Field Engineer

Overview

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The Field Engineer is responsible for managing field logistics and updating project managers and contractors to ensure projects comply with all engineering standards, codes and specifications. This position works with Project Managers and Superintendents to provide direction and support in managing operations, overseeing field logistics, and generating reports for division leaders.

• Manage plan grid and heavy job for project work accuracy; monitor project costs to stay within budget.
• Prepare, review, and approve supplier purchase orders.
• Understand owner contract and subcontract documents to grasp inclusions/exclusions for invoicing.
• Validate, reconcile, and maintain accurate quantities for billing; communicate differences to project management.
• Identify out-of-scope work for change orders.
• Produce drafts, manage and maintain project submittal/RFI logs for the lead project manager.
• Schedule, facilitate, and manage Gopher 1 tickets.
• Schedule and lead private utility meetings; document conversations to communicate with office personnel.
• Prepare change orders, manage trucking logs and invoice approval.
• Perform on-site safety observations.
• Identify, complete, and apply for local permits.
• Attend meetings as required with clients, owners and project teams.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with clients, subcontractors, vendors, landowners, and suppliers.
• Develop and oversee job site-specific safety, site cleanliness, and delivery schedules.
• Organize and ensure proper documentation and drawing distribution to staff and field personnel.
• Assist in producing project deliverables such as Safety and QA/QC plans and test procedures.
• Assist in drafting subcontractor/P.O agreements and ensure all are finalized before work begins.
• Plan and coordinate engineering deliverables from various parties.
• Independently perform tasks with guidance as to expected general results.
• Track productions to produce project activity profiles.
• Proactively work with Project Management, Field Supervisory, and Client teams to identify and analyze potential risks and impacts to the project schedule.
• Assist with job site duties to keep facilities functioning correctly.
• Assist with estimating duties including take-offs, solicitations to subcontractors/suppliers, bid/running quotes.
• Participate in business development events.
• Assist with other duties as assigned by management.

• Ability to work with field concepts and in the office.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Effective communication (oral, written, presentation, listening) with internal and external customers.
• Effective motivational and supervisory skills.
• Ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations, mean, median, and averages.
• Ability to maintain compliance with all VEIT policies and procedures.
• Ability to respond to shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment with a can-do attitude.

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering or related field; 1-3 years of estimating and managing projects experience in related scope of work, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Prior experience using construction software is a plus.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret project plans and specifications.

• Must have a clean Motor Vehicle record.
• Requires 8 to 10-hour workdays, Monday – Friday.
• Travel requirement is 80% to job sites within the Mid-west.

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by any employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee is regularly required to stand and/or sit in a stationary position for extended periods of time; 50%+. The employee is regularly required to use a computer/laptop/iPad in an office environment with natural and/or fluorescent lighting, navigate between office building floors, attend off-site…