Field Engineer (Mission Critical Traveling)

About the Role

Join a team building some of the most complex mission-critical and data center projects in the country. The Field Engineer serves as the link between field operations and project management, working alongside Project Managers and Superintendents to coordinate project execution, solve field challenges, track production, manage project documentation, support cost control efforts, and help ensure work is completed safely and according to project specifications. This highly visible, field-based role offers hands-on experience managing large-scale projects from the ground up while providing a clear path toward a Project Manager career. Travel is required, with project assignments located throughout the United States.

Responsibilities

• Project Management & Coordination:
  • 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.
• Contracts, Invoices & Budgeting:
  • 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.
• Permits & Regulatory Compliance:
  • 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.
• Submittals, RFIs & Documentation:
  • 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.
• Meetings & Communication:
  • 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.
• Subcontractor & Supplier Management:
  • 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.
• Estimating & Business Development:
  • Assists with estimating duties, including take-offs, solicitations to subcontractors/suppliers, bid and quote preparation, and bid running.
  • Participates in business development events.
• General Support:
  • Ability to independently perform tasks assigned with instructions as to the expected general results.
  • Assist with other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, or a related field.
• 1-3 years of experience in estimating and managing projects in a related scope of work, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Prior experience using construction software is a plus.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret project plans and specifications.

Physical Demands

• Communicate effectively with team members, clients, and subcontractors, exchanging accurate information verbally and in writing.
• Stand, walk, and navigate active construction sites, including uneven terrain, for extended periods (50%+).
• Use a computer/laptop in an office environment with natural and/or fluorescent lighting.
• Navigate between office building floors.
• Regularly attend off-site meetings or events.
• Lift up to 35 lbs. unassisted.
• Climb stairs, ladders, or scaffolding and access confined or elevated spaces as needed.
• Utilize a computer, tablet, or mobile device with natural and/or fluorescent lighting in office and field environments.
• Wear personal protective equipment (PPE) such as hard hats, gloves, safety glasses, and high-visibility vests as job site safety regulations require.
• Travel frequently to job sites, client meetings, or other project-related locations.

Work Environment

Most often, it is an office environment; however, occasional job site travel is required. Employee frequently works alone and with others. The employee may occasionally encounter high noise levels when visiting jobsites, but hearing protection is provided/required.

Pay

Base Compensation: $75,000 - $95,500. The base salary range may vary depending on geographic location, applicant skills, and prior relevant experience.

Schedule

Requires 8 to 10-hour workdays, Monday – Friday. Travel requirement is 80-100% to job sites throughout the United States.

Benefits

We offer our full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision plans, life insurance, disability coverage, retirement plans with matching contributions, and generous paid time off. Additionally, we provide profit sharing, tuition reimbursement, and an employee assistance program.

About Us

Veit is one of the country’s leading specialty contractors, with nearly a century of experience and the best people in the industry. We specialize in foundations, earthwork, utilities, marine services, industrial cleaning, cured‑in‑place pipelining, and waste disposal. We pride ourselves on our relentless pursuit to push the construction industry forward and deliver for our customers. Our modern fleet of iron, diverse expertise, and unmatched determination allow us to successfully tackle some of the largest and most complex projects across every sector while also living out our values every day.

Our Core Values

• Deliberately Safe: We believe all safety incidents are avoidable when everyone operates with a deliberate mindset. We are deliberately proactive and thorough in training and job planning. We are deliberately safe in our everyday operations and decision-making.
• Build with Intention: We build with intention. Whether in the office or the field, we work with grit and determination toward a better future for everyone involved. We leave things better than we found them, and never leave a job until we’re proud to put the Veit name on it.
• Leaders Dig First: Egos have no place at Veit. We expect everyone on our team to dig in with a leadership mentality. That means being willing to jump in, take ownership, and get mud on our boots — especially when times get challenging.
• Real Relationships: Like our work, we approach relationships authentically, with a long-term mindset. Whether you’re a client partner, vendor, or team member, we make an effort to build a more meaningful connection with you by communicating with respect and honesty.
• Integrity in Everything: As part of the Veit family, everything we do and say reflects on this entire company. We act with integrity, which means treating others just as we want to be treated, doing the right thing, and holding ourselves accountable.