Layout Expert

About the role

This family-owned company has been in business for 50 years, working on industrial and federal projects throughout the Chicago area. They have a strong focus on safety and quality, which directly correlates with the tenure of their employees. This is a full-time, on-site role.

Responsibilities

• Interpret plans: read and analyze architectural blueprints, structural drawings, and digital 3D/VDC (Virtual Design and Construction) models
• Establish control points: set primary site benchmarks, grid lines, and vertical/horizontal control networks from master survey data
• Field marking and layout: use advanced measurement tools—like Robotic Total Stations (RTS), GPS units, and laser levels—to physically mark building corners, column lines, partition walls, and utility stub-ups
• Verify as-built accuracy: check formwork, anchor bolts, structural steel alignment, and concrete embedments to ensure they match design tolerances
• Troubleshoot discrepancies: identify conflicts between field conditions and digital plans, resolving issues before costly construction mistakes or rework happen
• Team collaboration: coordinate daily with project managers, field crews, trade contractors, and VDC teams to keep construction sequences aligned and on schedule

Requirements

• Experience as a union carpenter preferred
• Experience with heavy industrial projects preferred
• Experience with Trimble software preferred
• Experience with Trim Line preferred
• Experience taking a set of plans and implementing them into the ground required
• Willing to be a part of the union required
• Experience as a Layout Engineer preferred

Benefits

• Union salary based strictly off experience
• Union benefits including pension, health benefits, PTO, disability, life insurance, and overtime premiums
• Truck provided
• Gas card provided
• Work/life balance
• Job stability
• Healthy pipeline of work
• Mentorship and training