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Bechtel · 🇺🇸 Newark, OH
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 15 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Bechtel paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Area Planner and Scheduler-Upstream” (Architectural and Engineering Managers) in NV: $170k–$170k, median $170k. Most were filed at wage level II (100%) — 2 lottery entries, ≈31% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Bechtel
The US Department of Labor certified 15 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Requisition ID: 300116 • Relocation Authorized: National/International - Family • Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project • Work Location: Millersport, OH 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: The project is a 1.3 GW simple-cycle power generation facility located in Millersport, Ohio, being constructed adjacent to a hyperscale data center campus. The facility includes multiple power generation technologies consisting of Solar Titan 130 gas turbines, Siemens SGT800 gas turbines, reciprocating engines, battery energy storage systems (BESS), substations, and associated balance of plant infrastructure. The scope includes major civil, mechanical, electrical, structural, underground utility, control systems, and commissioning works required to support phased energization and turnover of the facility. Construction will be executed through a combination of direct hire and subcontracted labor supported by modularization, pre-assembly, offsite warehousing, and advanced work packaging methodologies Job Summary: In this role, you will work with the project team and be responsible for the preparation, establishment, and maintenance of schedule data. You will perform schedule development tasks, monitoring, reporting, analysis and assist with schedule recovery plans. Your work will enable the team to optimize scheduling details for critical activities to best achieve project targets and objectives. #LI-ML1 Major Responsibilities: • Responsible for the preparation of schedule data • Assists in schedule baseline preparation, initial project setup, and forecasting • Establishes and maintains the schedule for specific disciplines, commodities, areas and/or specialties • Performs schedule development / maintenance duties to include establishing the work breakdown structure (WBS), determining the work activity duration, establishing the proper workflow logic ties, and developing the required job expenditure • Performs schedule monitoring, including identifying critical activities and updating functions for specific applications, disciplines, or specialties • Assists with maintenance of critical path schedule reports and schedule performance metrics • Identifies and reports on activities that are on the critical path, as well as activities that are on near-critical paths • Reviews, validates, integrates, and monitors subcontractor schedules • Assists with schedule recovery plans Education and Experience Requirements: • Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) in engineering, construction management, business or related field, and 5 - 8 years of relevant experience or 9 - 12 years of relevant work experience Required Knowledge and Skills: • Skilled in oral and written communication with demonstrated skill to present information to management and