with engineering, operations, and client teams, with demonstrated time management and organization skills to meet deadlines and quality objectives.

Benefits

Bechtel offers a competitive total rewards package including comprehensive medical, dental, and