Sr. Field Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Title: Senior Field Engineer

Exemption Status: Exempt

About the Role

Reporting to the Superintendent, this is a senior level surveying position primarily responsible for managing field survey crew in establishing line and grade, control points, quality review and control on a project to satisfy Linbeck’s commitment to the client with regard to schedule, cost and quality.

Skills & Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED plus 7 – 9 years of experience in commercial construction related survey work
• 5 – 7 years of experience as a Field Engineer
• 2 years of post secondary education including geometry, coordinate geometry, and trigonometry
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Broad knowledge and understanding of all kinds of construction methods and procedures, including but not limited to steel or concrete structures, post tension, and tilt wall methods
• Fully knowledgeable in the use of current survey equipment and technology
• Strong survey technical skills and ability to train survey crew
• Strong technical skills, including but not limited to CAD Software, Bluebeam, BIM 360, Excel

Primary Duties

• Perform Field Engineering functions on any assigned job regardless of complexity
• Maintain up to date drawings and specs by obtaining all pertinent information from project staff, including but not limited to RFI’s and shop drawings
• Work with engineers to review shop drawings
• Train, supervise, and coordinate activities of multiple surveying crews with overall project schedule
• Implement Lean Principles
• Maintain an Engineer’s Field Book or an equivalent record of built job conditions and record drawings of the work
• Supervise Linbeck employees on a task basis
• Execute the project QA/QC program in the field, utilizing Autodesk Build Issues and Checklists to document, communicate, and close quality items with the Job Team
• Verify that control points, building corners, elevation benchmarks, gridline intersections, and offsets are set and maintained accurately per the Contract Documents, and create as-built documents that clearly communicate as-built conditions
• Analyze the 6-Week Look Ahead schedule to prepare, sequence, and coordinate upcoming field engineering work with the Job Team and Subcontractors
• Contribute to the Weekly Work Plan (WWP) to support Project Team commitments, plan daily tasks, and project field labor requirements in support of Linbeck Labor Coordination
• Support the Job Team with constructability input during Submittal and Shop Drawing review to confirm the correct materials, dimensions, and design intent are provided prior to installation
• Maintain intimate familiarity with the current and record Contract Documents and Project Documentation (drawings, specs, submittals, RFIs), utilizing the BIM Model and digital markup tools to identify conflicts and enhance coordination

Physical Requirements

Must be physically fit enough to function safely on a project site and office setting. This includes the following:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer with repetitive movements
• Exerts in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move an object.
• Ascends or descends ladders, scaffolding, and steep slopes with agility (Climb)
• Maintains body equilibrium to prevent falling from precarious situations (Balance)
• Lowers the body to floor level and move with agility (Stoop or Crawl)
• Extends out and retrieves objects outside immediate range (Reach)
• Supports oneself and stays in an upright position (Stand)
• Presses against something with substantial and steady force to thrust forward, downward, or outward (Push)
• Exerts a considerable force to draw, drag, haul, or tug objects in a sustained motion (Pull)
• Raises substantial objects from a lower to a higher position or moves objects horizontally from position to position (Lift)
• Maneuvers small objects precisely by whatever means (Pinch or Pick)
• Seizes an object by applying considerable force (Grip)
• Detects attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, texture, tension, or force by tactile means (Feel)
• Expresses or exchanges ideas through spoken word (Speak), English preferably.
• Perceives the nature of sound with no less than a 40db loss @ 500 Hz, 1,000 Hz, and 2,000 Hz with or without correct (Hear)
• Is subject to substantial repetitive motions of the body and or its parts
• Must have good depth perception, field of vision, near acuity
• Frequently exposed to weather (occasionally extreme cold, extreme heat, wet, and/or humid, exposure to dust and fumes, and working in highly exposed places)

Additional Requirements

• Current driver’s license, required.
• Work on-site at a main office or project location, required
• May be called after hours and on weekends to address delays, emergencies, bad weather, and other issues at the jobsite
• May require travel

Linbeck Group and its affiliates are committed to maintaining a working environment that encourages mutual respect, promotes respectful and productive relationships between co-workers, and is free from all forms of prohibited harassment or discrimination of any Employee or applicant for employment by or against any person, including supervisors, co-workers, temporary or seasonal workers, vendors, or customers. As a result, the Company prohibits any form of harassment or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.