Innovation Lead

Requisition ID: 296088 - Relocation Authorized: International - Single - Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project - Work Location: Jubail Extraordinary teams building inspiring projects: Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place. Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations. Core to Bechtel is our Vision, Values and Commitments. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver. Learn more about our extraordinary teams building inspiring projects in our Impact Report. Project Overview: Jubail is one of Bechtel’s most remarkable achievements—a city built from the sand up, requiring vast resources and logistical planning on an unprecedented scale. It is one of the biggest civil engineering projects in modern times—and it's getting bigger. Bechtel has managed the Jubail project, located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, since it began in the mid-1970s. Saudi Arabian Bechtel Company (SABCO) serves as the Management Services Contractor (MSC), or “owner’s representative” for our client, the Royal Commission (RC). We are the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) managers, managing design submissions from local architect/engineering (AE) firms, and overseeing the actual construction work being performed by local contractors and sub-contractors in Jubail and Ras Al-Khair Industrial Cities. In June 2026, Bechtel’s contract with the Royal Commission was renewed for another 5 years with work focusing on building new residential communities, iconic buildings/bridges, major site preparation, commercial buildings, mosques, schools, hospitals, sports facilities, clinics, universities, utility services and infrastructure (electrical sub-stations, lift stations), roads and highways, port and pipeline expansions, and more. Job Summary: In this role you will be growing and showcasing Bechtel’s digital solutions and Innovation capability and maturity while expanding the culture of digital transformation and innovation by developing, piloting, and implementing solutions related to Engineering, Procurement, Project Controls, Construction and Commissioning. Additionally, you will be accountable for developing and delivering execution plans, training plans and required upskilling associated with various physical and digital solutions. Major Responsibilities: - Conduct workshops with clients, partners and stakeholders to develop project innovation use-cases, roadmaps and plans. - Facilitate innovation change control board for identifying impactful innovation, implementation planning, change management and institutionalization program. - Review and enhance tender documents with contract language required to enable adoption of targeted innovation by the delivery teams either via requirements documentation for digital workflows or directly into the engineering/procurement specifications and flow-downs. - Work with the project teams to develop a score card for assessing each delivery team’s capability and capacity for upskilling to meet innovation and technology adoption as part of the bid evaluation/award process. Develop training plans for the use of new technologies. - Collaborate closely with the Functional Innovation and Information Management teams to leverage standards, integrate best practices and lessons learned, and support the business by sharing project collateral, insights, and feedback. - Define and deploy project dashboards to monitor & track implementation of innovation use-cases and related workflows (e.g., design management and construction management). - Establish a structure for communication, stakeholder engagement, mobilization planning, deployment, and measurement of success. - Capture lessons learned, best practices and implement improved workflows. - Provide input to the Work Orders, RFPs and Contracts for innovation and digital execution. - Reviews the project documentation to confirm alignment with the innovation roadmap and plans. - Conducts regular assessments to review the implementation of the innovation plans and maturity achieved on the Project, and to seek opportunities for improvement. - Champions innovation across the Project by establishing a culture for ideas and improvement opportunities to be raised, considered, and implemented. Education and Experience Requirements: - Bachelor of Science in Engineer

Bachelor of Science in Engineer

Conduct workshops with clients, partners and stakeholders to develop project innovation use-cases, roadmaps and plans. Facilitate innovation change control board for identifying impactful innovation, implementation planning, change management and institutionalization program. Review and enhance tender documents with contract language required to enable adoption of targeted innovation by the delivery teams either via requirements documentation for digital workflows or directly into the engineering/procurement specifications and flow-downs. Work with the project teams to develop a score card for assessing each delivery team’s capability and capacity for upskilling to meet innovation and technology adoption as part of the bid evaluation/award process. Develop training plans for the use of new technologies. Collaborate closely with the Functional Innovation and Information Management teams to leverage standards, integrate best practices and lessons learned, and support the business by sharing project collateral, insights, and feedback. Define and deploy project dashboards to monitor & track implementation of innovation use-cases and related workflows (e.g., design management and construction management). Establish a structure for communication, stakeholder engagement, mobilization planning, deployment, and measurement of success. Capture lessons learned, best practices and implement improved workflows. Provide input to the Work Orders, RFPs and Contracts for innovation and digital execution. Reviews the project documentation to confirm alignment with the innovation roadmap and plans. Conducts regular assessments to review the implementation of the innovation plans and maturity achieved on the Project, and to seek opportunities for improvement. Champions innovation across the Project by establishing a culture for ideas and improvement opportunities to be raised, considered, and implemented.