Field Layout Engineer
Listed on 2026-08-28
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Engineering
Site Manager, Quality Engineering, Regulatory Compliance Specialist -
Construction
Site Manager, Regulatory Compliance Specialist
Field Layout Engineer 1
Field Layout Engineer 1
Location
Charlotte, NC, US, 28217
Role SummaryThe Field Layout Engineer 1 will complete routine construction site layout tasks for a project or portion of a project. This position will be responsible for planning and maintaining layout control; establishing building corners and permanent reference points; and performing site, roadway and utility layouts.
- Autonomy & Decision-Making:
Follows directions and refers all exceptions to supervisor - Career Path:
Field Layout Engineer 2
- Core
_FIELD LAYOUT ENGINEER FAMILY - CORE_
- Plans, sets up, and maintains layout control for assigned construction project(s) and identifies unacceptable errors.
- Establishes building corners and permanent reference points to allow back checks of building location.
- Verify existing elevations shown on drawings used on roadways and utilities.
- Lays out column center lines and wall locations, and verifies that exterior skin is not encroached by main structure.
- Plumbs structural steel frame and check column alignments.
- Sets and maintains benchmarks and control lines on each floor for use in layout, and verify that workers are using proper elevations and control lines.
- Checks slab for elevation and alignment during concrete pours.
- Performs as-built surveys to verify correct placement of work and to identify conflicts between items of work (i.e., where concrete slab edge or walls have encroached on the exterior skin), and may help maintain as-built drawings.
- Assist other project staff in securing certified layout from independent engineering resources to establish monument and baseline control and to verify building corners and roadway entrances.
- Calculates earth, rock, and concrete quantities accurately.
- Assist with the coordination of shop drawings with contract drawings, verifies accuracy, and proposes solutions to discrepancies between the drawings.
- Responsible for care, maintenance, and calibration of engineering equipment.
- Compile and maintain project record and as-built documents. Ensures storage protocols are followed.
- Additional Core
N/A
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities- Ability to perform work accurately and completely, and in a timely manner.
- Communication skills, verbal and written
- Basic. - Proficiency in MS Office
- Basic. - Gain a working knowledge of organizational structure and resources provided.
- Knowledge of LEAN construction principals.
- General knowledge of means and methods of construction management.
- Ability to build relationships and collaborate within a team, both internally and externally.
- High School/GED or equivalent (Required)
- Bachelor's degree in construction management (Preferred)
- In lieu of the above requirements, relevant experience will be considered
- 2+ years construction layout experience (Required)
- The benefits package aligned to this position is Professional Non-Union.
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