Title: Field Engineer

Exemption Status: Exempt

About the Role

Reporting to the Superintendent, this position is primarily responsible for performing line and grade, control points, quality review, and quality control on a project to satisfy Linbeck’s commitment to the client with regard to schedule, cost, and quality. This position also monitors and provides general guidance to survey crew in establishing the controlling line and grade, plumb, and square of all aspects of each project.

Skills & Qualifications

5 – 7 years of experience in commercial construction related survey work
2 years of post-secondary education including geometry, coordinate geometry, and trigonometry
Successful completion of one or more projects as Party Chief in Training or Party Chief
Knowledge of various construction methods and procedures, including but not limited to steel or concrete structures, post tension, tilt wall methods
Fully knowledgeable in the use of current survey equipment and technology
Strong technical skills, including but not limited to CAD Software, Bluebeam, BIM 360, Excel

Primary Duties

Plan and coordinate activities of the survey crew with the overall project schedule, regardless of size or complexity of project
Supervise, train, and develop survey crew personnel
Interpret and understand construction plans and drawings
Obtain correction information from project staff to effectively execute work
Maintain an Engineer’s Field Book or an equivalent record of built job conditions and record drawings of the work
Perform work with an emphasis on safety, qualify, productivity, and product
Implement Lean Principles

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
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 preferrable.
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.

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