Field Engineer - PE License

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All Full Time Honolulu, HI, US

Salary Range: $30.00 To $60.00 Hourly

Core Focus:
Document Control, Contract Administration, and Project Controls Foundation

Overview

The Field Engineer supports construction projects under the direction of a Lead Project Engineer, Construction Manager, or Resident Engineer. This role is the entry point to the engineering side of construction management — where field inspection data gets turned into contract administration: progress payments, change orders, submittals, RFIs, force accounts, and project controls.

A Field Engineer manages project documentation, ensures compliance with contract requirements, and maintains the records that drive the financial and administrative side of the project. They work closely with inspection staff to verify quantities, review daily reports, and ensure the documentation chain is complete and accurate.

This role is about building the foundational skills for project management — document control, contract comprehension, cost tracking, and clear communication with the project team, contractors, and the owner. Field Engineer staff are expected to develop proficiency quickly and take increasing ownership of their assigned responsibilities.

• Document Control Management —Maintains organized, accurate, and accessible project records. Takes ownership of the documentation system — digital and physical — so the project team can find what they need when they need it.
• Contract Document Comprehension —Understands contract plans, specifications, special provisions, and all contract requirements. Can locate relevant provisions and apply them to project documentation and administration tasks.
• Project Controls Foundation —Develops basic proficiency in cost tracking, quantity verification, and schedule awareness. Understands how field data connects to pay items, progress payments, and change management.
• Change Order & Payment Processing —Executes change orders, progress payments, and force account documentation accurately. Understands the workflow from field measurement to contract payment.
• Submittal & RFI Management —Routes, tracks, and reviews submittals and RFIs. Ensures items move through the review process on schedule and flags delays.
• Communication —Communicates clearly and professionally with the project team, contractors, and the owner. Reports status, tracks action items, and follows through on commitments.
• Accountability & Growth —Takes ownership of assigned tasks and delivers on deadlines. Does what they say they’ll do and gets better at the work each week. Asks questions and applies feedback.

• Maintain organized project files in both digital and physical formats. Ensure records are accessible, current, and complete.
• Review daily inspection reports and Headlight diaries for accuracy, completeness, and proper pay item coding. Coordinate corrections with inspection staff.
• Track and maintain project logs — materials certification, drill logs, hauling logs, compressive strength results, and other project-specific records.
• Process force account sheets — verify field measurements, complete forms, obtain signatures, and file in the project record.
• Prepare and process progress payment documentation. Compare reported quantities against QRSE logs and contract pay items.
• Draft change orders and support the change management process under supervision.
• Route, track, and perform basic reviews of submittals and RFIs. Ensure items progress through the review cycle and flag overdue items.
• Review contractor tax rates, insurance…