Field Engineer

About the role

The Field Engineer will oversee and execute the project controls and management of a multiple disciplines. The main functions of the Field Engineer will include (but not limited to) responsibility for a specific area of the project such as direct support to a Craft Superintendent, quantity collection, scheduling, contract administration, project planning and scheduling, procurement, and project reporting.

Responsibilities

• Represent in a professional manner in all client interaction activities.
• Provide the client with contract required reports (weekly, monthly, schedule).
• Understand and follow Corporate Safety Plan and site-specific safety plan.
• Perform quantity calculations by taking measurements and determining percentage of completed/installed materials and work.
• Develop a process for the creation and review of work plans and work packages.
• Provide support to ensure the site quality plan is communicated and all inspections and quality documentation is being completed on time and assembled for final turn over.
• Compile and distribute weekly the Average Labor Rate to the front-line supervision.
• Train craft and staff employees how to complete Job Safety Analysis (JSA’s).
• Participate in or lead jobsite safety reviews, toolbox meetings, mass safety meetings, and safety training.
• Order, schedule material deliveries and develop procurement status report.
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate work groups on the jobsite.
• Perform material takeoffs from drawings, specifications, and other contract documents.
• Prepare field issued purchase orders and subcontracts, prepare material buyout take-offs from issued for construction drawings.
• Direct home office performed procurement and subcontract administration functions.
• Provide field support and supervise subcontractor operations.
• Manage all project recordkeeping and correspondence functions including daily reports, photographs, requests for information (RFIs), submittal, transmittal, memorandums, and other contract required correspondence.
• Create and closely monitor project controls such as productivity tracking including Average labor rate, indirect scheduling, equipment schedule and log, risk, and opportunity log, etc.
• Create and maintain master project schedule.
• Generate change orders and as-built data to be reviewed by the Project Manager.
• Drive the planning process through the master schedule, 6-week, 3-week, 1-week, and manpower curves.
• Administering Accounting/Job Costs/Work in Progress (WIP) Updates: Learn and Assist the Project Manager with these activities.
• Lead the budgeting process of taking the Estimate and converting it to the Standard Phase codes.
• Alert Project Manager and Home Office of trends regarding labor, material, subcontractor and equipment costs.
• Accurately manage the cost forecasting process for entire project (labor, materials, subcontractors, equipment).
• Establish the cashflow forecast and curve to ensure positive cashflow for the project.
• Act as primary company representative in the absence of or as directed by Project Manager or Project Engineer.
• Know the provisions, terms and scope of the Prime contract.
• Develop and prepare Schedule of Values and all Invoices to customer.
• Supervise a crew of up to 50 people for short periods if needed.
• Lead 1-2 Field Engineers.
• Oversee and manage a portion of the field office staff, which could include engineers, office manager, document control, schedulers, procurement, warehouse, and other support personnel on the project.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or related.
• Three (3) to Five (5) years’ experience as a Field Engineer or similar role.
• Industrial experience preferred.
• Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities Required:
  • Knowledgeable of MIC Health and Safety programs and project specific regulations.
  • Active participation in daily toolbox meetings with crews and subcontractors.
  • Ability to read, analyze and identify discrepancies on engineering plans, specifications, and contract documents.
  • Ability to freely access all points of a construction site in wide-ranging climates and environment.
  • Highly motivated, with a demonstrated passion for excellence and taking initiative.
  • Demonstrated commitment to ethics and integrity.
  • Passion for safety, with the ability to help us ensure that nobody gets hurt.
  • Team player with the ability to work independently to meet deadlines, goals, and objectives.
  • Willing to travel extensively and relocate to the next project location for an extended period (typically 6-12 months).

Physical Demands

• Work up to a 12-hour shift doing hard physical work in varying temperatures and outside conditions.
• Maintain physical strength and stamina; Use arms, hands, and legs fully; Push, pull, and frequently lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds; and stoop, kneel, balance, crouch, crawl, and climb to perform job tasks.
• Stamina to perform this task repetitively and continuously for several hour intervals.
• Moderate exposure to unusual elements, such as extreme temperatures, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, unpleasant odors and/or loud noises.
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment is required (including but not limited to- safety toed shoes, gloves, safety glasses, hearing protection, hardhat, vest, etc.).
• Move in and around confined, cluttered, and uneven areas.
• May need to work at heights and must be able to abide by all safety and fall-protection requirements; must be able to wear and utilize all safety equipment required for work at heights.
• Evaluate information based on measurable standards; and see details in objects or drawings and recognize slight differences in shapes and shadings.
• Visualize objects in three dimensions from drawings.
• Keep good balance and work at heights.
• See well (either naturally or with correction).
• Hear well (either naturally or with correction).
• Coordinate the use of eyes, hands, and feet.