Bechtel and Siemens will soon start construction on a natural gas power plant in Loudoun County, Virginia, after securing funds for the facility through Panda Power Funds. Bechtel will provide engineering and procurement services and installation, construction and commissioning procedures for the Panda Stonewall facility, while Siemens will supply the natural gas and …

Bechtel has received Victory Media‘s military friendly employer designation to recognize the company’s hiring and training programs for military personnel and veterans. Victory Media gives the designation to companies through a survey that is evaluated by Ernst & Young LLP, Bechtel said Tuesday. “Service members and their families often go to extraordinary lengths, making sacrifices many of us …

Bechtel is transferring several employees from its site in Frederick, Maryland, to Virginia as part of a reorganization program, the Frederick News-Post reported Tuesday. Ed Waters Jr. writes Michelle Michael, a Bechtel spokesperson, told the newspaper the company will still have a presence in the county and the relocation will …

Bechtel has won a contract to provide design and engineering services for planned liquefied natural gas terminal on the Mississippi River in New Orleans. The company plans to use a modular strategy intended to hasten construction work on the liquefaction and export facilities of Louisiana LNG Energy LLC, Bechtel said …

Bechtel has formed a new infrastructure global business unit to be led by Toby Seay as president. The London-headquartered infrastructure business unit combines the company’s civil, water, power, aviation and rail business lines, Bechtel said Monday. “The creation of Bechtel’s new infrastructure business leverages the iconic global presence of our civil business and the lump-sum, …

Bechtel is set to resume engineering work at the U.S. Energy Department‘s nuclear waste vitrification facility in Washington following completion of safety and quality assessments on the site. DOE told Bechtel to continue building the Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant’s facility that would vitrify high-level radioactive waste to reduce …

Alasdair Cathcart, Bechtel LNG general manager, said two liquefied natural gas storage tanks on Curtis Island in northeastern Australia have completed up to four weeks of tests for strength and leaks. “The LNG tanks are not only one of the most visible and complex parts of these plants, they are …

Bechtel and CH2M Hill have been nominated for contracts to manage the transition of the U.K.’s defense equipment and support procurement operation into a government-owned and contractor-operated organization, Defense News reported Monday. Andrew Chuter reports that Bechtel could provide managed services for the country’s navy and air force, while CH2M Hill could oversee the program for the army and …

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has commenced passenger service on a new rail line that is built by Bechtel-led Dulles Transit Partners. Dulles Transit Partners designed and constructed the 11.7-mile Silver Line for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Bechtel said Tuesday. “Collaboration with our customer, local businesses, and the …

Bechtel‘s research partners from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory have received multiple 2014 R&D 100 Awards from R&D Magazine for their national security, energy and health technology inventions. The awards recognize the year’s top 100 scientific and engineering technology products or inventions that also have commercial potential, Bechtel said …

Bechtel and Network Rail have completed their four-year expansion project for the Reading train station in the U.K. as part of a 2009 contract tasking Bechtel to provide project management services for the $1.5 billion Reading Station Area Redevelopment program. Bechtel said Thursday the expansion includes five platforms, elevators and escalators, a train depot, two station entrances and …

Bechtel has launched a recruitment and training program to help early-career information technology professionals learn to secure cyber infrastructures. The company said Monday that it will collaborate with the Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos National Laboratories to support multi-year employment for young cyber experts. “When you combine the resources and …

Bechtel announced Monday that it is a recipient of the 2014 James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Award from the Defense Department’s Defense Security Service. The award recognizes government contractors that have maintained high standards for overseeing the nation’s classified assets in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program, Bechtel …

Brian Reilly, a 34-year veteran in engineering and procurement projects, has been named director of Bechtel’s uranium processing facility project in Oak Ridge, Tenn.. He will succeed the retiring Carl Strock, a former commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bechtel said Monday. Reilly will work at Bechtel-led Consolidated …

Bechtel has collaborated with industry partners to develop a software program in order to build up port safety measures following research into the impact of passing ships on moored vessels. Marco Pluijm, Bechtel’s ports sector manager and chairman of the Research on the Passing Effects on Ships project, said Monday the research determined …