Bechtel Wins Chief Learning Officer Award for Second Consecutive Year 03 October 2016 Bechtel today announced that for the second year in a row, one of its in-house leadership and development programs was awarded a gold medal by Chief Learning Officer (CLO) magazine in the Business Partnership Award category. The CLO awards recognize companies that demonstrate the highest excellence in designing and delivering employee development programs.
Bechtel Executive Appointed to President's Advisory Council On Doing Business In Africa 20 September 2016 Andrew Patterson, Bechtel’s region president for Africa, represents engineering, construction, project management businesses on the 23-member panel
Bechtel Earns Top Industry Recognition for Curtis Island LNG Program 19 September 2016 Bechtel has won the ENR Global Best Project Award in power/industrial category for the Curtis Island LNG program. Engineering News-Record (ENR) annually recognizes global projects in 18 industry categories for their safe and innovative solutions to design and construction challenges, international teamwork, contribution to the community, and quality of design and construction work.
Colorado Plant Begins Chemical Weapons Destruction 08 September 2016 Bechtel-led plant pilot testing will ensure personnel, facilities and equipment perform safely and as designed.
Bechtel to Upgrade Texas Refinery for ExxonMobil 26 July 2016 Bechtel has been awarded a contract to upgrade the ExxonMobil refinery in Beaumont, Texas, where the company will apply ExxonMobil's proprietary SCANfining technology to increase the production of motor fuels.
Bechtel-led Team Starts Work at Aerospace Testing Complex 08 July 2016 Bechtel-led National Aerospace Solutions, LLC has begun ground test operations of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex at Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee and facilities in Maryland and California.
Bechtel Selected As An Outstanding U.S. Navy Reserve Employer for 2016 05 July 2016 Bechtel has been recognized as one of the U.S. Navy Reserve’s “Outstanding Navy Reserve Employers” for 2016.
Bechtel Receives Business Leader Award 27 June 2016 Bechtel has received the 2016 Large Business of the Year award from the Greater Reston (VA) Chamber of Commerce. The Awards for Chamber Excellence (ACE) were given to Bechtel and nine other winners at the Chamber’s annual meeting.
Bechtel Engineers Named In UK's Top 50 Women In Engineering 23 June 2016 The inaugural list of the UK’s Top 50 Women in Engineering has been published on National Women in Engineering Day. Two Bechtel senior, female engineers have been recognized for their contribution to the industry.
Bechtel Extends Innovative Infrastructure Partnership in Gabon 22 June 2016 Bechtel has extended its partnership with the Central African nation of Gabon, which it has been working with since 2010 to create and implement a $25 billion national infrastructure plan. Together they have established a national infrastructure agency to deliver approximately a hundred projects spanning transportation, housing, education and medical facilities, water and waste management. Achievements so far include completion of more than 800 homes, 600 classrooms, 600 kilometers of roads and Gabon’s first community wastewater treatment plant.