Bechtel Podcasts: Recent Episodes
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Bechtel helps our customers deliver projects of purpose that create a lasting positive legacy. Our podcast highlights our customers and colleagues working to create a cleaner, greener, safer world.
Audrey Bard is a chief environmental engineer here at Bechtel. She helps address some of the world's most significant challenges, including the global energy transition. As we celebrate Earth Week, Audrey shares her passion for environmental engineering and her dedication to creating a more sustainable future for our planet.
Abi Tetteh is an engineering manager here at Bechtel. She is passionate about engineering and the opportunities it brings. As we celebrate Women's History Month and Women in Construction Week, Abi shares why students should consider a career in engineering and some of her career milestones.
In this episode of the BechTech Podcast, we chat with John Minichiello a codes and standards subject matter expert at Bechtel. He has worked in the commercial nuclear industry and at U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) sites for nearly 50 years.
In this episode of the BechTech Podcast, Freeman Self, principal process engineer at Bechtel, discusses his over 35 years of experience in process and process safety engineering and shares how his military career has influenced and helped deliver many successful projects globally to our customers and partners.
In this episode of the BechTech Podcast, Dave Meadows, Bechtel’s manager of technology for the Mining and Metals global business unit, discusses his experience with minerals and metals.
In this episode of the BechTech Podcast, Dr. Siv Bhamra discusses his 30-year career in rail and shares insights into new technologies that will improve the way people travel.
In this podcast, Adrienne Keyes, Bechtel's global manager of health and medical services has a conversation with Sam Lyon, global workforce services manager to:
- Raise suicide awareness in the EPC industry
- Share how you can recognize warning signs
- Create hope through action by initiating a conversation
Dr. Evann Smith’s career trajectory has been defined by taking the most interesting, compelling, and challenging opportunities presented. In this episode of the BechTech Podcast, Evann discusses the “art of the possible” and opportunities for artificial intelligence and machine learning in the EPC industry.
Since his youth, Dr. Stewart Taylor has been drawn to spending time near the water. In this episode of the BechTech Podcast, learn how Stew turned his passion for water into a successful career specializing in hydraulics and hydrology.
Listen as Paige Irwin, an Arlington, VA high school math teacher, shares her experience working at Bechtel this summer as part of a workforce development teacher fellowship.
Listen to Bechtel's Rami Halabi discuss how our colleagues on the Jubail project were recognized for their Jana Island beach cleanup as part of Saudi National Day.
Peter Nelson, Director of Infrastructure Development at Bechtel Enterprises, sat down with Jim Connaughton, CEO of Nautilus Data Technologies, to talk about our new partnership to build sustainable data centers together.
As we celebrate Construction Safety Week, we sat down with John Pyle, Bechtel’s corporate Manager of Environmental, Safety, and Health (ES&H), who provided insights into our 2020 safety record, measures the company took to protect colleagues and communities from the spread of COVID-19, and the path forward for safety.
As we celebrate the Engineers Week’s theme of “Imagining Tomorrow”, we sat down with Bechtel’s corporate Manager of Engineering & Technology, Brian Hartman, who provided insights as to how he imagines tomorrow.
As part of our series on colleagues making a difference in their communities, we've learned what's happening in Chile and how Catalina and her family have stepped up to help.
In this podcast, Dan Maher, Southeast Texas Food Bank president and CEO, talks to Mat Ovenden, mgr. of communications and external affairs for Bechtel's Oil, Gas and Chemicals business unit to discuss his organization’s mission, how COVID-19 has impacted the region, and the importance of having strong partners in the fight to end hunger.
As part of our series on colleagues making a difference as a response to COVID-19, we’ve sat down with Lanette to learn about the headbands she’s making. She describes how a few buttons on a headband are saving the skin on the ears of front-line workers.
As part of our series on colleagues making a difference as a response to COVID-19, we’ve caught up with Clint who organized a neighborhood canned food drive. He describes the setting at the food bank when he arrived and best practices if you choose to execute a canned goods drive in your community using social distancing.
As part of our series on colleagues making a difference as a response to COVID-19, we’ve talked to Alberta who has been crafting homemade cards and face masks. She sheds light on how it’s all done and what she’s learned from the pandemic.
As part of Gastech 2019, executives from Bechtel’s OG&C business spoke with energy reporters about the company’s role in the current LNG market and its contributions to the broader energy sector.
This isn’t Diversity and Inclusions roadmap or the executive leadership roadmap, this is every colleague’s roadmap. We all have to play a part. I think for us to be successful in both being diverse and inclusive organization we all have to understand what’s in it for us.
https://www.bechtel.com/about-us/diversity/
David Wilson, Chief Innovation Officer of Bechtel Corporation with Zack Parnell, CEO of Industrial Training International
“When you have such a big infrastructure project, you have the opportunity, certainly, but I’d say more the responsibility to invest those public funds in a way that lifts the sector up, and really move the dial on the diversity of engineering teams,” stated Bechtel’s Ailie MacAdam. This audio file is provided by BBC Life Scientific.
Listen to how using text analytics can help advance a business case for the Sustainable Development Goals in terms of investment, project opportunity or risk management. You can also read the full post at http://blog.bechtel.com/
As part of Bechtel’s commitment to contribute 100 ideas to support the United Nation’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this case study examines how large-scale construction projects can be transformative by shifting from local content programs to long-term economic development.
- Source materials locally
- Condense waste
- Convert waste into clean energy
- Recover treated water
- Reuse materials locally