Senior Mechanical Construction Field Engineer I – III

Savannah River Mission Completion

Senior Mechanical Construction Field Engineer supporting construction engineering activities at Savannah River Mission Completion. Responsible for engineering support of facility/project related construction activities.

Posted 4/27/2026full-timeAiken • South Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $76,700 - $170,100 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provides engineering support for facility/project related construction activities.
Responsible for assigned construction engineering activities from conception through implementation to turnover.
Provides knowledgeable support and coordination of design/construction to resolve design problems of ranging complexity.
Recommends design change options.
Reviews design changes.
Performs material takeoff and develops Bills of Material (BOM) or Material Service Requests (MSR) based on issued design.
Provides material tracking service to help ensure timely receipt.
Verifies received material to ensure compliance to design requirements (type and quantity).
Performs/supports walk downs with applicable personnel to formulate work package planning and hazard identification.
Performs comprehensive hazard analysis and develops plans per site procedural requirements.
Contributes to formulation of hazard mitigation plans.
Supports design planning meetings and walk downs.
Provides conceptual design and constructability reviews.
Facilitates timely issue of design packages and changes.
Contributes to construction schedule development (i. scope, material quantities, testing etc.)
Develops Work Packages per site procedural requirements.
Expedites work package approvals.
Assembles Work Packages with applicable instructions, permits, documents, supporting information, etc.
Makes field changes to construction work packages as needed.
Maintains a current status of assigned construction work packages.
Participates in pre-job briefs (conducts or supports) to ensure workers and support organizations understand scope, hazards, mitigations and expectations.
Ensures all questions or concerns are addressed.
Generates field fabrication sketches, weld maps, as-builts, etc.
Monitors field activities and provides field support to crafts during implementation.
Provides support for resolution of issues through direct interface with workers and/or supervision and coordination with support organizations.
Provides direction to workers as needed.
Performs field inspection support to ensure compliance to design specifications (materials, configuration), procedures, guides and National Codes and Standards.
Coordinates with Quality Organization for independent surveillance and inspection.
Ensures design or code required Non Destructive Examination (NDE) is complete and acceptable.
Ensures proper M&TE use and documentation.
Monitors acceptance testing to ensure design and code testing is complete and acceptable.
Provides documentation of acceptance testing.
Reviews work packages for closure ensuring all work is signed-off as complete and acceptable.
Routes work packages for final closure review.
Develops construction scope Turnover Packages per applicable procedures.
Conducts and/or supports turnover walk downs to ensure compliance with design.
Routes Turnover Packages to appropriate repository for storage/archive.

Requirements

What you’ll need

High School Diploma/GED and relevant construction engineering or practical construction experience in the mechanical area as defined in the job description.
Preferred Qualifications Bachelor's or Associate's degree
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree
Mechanical Construction Field Engineering experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

401k Retirement Savings Plan – 5% immediate company contribution, additional matching for employee contributions
Health Insurance & Prescription Drug Program
Health Savings Account
Telehealth with BlueCare on Demand
Dental Coverage
Vision Coverage
Flexible Spending Accounts
Includes 160 hours annual paid time off (accrued monthly), plus 11 paid holidays
Paid Parental Leave
Life and Accident Coverage
Disability Coverage
Employee Assistance Program
Tuition Reimbursement

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Hard Skills & Tools

construction engineeringmaterial takeoffBills of Material (BOM)hazard analysiswork package developmentfield inspectionNon Destructive Examination (NDE)acceptance testingmechanical constructionfabrication sketches

Soft Skills

coordinationproblem-solvingcommunicationdirectionplanningsupportmonitoringreviewingfacilitationcollaboration

Certifications

High School DiplomaGEDBachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering