Marine Rigging Superintendent

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Project Overview:

Louisiana LNG is located approximately 11 miles southwest of Lake Charles, Louisiana. The project includes a mid-scale, mixed-refrigerant Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) production and export facility on the west side of the Calcasieu River. There are five identical process plants. Each process plant consists of one gas pre-treatment unit, one condensate stabilization unit, and four Chart heavy hydrocarbon (HHC) removal and liquefaction groups. The facility will include associated utilities, refrigerant storage, three 235,000m3 full-containment LNG storage tanks, and three marine berths.

Job Summary:

The Marine Rigging Superintendent provides field leadership and oversight for crane and rigging activities for the assigned work area in heavy Civil and Marine works. The position is responsible for ensuring work is properly planned, appropriately resourced, and executed safely in accordance with the Project Rigging Execution Plan, applicable Bechtel Standard Work Process Procedures (SWPPs), legislative requirements, and project requirements. Bechtel's procedure defines the Rigging Superintendent as the qualified individual responsible for planning and supervising project rigging work.

The Rigging Superintendent coordinates closely with Construction Superintendents, Field Engineering, the Lead Project Rigging Engineer, General Foremen, Foremen, subcontractors, and other project functions to ensure qualified personnel, cranes and rigging equipment are available to support planned work.

Major Responsibilities:

Leadership / Supervision

• Supervises and/or directs craft activities as assigned. Schedules work to be performed, and reviews work accomplished by each craft.
• Responsible for the safe execution of rigging in accordance with applicable SWPPs and legislative codes/standards for their work area

Planning / Productivity

• Ensure work is performed in accordance with the Project Rigging Execution Plan and applicable SWPPs. Ensure all lifting and load-handling operations, including routine operations, are planned.
• Coordinate with the Rigging Engineer when engineering assistance is required for load-handling activities.
• Review upcoming work with discipline superintendents to confirm that properly qualified rigging/heavy-haul resources are available. Identify resource, schedule, qualification, equipment, and execution constraints and elevate them to Construction Management as appropriate.

Tools, Materials & Equipment

• Monitors tool and equipment usage on the site.
• Prepares Field Material Requisitions for tools, equipment and consumables and ensures that the crafts have the tools they require to be productive.

ES&H

• Provides leadership for environmental, safety, health, injury/accident and fire prevention on the project. Being a Champion for the ZERO Accident Program.
• Ensure that Bechtel Core processes, SWPPs and local/national safety codes, requirements and standards are being complied with within assigned area of responsibility.

Technical

• Responsible for the safe execution of rigging in accordance with applicable SWPPs and legislative codes/standards for their work area
• Coordinates engineering solutions with Subcontractors, and Foremen and Craft Professionals.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 5-8 years of relevant experience or 9 -12 years of relevant work experience.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Demonstrated commitment to Environment, Safety and Health (ES&H). Maintain, promote, and cultivate a safe work ethic and work environment within the craft.
• Advanced communication skills, both verbal and written. Computer literate in word processing, spreadsheets, and database applications. Demonstrated ability to manage and lead teams.
• Able to work extended work schedules as required to support the project execution plans and schedules.
• Must have work authorization within the United States of America.
• Extensive field experience supervising crane, rigging, lifting, and load-handling operations on large industrial construction projects.
• Strong working knowledge of lift planning, crane operations, rigging equipment, heavy-haul activities, and load-handling execution.

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