Field​/Office Engineer - MEC Transportation

Job Details

Requisition : 178971

Job Level: Entry Level

Home District/Group: MEC Transportation District

Department: Field Operations

Market: Transportation

Employment Type: Full Time

Mass Electric Transportation is hiring early‑career field/office engineers to support projects with an emphasis on transit, light rail and data centers. We are seeking construction and engineering majors, preferably with hands‑on construction and infrastructure/heavy civil experience who can go where the work is and relocate to major metropolitan areas across the United States initially and throughout your career. With projects stretched across all of North America, our mission is to make a difference and we offer opportunities for you to make one too through our construction operations.

You bring your big ideas, commitment to top quality, and an unwavering work ethic. In return, we offer huge career and travel opportunities and the satisfaction of building the next big thing from the ground up. There’s a reason we attract the best: we offer fast‑paced excitement and fulfillment you won’t find anywhere else.

Mass. Electric Construction Co. (MEC) is a subsidiary of Kiewit Corporation and an industry leader in transit and rail system construction and maintenance throughout the United States and Canada. MEC specializes in the installation of Overhead Contact Systems (OCS), Traction Power Substations (TPSS), Signaling and Train Control, Communications, and Control Centers. At MEC we maintain our commitment to hire the best people, provide the training needed to keep up with the demands of today’s work environment, and offer opportunities to grow and advance within our organization.

As the most experienced installer of rail and transit systems in North America, MEC takes pride in being recognized as the Systems Contractor of Choice, delivering innovative solutions through aligning our technical expertise with our client’s objectives. We self‑perform most disciplines providing time, cost, and scheduling efficiencies as well as in‑house expertise, resulting in seamless performance for our clients.

One of the many things that make our culture unique is that we go where the work is, which exposes your career to abundant opportunities. We relocate our teams based on the work that is available, combined with the development plans, skill sets and career goals of each team member. We have project areas across North America and are looking for people who can relocate initially and throughout your career.

Job assignment location will be determined closer to your start date.

• Field Operations:
  Interpret drawings and specifications for field crews and craft, prepare work plans and work packages, order and schedule material deliveries, coordinate equipment and material logistics for field crews, assist in field inspections, promote safety and quality of field operations
• Office Engineering:
  Perform takeoffs from drawings, assist in pricing change orders, provide field support and supervise subcontractor operations, track performance of field and office activities, provide contractually required submittals and other documents
• Support construction activities by planning, organizing and implementing the following functions: project controls system, engineering interface, subcontractor equipment and material management, purchasing and scheduling
• Assist project management in expediting material deliveries, estimating and processing change orders, preparing monthly billings and progress estimates
• Participate in, contribute to, and as necessary lead project meetings focusing on status updates and other materials
• May serve as a discipline engineer or as a lead on a small project
• May share superintendent responsibilities for small operations and/or crews

• Ability to travel and relocate initially and throughout your career
• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, civil engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, or a related degree
• 0‑3 years of construction experience including infrastructure/heavy civil projects preferred
• Strong work ethic…