‘Engineering is, hands down, the best job I could think of’ 12 April 2017 Mother-of-two Monya Alkhalisi and her boss Peter Murray talk about engineering and how Bechtel mentors its female workforce to success. Source: The Telegraph
Cricket Valley: Where Fire Once Raged, a Power Plant Rises 15 March 2017 The $1.58 billion, 1,100-megawatt, natural-gas-fired power plant has been making its way through the planning, public comment, permitting and financing processes since 2009. Source: Poughkeepsie Journal
Tunnel Vision: Vogue Meets the Women of Crossrail 08 March 2017 With 26 miles of new tunnels, 40 stations and an anticipated 200 million passengers each year, Crossrail is set to revolutionise transport in London. In the November 2016 issue of Vogue, Louise Carpenter meets the women who have made it happen. Source: Vogue
Hanford engineer makes film debut 24 February 2017 For 35 years Roshellia Goines has worked as an engineer, most recently for Bechtel National at the Hanford vitrification plant project. Now she’s also a film star, getting a chance to talk a bit about engineering in a film that shows how engineering has shaped and changed the world. Source: Tri-City Herald
Is this Britain's most successful female engineer? 23 February 2017 Be inspired by the career of Ailie MacAdam who has led some of the world’s biggest engineering rail projects, including the St Pancras International refurbishment, High Speed One (HS1) and Crossrail. Source: The Telegraph
Female Engineers Building Crossrail 23 February 2017 Some 16 per cent of the Bechtel’s engineers are women – double the UK’s sector average – and on the Crossrail project alone, a third of its engineers are female. Source: The Telegraph
Tunnel: The Archaeology of Crossrail 10 February 2017 The construction of London’s newest railway, which will be known as the Elizabeth line when services begin in 2018, has given archaeologists a unique chance to explore some of the city’s most historically important sites. Source: Museum of London
TTC's newest subway extension taking shape 23 January 2017 After delays and cost overruns, Toronto York Spadina Subway Extension is finally months from completion. Source: TheStar.com
Derribando Mitos de la Baja Productividad en Turnos de Noche 01 January 2017 In Spanish. Construction Superintendent Diego Rojas' column about how Bechtel has implemented 'complimentary' night shifts that execute objectives in coordination with projects’ general schedule. (Page 46) Source: Construccion Minera & Energia
Con apoyo de Bechtel culmino Torneo de Robotica First Lego League 2016 12 December 2016 In Spanish With Bechtel's sponsorship, the 2016 FLL final was held at the San Ignacio del Bosque school with the participation of 33 teams. The winning team was “The Mainstream,” from the San Jorge de Talca school, which will represent Chile in the FLL global championship in Houston next year. Source: Mineria Chilena