Senior Field Engineer

About the role

Rudolph & Sletten, a Tutor Perini Company, is seeking a Senior Field Engineer to join our office in Los Angeles or Irvine, CA.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates understanding of standard concepts, practices and procedures within construction field.
• Interprets designs and drawings for crafts installing materials and qualifications.
• Understands necessary control lines and elevations for accurate measurement and correct installation of materials or equipment.
• Reviews submittals against specifications.
• Reviews mock-up and/or shop drawings and specifications.
• Able to coordinate with Subcontractors and Suppliers.
• Responsible for the review and maintenance of subcontractor non-compliance and coordinates with QA/QC.
• Verifies that all completed work complies with applicable codes, drawings and specifications.
• Researches and resolves drawing interpretation problems, conflicts, interference, and errors.
• Researches and proposes solutions to quality control issues.
• Creates and processes RFI’s.
• Prepares field design change requisitions and “as built” drawings, as required.
• Demonstrates schedule understanding in coordination with construction logistics and construction sequencing.
• Prepares and disseminates all required documentation records such as status reports, punch lists describing work items to be done, sketches of work already completed, material requirement calculations, etc., to supervisor.
• Understands company’s quality control plan and takes weekly photos to document any quality control issues.
• Reviews and comments on viability of design as required.
• Conducts value engineering functions.
• Aware of target vs. actual productivity on self performed work.
• Sensitive to Environmental issues and management of them.
• Helps to create a safe work site and identifies job hazards to reduce danger.
• Understands company safety program and participates in safety inspections.
• Ensures compliance with OSHA regulations to include health, safety, and welfare as appropriate.
• Participates in job walks and documents and reports findings.
• Understands PCO process and minimal ability in identifying PCO/change orders.
• Performs quantity takeoffs.
• Understand the impacts of project performance on insurance and bond.
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of discipline, construction technology, design, applicable codes standards, etc., required.
• Performs all other duties as assigned by supervisor.
• Ability to successfully prioritize and manage multiple projects.
• Good written and oral communications and team skills.
• Performs work tasks by receiving direction and then working independently with an interest in quickly learning and applying new skills and abilities.
• Demonstrates consistent ability to be dependable, consistent, diligent, and thorough.
• Exercises creativity and resourcefulness in completing tasks accurately in a compressed timeframe.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Construction Management or four years’ experience in the construction management field of work;
• Minimum five (5) years of experience as an entry level Project Engineer working on projects in the field.
• Experience with large commercial projects; healthcare, higher education, corporate campuses, justice, science & technology is desired.
• Ability to communicate well with multiple levels of personnel.
• Manage multiple demands simultaneously.
• Works well at project sites in the field environment.
• Knowledge of plan reading required.
• Intermediate knowledge of Windows Operating Systems; Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.
• Knowledge of AutoCAD product line.
• Knowledge of scheduling, estimating and cost software.