Job Description

Project Overview:

Thacker Pass is the largest known lithium resource in the United States. Once complete, the mine and processing facilities will produce more lithium carbonate than any other facility in the United States by far – enough to power 1 million electric vehicles per year.

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. Earthworks 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:

Reporting to the Timekeeping Supervisor, the Project Timekeeper will perform timekeeping and craft payroll activities for the Project. The position requires the ability to maintain confidentiality with a strong ethical behavior in workplace practices, a customer-service orientation with a demonstrated professional demeanor and communication style, flexibility, and commitment to meeting deadlines. The position requires overtime on a weekly basis. The timekeeping team works when the craft professionals work. Ability to work many Saturdays, occasional Sundays and some holidays required. Coverage of swing shift or night shift may also be required to fill in for colleagues assigned to those shifts.

The position will be located at the Thacker Pass/Winnemucca jobsite in Nevada and may be required to travel to other project office locations on occasion (e.g., the Houston Home Office) when performing this role. #LI-SM2 

Major Responsibilities:

Coordination with Labor Relations to ensure prompt input of all required payroll information for Craft Professionals into project timekeeping and payroll systems. Data entry includes but is not limited to new hire information, terminations, rate and classification changes, etc.
Onboarding of project new hires to include badging for all site personnel.
Verification of daily craft attendance using the project electronic timekeeping system (eTrack).
Review, balancing (reconciliation) and exporting of daily time records for craft employees.
Replacement badging and time clock maintenance/troubleshooting.
Creation and distribution of daily/weekly reporting such as force report, attendance infractions, timesheet completion, etc.
Sorting, validation and distribution of weekly craft payroll checks/direct deposit slips.
Processing of requests for time off and daily call-ins for craft employees.
Maintenance of craft employee files to include scanning for records retention.
Crew timesheet maintenance as directed by construction supervision.
Gate watch (badge scanning) for personnel at the project site.
Provide payroll-related customer service to craft professionals.
Any other related activities as assigned by the Timekeeping Supervisor or Project Finance and Accounting Manager.

Education and Experience Requirements:

Bachelor's degree related (or international equivalent) and 1-2 years of timekeeping/payroll experience or 4-5 years of relevant work experience in lieu of degree.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

Intermediate skill with Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel, Word, and Outlook.
Must be able to work flexible hours, including overtime and weekends/holidays.
Excellent communication, time management and organizational skills.
Strong customer service background.
Strong analytical skills and the ability to work independently to identify and resolve routine problems.