Field Engineer – Traveling
EEOC
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: North Dakota • United States
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About the role
- The Field Engineer is responsible for managing the field logistics and updating company Project Managers and Contractors to ensure projects comply with all engineering standards, codes, and specifications
- Works with Project Managers and Superintendents to provide direction and support in managing operations, overseeing job logistics, and generating reports for division leaders
- Manages PlanGrid and Heavy Job for project work accuracy, monitoring project costs to stay within budget
- Proactively works with Project Management, Field Supervisory, and Client teams to identify and analyze potential risks and impacts to the project schedule
- Tracks production to produce project activity profiles
- Assists with job site duties to keep job site facilities functioning correctly
- Prepares, reviews, and approves supplier purchase orders
- Validates, reconciles, and maintains accurate quantities for billing purposes and communicates differences to project management
- Prepares change orders, manages trucking logs, and approves invoices
- Identifies, completes, and applies for local permits
- Performs on-site safety observations
- Develops and oversees job site-specific requirements relating to safety, site cleanliness, and delivery schedules
- Assists in producing and processing project deliverables such as Safety and QA/QC plans and test procedures
- Produces drafts, manages, and maintains project submittal/RFI logs for the lead project manager
- Organizes and ensures proper documentation and drawing distribution to staff and field personnel
- Schedules, facilitates, and manages Gopher 1 tickets
- Schedules and leads private utility meetings and documents conversations to communicate with office personnel
- Attends meetings as required with clients, owners, and project teams
- Develops and maintains good working relationships with clients, subcontractors, vendors, landowners, and suppliers
- Assists in drafting subcontractor/P.O. agreements and ensures all subcontract agreements are finalized before work begins
- Plans and coordinates engineering deliverables from various parties
- Assists with estimating duties, including but not limited to take-offs, solicitations to subcontractors/suppliers, bid and quote preparation, and bid running.
Requirements
- Associate degree or higher in construction management, engineering or related field
- 0-2 years’ experience or 4+ years of equivalent education and experience
- Ability to work with field concepts and work 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.
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision plans
- life insurance
- disability coverage
- retirement plans with matching contributions
- generous paid time off
- profit sharing
- tuition reimbursement
- employee assistance program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
project managementcost monitoringquantity validationchange order preparationsafety observationsQA/QC plansdraftingestimatingtake-offsbid preparation
Soft skills
effective communicationmotivational skillssupervisory skillsorganizational skillsprioritizationproblem-solvingrelationship buildingteam collaborationadaptabilityattention to detail
Certifications
Associate degree in construction managementAssociate degree in engineeringrelated field certification