Field Project Engineer

About the role

As a Field Engineer, you're the link between the crews building the job and the team managing it, reporting to the Project Superintendent (day-to-day) and working closely with the Project Manager. This isn't a role with a typical day. Every project and every superintendent is different, and plans change constantly. What doesn't change: you own the quality issues, the material, and the productivity numbers on your job. Everything else, you jump in wherever you're needed.

Responsibilities

• Quality issue resolution: investigate flagged problems, develop fixes (not just identify), obtain sign‑off from the fabricator and PM, and work corrections with the crew.
• Material tracking: track incoming pieces and deliveries closely to know what can go up next and keep the erection sequence moving; build your own tracking tools if existing ones don’t work.
• Productivity tracking: build and roll out foreman tracking sheets so crews can see daily goals, then report productivity to project leadership daily and weekly.
• Write and track RFIs: print clarifications, clashes, and erection‑sequence questions (submittals are handled by the PM).
• Act as the superintendent’s right hand: field questions from customers and foremen, make day‑to‑day calls when he’s off site, knowing which decisions still go to him.
• Serve as the go‑between for field and office, helping drive schedule‑acceleration and cost‑control efforts.
• Support safety through pre‑task planning, JHAs, and toolbox talks.
• Perform any job‑specific tasks that no one else is positioned to do, from customer meetings to picking up bolts.

Qualifications

• A degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or Industrial Engineering, or