Traveling Field Engineer

EEOC

Field Engineer managing project logistics and compliance for Veit, a leader in specialty contracting. Collaborating with project teams to oversee operations, safety, and deliverables in construction.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeRemote • Iowa • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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
Understands owner contract and subcontract documents to determine inclusions/exclusions for invoice payment
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
Participates in business development events
Ability to independently perform tasks assigned with instructions as to the expected general results
Assists with other duties as assigned by management

Requirements

What you’ll need

Associate degree or higher in construction management, engineering or related field with 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

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

construction managementengineeringproject managementcost monitoringrisk analysissafety observationsestimatingtake-offssubcontractor agreementsproject deliverables

Soft Skills

effective communicationmotivational skillssupervisory skillsorganizational skillsprioritizationindependent task performancerelationship buildingproblem-solvingpresentation skillslistening skills