The Field Engineer is responsible for all layout activities and ensures safe, accurate work.
Duties and Responsibilities
Project Startup:
- Create a new project in the data collector.
- Import the data files created by the FE manager.
- Double-check site control to ensure everything is within tolerance to continue.
- Coordinate with the project team on when and how the work will commence.
- Ensure the needed layout materials are provided.
- Start layout.
Project Maintenance:
- Continue daily layout needs for the project, proactively staying ahead of the work.
- Communicate with the team to better schedule daily activities.
- Coordinate the necessary as-built information and capture it.
- Provide as-built data to the FE manager.
Ancillary Tasks:
- Maintain and clean equipment.
- Request supplies and materials through the FE manager before necessary.
- Actively participate in the safety program.
- QA/QC of the project to assist the project team in minimizing rework.
As-built Standards:
- Walls – Ensure site and retaining walls that have critical placement relative to other elements must be As-built at the bottom, middle, and top at approximately 25’ increments.
- Columns – When necessary, two adjacent faces should be shot next to each visible corner at the bottom, middle, and top.
- Slabs – Shots should be taken at the appropriate grid increments to show the condition of placement.
- Anchor bolts – All anchor bolts should be shot horizontally and vertically at the top of each bolt in the pattern. Also, collect the top of the concrete to determine bolt projection. Ensure all bolts are plumb before collecting data. All data is to be collected as soon as possible and sent to the FE manager.
- Deadline – Have all As-builts delivered by the 20th of every month unless needed earlier.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties and Responsibilities are not comprehensive and can be changed at any time, with or without notice.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent and 3 years related experience.
- Knowledge of all phases of concrete and building construction
- Exceptionally strong written and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to negotiate, resolve conflict, and deal effectively with all internal and external stakeholders professionally and respectfully.
- Motivated, trustworthy, solutions-oriented team player with/a desire to consistently improve.
- Strong organizational skills to manage and prioritize multiple urgent initiatives.
- Valid driver’s license
- Must have reliable transportation to the workplace(s)/ job location(s).
- Ability to successfully pass a background check related to driving (for any driver)
- Ability to pass drug screening.
- Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and in the future.
Benefits
Kent Companies provides its employees with one of the most competitive compensation and benefits packages in the construction industry. Benefits vary by location, with a fully customized benefits package presented upon hire. Typical benefits packages include:
- Weekly pay
- PTO (Paid Time Off)
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Supplemental insurance options
- Retirement plans with discretionary employer-matching
- Holiday pay (New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day)
- Scholarship opportunities for dependents
- Leadership development opportunities