Layout Engineer

Career Opportunities with Kent Companies

The Layout Engineer is responsible for supporting project and field operations through providing accurate and timely field layouts that guide construction progress. This role is essential to ensuring projects are built with precision and efficiency and will directly contribute to team success.

• Project Startup:
  • Check site control to ensure all aspects are within tolerance to continue.
  • Coordinate with project team to determine when and how work will proceed.
  • Ensure all layout materials are readily available.
• Project Maintenance:
  • Complete daily layout needs for the project, proactively staying ahead of field work. These needs will be established in team up by the field team.
  • Communicate with field team to schedule future activities.
  • Coordinate the necessary as-built information and capture/record it.
  • Ensure each project meets quality/layout standards as determined by the team.
• Additional Responsibilities:
  • Maintain and clean equipment to ensure proper functionality.
  • Proactively request supplies and materials as needed.
  • Actively participate in safety programs and adhere to all jobsite safety standards.
  • QA/QC of the project to assist the project team in minimizing rework.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties and Responsibilities are not comprehensive and can be changed at any time, with or without notice.

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to understand construction drawings.
• Ability to learn and utilize applicable construction technologies related to role.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to negotiate, resolve conflicts, and communicate effectively with all internal and external stakeholders professionally and respectfully.
• Must be highly trustworthy, self‑motivated, organized, able to work independently, and forward thinking.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Must have reliable transportation to the workplace(s)/ job location(s).
• Ability to successfully pass a background check related to driving.
• Ability to pass drug screening.
• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and in the future.

• 3+ years of construction experience.
• Experience in commercial concrete construction is preferred.
• Experience with AUTOCAD, Bluebeam, and/or related software.
• Experience operating a total station.

Kent Companies provides its employees with one of the most competitive compensation and benefits packages in the construction industry. Benefits vary by location, with a fully customized benefits package presented upon hire. Typical benefits packages include:

• Weekly pay
• PTO (Paid Time Off)
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Supplemental insurance options
• Retirement plans with discretionary employer‑matching
• Holiday pay (New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day)

Our goal is to offer an unparalleled career progression that is not precisely pre‑determined; rather, it builds on the teammate’s strengths, interests, and pursuits as the individual gains experience, grows, and develops in their career. You would be hard‑pressed to find another ENR Top 6 Commercial Concrete Company that parallels Kent Companies.

This role involves work in both office settings and active job sites and requires the ability to meet a range of physical demands. Candidates must be able to lift up to 80 lbs and work in variable environments, including but not limited to extreme temperatures, areas near traffic, loud and frequent noise, confined spaces, elevated heights, and both indoor and outdoor settings.

The position regularly requires climbing, kneeling, bending, crawling, and working safely on ladders, platforms, and mechanical lifts.

This is a full‑time position. This role involves a standard full‑time schedule with additional…