Field Engineer
PlanIT Group, LLC · Bowling Green, OH · 1 wk ago
On-siteEngineeringContract
Position Overview
Our client is seeking a highly structured, detail-oriented Field Engineer to serve as the critical technical liaison between office project management and field execution at our hyperscale data center construction site in Bowling Green, OH.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead field-level validation of telecom and structured cabling designs.
- Proactively identify clashes, engineering conflicts, or material gaps, and collaborate with Construction Managers and PMs to drive swift resolution via the RFI process.
- Actively identify scope impacts and deviations from design baselines. Initiate immediate, transparent communication with all project stakeholders and drive resolution to preserve project timelines.
- Own the implementation, data integrity, and oversight of custom electronic tracking dashboards to maintain real-time visibility into daily task progress and crew productivity.
- Support site-wide QA/QC measures. Review, evaluate, and formally validate physical test results (including OTDR and Power Meter data).
- Participate in RFP/RFI reviews, comprehensively evaluating structural plans, specifications, and entire bid packages. Document Control: Maintain real-time, completely up-to-date redline drawing sets throughout the full build lifecycle. Review associated contracts, work orders, and purchase orders.
- Lead the generation, organization, and delivery of customer-ready closeout packages to guarantee smooth customer sign-off.
Required Qualifications
- Experience: Minimum of 5+ years of rigorous experience in the construction industry operating in a Field Engineer, Project Engineer, or highly similar technical capacity.
- Domain Expertise: Heavily preferred experience embedded in large structured cabling installations and/or utility-scale data center construction projects.
- Certifications: OSHA 30-Hour Certification is required (Candidates not holding an active card must successfully obtain certification within the first 6 months of assignment start).
- Technical Software Stack: High proficiency using construction management and engineering applications including Bluebeam, Procore, Textura, and MS Visio, alongside the core MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint).
- Field Competency: Strong working knowledge of testing equipment data (OTDR, Power Meter) and standard telecom installation methodologies.