Key U.S. Benefits

Health Care
As health care continues to be an important issue, Bechtel is proud to offer employees and their families a highly competitive health care package that includes medical, dental, and vision coverage. Medical plan options include preferred provider plans and HMOs in some locations.

Wellness
Ask Bechtel employees about the strongest aspect of the company’s culture, and they will proudly answer, “safety.” They know that Bechtel’s No.1 priority is getting them home safely to their families at the end of every workday. That concern extends to employees’ personal lives as well.

Our wellness program encourages and rewards healthy behavior at work and at home through access to online health resources, interactive tools, and one-on-one health coaching — all at no cost to employees. Under this voluntary, confidential program, employees have the opportunity to earn wellness rewards. Depending on work location, Bechtel also offers free flu shots.

The centerpiece of Bechtel’s wellness program is our global health and fitness challenge. Employees form teams to compete in healthful activities such as exercise, weight loss, and building healthy eating habits.

And to encourage a healthy work-life balance, Bechtel offers flextime in its permanent offices.

Best Doctors
Need a second opinion? No problem. Bechtel offers Best Doctors, a free service employees and their families can use to receive a definitive second opinion based on the most advanced and up-to-date medical knowledge available.

Flexible Spending Accounts
Two flexible spending account plans allow employees to pay for certain out-of-pocket expenses with tax-free dollars. Our health care spending account covers health-related expenses while the dependent care spending account covers child and eldercare expenses.

Employee Assistance Program
Confidential, short-term outpatient counseling services are offered at no cost to help U.S.-based employees and their household members resolve personal problems such as parenting concerns, marriage and family distress, alcohol and drug abuse, emotional stress, and life crises.

Core Benefits
These core benefits are provided at no cost to employees.

• Basic life insurance
• Business travel accident insurance
• Company paid accident insurance

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
These plans provide partial income replacement during medically certified periods of disability caused by illness or injury.

Voluntary Personal Accident Insurance
Coverage is available for employees and their family members.

Domestic Partners
Bechtel recognizes registered domestic partners for all applicable benefits.

Time Off
Holidays – Bechtel provides nine paid holidays a year in the United States. Holiday schedules vary with local practices.
 
Paid Time Off – U.S. employees receive 20 days (160 hours) of paid time off per year, up to 80 days. Paid time off is used for vacation, sick leave, personal time off, or religious observance.
 
Vacation Purchase Plan – This option allows employees to “buy” an additional 40 hours of vacation. The employee’s salary is reduced by one week’s pay, with the reduction spread over the entire year.
 
401(K) Retirement Plan
The Bechtel Trust & Thrift Plan is designed to help employees achieve financial security at retirement, when coupled with Social Security and personal savings. The plan allows employees to make pre-tax 401(k), after-tax Roth 401(k), regular after-tax and catch-up contributions for employees over age 50. The company makes matching contributions on the first 6 percent of pay contributed by the employee and an annual profit sharing contribution. Employees are eligible to participate immediately upon hire. Company matching and profit sharing contributions begin after one year of service. Immediate vesting entitles employees to the full value of company contributions. The Plan offers a variety of investment funds and the ability to take a loan.
 
Additional Benefits
Additional benefits include:

• Tuition reimbursement for approved courses
• Scholarship availability for children of full-time employees
• Adoption assistance
• Child-care and commuter discounts
• Service milestone awards
• Matching gifts for colleges and universities
• Employees clubs with social and sports groups, and discounts for family-fun activities
• And more. 

Benefit from our benefits — and build a better you.