Senior Engineering Technician - Field

What's in it for you?

We offer an exciting and engaging work environment where every day brings new challenges and opportunities. At Fehr Graham, we don’t just manage projects – we bring them to life!

Where you’ll work

The position is based in our East Peoria, Illinois, office. At Fehr Graham, we believe in work-life balance, and that includes injecting a healthy dose of fun into everything we do. It’s even part of our Core Values!

What you’ll do

• Provides support to the engineering and environmental functions of the firm.
• Is knowledgeable of methods used in taking filed measurements, creating drawings, collecting samples, or observing construction projects, and generally provides field and office technical “hands-on” activities to carry out the firm’s work.
• Understands and interprets drawings, plans, and specifications in the field on construction projects.
• Field work may include construction observation of work in progress, keeping records of quantities and activities, verifying material specifications, and compliance to plans and specifications.
• Collection of samples from various environmental media for chemical or physical analysis.
• Gathering of measurements, as in survey work, or for preparation of drawings.
• Office work may include creation of drawings via hand drafting or CAD methods for review by others. Preparation of calculations, summary sheets, or other manipulation of data at the direction of others.
• Maintain equipment used in the field and in the office.
• May assist with copying, making plan sets, filing, library maintenance, or other duties as assigned.
• Receives close supervision on new aspects of assignments.
• Has authority to stop construction jobs if it appears contractors are deviating from design or materials or methods specified.

What it takes

• Average degree in Construction Technology, Industrial Technology, Engineering Technology, Architecture Technology, or Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering.
• Significant relevant experience in a similar operation or within the firm may offset the educational requirement.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in technical measurement, surveying, or technical environmental activities.
• Works under direction. Performs a variety of data collection, graphical depiction, and office activities in support of the firm’s civil and environmental engineering work.
• Able to perform observation duties for construction projects, recording data, taking measurements, and verify activities & quantities in relation to plan and specification documents.
• Able to effectively communicate information to co-workers and contractors.