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The oil and gas industry requires many different positions to run smoothly. You can find several different entry-level jobs at an offshore oilfield. In this location, you can be a roustabout, where your duties include cleaning tools and equipment and ensuring the work area is kept clean and orderly. You may also use lifts and truck winches to stack and load materials or to move them from one area to another. Entry-level mechanics on a platform drilling rig repair and maintain all areas of the rig to make sure they are functioning properly. Your specific job duties vary, depending on your position, but most entry-level employees at an offshore oilfield work under the supervision of experienced staff members.

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Equipment Engineer - Kiewit Offshore Services

Kiewit Corporation

Ingleside, TX • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 29 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Support construction and mining operations by managing equipment planning, scheduling, budgeting, and utilization.

  • Improve equipment reliability and implement, monitor, audit, and manage preventative maintenance programs.

  • Coordinate equipment inspections, material handling, logistics, and support craft maintenance activities.

Kiewit Corporation rating

7.9

Company rating: 7.9 out of 10

Based on 140 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

21st of 80 rated construction

Job description

Requisition ID: 181812 

Job Level: Entry Level 

Home District/Group: Kiewit Offshore Services District 

Department: Equipment 

Market: OGC 

Employment Type: Full Time 

Position Overview

As an Entry Level Equipment Engineer, you will support  Construction & Mining operations. This position is responsible for the planning, scheduling, budgeting, utilization and reliability of a construction and mining equipment fleet. The position will deal with day to day as well as long term issues related to an equipment fleet. The position's main focus will be to improve equipment reliability as well as implement, monitor, audit, and manage preventative maintenance programs.  

District Overview

Kiewit Offshore Services, a district (or business unit) of Kiewit Corporation that builds structurally complex jackets and topsides for offshore oil drilling rigs. Located in Ingleside, TX, 20 minutes outside of Corpus Christi, the 550-acre fabrication yard is the workplace of 300 staff employees and 1400 craft employees who work in the yard year-round. The projects built by Kiewit Offshore Services require significant equipment planning, detailed cost estimates and schedules, a commitment to safety by all employees, and are truly unforgettable.
The Kiewit Offshore Services team is a diverse, tight knit group that enjoys fun team building events such as deep-sea fishing, golfing, and sporting events throughout the year. The employees are extremely schedule driven, high-energy, friendly, and hard workers. Within the Oil, Gas & Chemical Industry, their teams are the best evidenced by the countless project opportunities from owners who seek their expertise when challenged with complex projects. Kiewit Offshore Service leaders are seeking employees who would enjoy living in Southern Texas, ready for a fast-paced career, trainable, and can work well within a diverse team.
 

Location

This position is based out of Ingleside, TX. (Corpus Christi, TX area)

Responsibilities

  Understand and comply with all federal, state, and company health, safety, and environmental requirements
  Material handling and procurement 
  Create and maintain tool/filter lists and documentation 
  Inspections of equipment and parts
  Logistics management and communication 
  Long/short range equipment planning, scheduling, and budgeting
  Planning and paperwork processing to prepare for critical lifts 
  Use reliability and failure analysis data to increase equipment availability and reliability
  Establish and maintain communications between all levels of supervision and management
  Support of craft maintenance technicians - ordering parts, manage inventory, schedule crews, and manage quality and safety
  Specialty projects as needed 

Qualifications

  Has obtained an undergraduate AS/ BS degree in Diesel/Automotive Technology, Heavy Equipment Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Construction Management
  1+ year of experience with equipment is preferred 
  1+ year of experience with equipment planning, scheduling, and budgeting is preferred 
  Strong work ethic - Willing to do what it takes to get the job done
  Strong organizational, time management and communication skills
  Strong attention to detail and ability to focus on multiple projects at once while prioritizing tasks
  Willingness to travel and relocate as required
  Willingness to work in both office and field environments
  Knowledge of CAD modeling programs is preferred 
  Ability to freely access all points of a construction site or equipment yard in wide-ranging climates and environment

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Other Requirements:

  • Regular, reliable attendance 
  • Work productively and meet deadlines timely
  • Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.
  • Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
  • Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
  • May work at various different locations and conditions may vary.

We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that's among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
 

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Kiewit Infrastructure Engineering's Design-Build team is driving clients to turn to Kiewit during all stages of design-build projects. Through our integrated design and construction approach, our multi-disciplinary team works together to improve schedule, control costs and minimize risk. Our construction-focused engineers work collaboratively with our estimators and builders to design solutions that are innovative, constructible, and designed with a focus on safety. Clients benefit from the proven processes and tools used by Kiewit to minimize project risk. We are an in-house resource that supports projects throughout the company. Our staff shares experiences gained, innovative concepts, and best practices for all projects that we support.

Industry

Construction materials wholesalers

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Omaha, NE, US

Year founded

1884

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