As the EPCM contractor for Lithium Americas, Bechtel is responsible for managing and integrating the efforts of a team contractors engineering and building the facility. We are also managing procurement of about $1 Billion in goods and services.
Earth work began in 2023 and design and procurement of long-lead equipment is underway.
The project is located in the high desert and wide-open spaces of north-central Nevada about 25 miles from the Oregon border, 1 hour northwest of Winnemucca, Nevada and 3 hours northeast of Reno.
Planned with sustainability and the environment in mind, the facility will use its excess process heat to generate electricity and will recycle process water up to seven times. Once the second phase of the project is complete, Thacker Pass will produce more than 16 times the current U.S. output of lithium.
Bechtel is proud to play a critical role in the U.S. transition to cleaner energy and offers the following opportunity on the Thacker Pass Project.
Job Summary
The Project Training Coordinator/Facilitator will be accountable for the delivery of training programs and material in a Construction environment. Will preferably have worked in remote locations and requires a valid drivers license as Training related activities may be conducted in multiple locations on the project. #LI-NP1
Major Responsibilities
Collaborating with ES&H and Construction groups on the developing, revising and implementing craft training.
Coordination of skills verification, apprentice mentoring, identification and rectification of skill gaps.
Supervises project trainers and/or Craft evaluator(s).
Provides guidance to Craft Trainers and Evaluators for training to all levels of Craft including Foreperson and General Foreperson.
Oversees capability assessments of direct hire Craft.
Responsible for project training facility layout, resource allocation, set-up and maintenance.
May participate in the selection of evaluators/trainers.
Coordinates and monitors classes, instructors, facilities, class times, participants (level) and instructor evaluations on each project.
Collects, assembles, and analyzes training data and provides reports to site and Labor Relations management regarding the projects training activities.
Responsible for maintaining training and testing data in relevant Labor Relations systems.
Other duties as assigned within personal capability.
Education and Experience Requirements
Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 10-13 years of relevant experience or 14-17 years of relevant work experience
Required Knowledge and Skills
Requires OSHA 30 certification.
Previous experience in developing core training curriculum for Construction or related industry employees.
Previous 'hands-on' experience in the effective delivery of industry safety training and orientation programs.
Ability to effectively develop the skills of a junior training facilitator and ES&H representatives to deliver necessary training modules.
Previous construction trades experience considered advantageous.
A current US driver's license due to the potential for the successful candidate to be delivering training instruction at multiple locations.
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