Field Engineer – Bridges

Job Description: Structures Field Engineer

Overview

The Structures Field Engineer supports the Superintendent, engineering team, and Project Construction Manager in overseeing field operations and project administration for construction projects. This role is primarily field-based, focusing on coordination, documentation, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

– Assist with pre-construction tasks, including planning, design interpretation, and drawing analysis. 

– Understand and interpret specifications, drawings, standards, and subcontractor/supplier scopes of work. 

– Promote and enforce company safety policies and procedures. 

– Interpret designs and specifications to prepare quantity takeoffs. 

– Create drawings and sketches to support construction, change orders, and estimates. 

– Verify work-in-place quantities for invoicing and payment purposes. 

– Manage submittal logs, ensuring timely receipt and review of submittals and shop drawings. 

– Ensure accurate completion of craft time cards, reflecting hours, tasks, and cost codes for purchases, contracts, and equipment. 

– Maintain as-built drawings and update RFI, bulletin, and ASI documentation as needed. 

– Track and manage RFI logs. 

– Participate in constructability reviews and value engineering efforts. 

– Develop and implement project engineering procedures, tracking and logging relevant documentation. 

– Capture weekly jobsite photographs. 

– Collaborate with the Safety Department to maintain accurate project safety records. 

– Support quality control activities. 

– Assist in preparing project status reports, attending status meetings, and drafting meeting minutes. 

– Contribute to project closeout activities. 

– Support cost estimates as required. 

– Perform additional tasks as directed by the supervisor.

Qualifications 

– Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent technical training and experience. 

– 3 years of experience preferred; 0–2 years of field construction experience acceptable. 

– E.I.T. certification is preferred but not required. 

– Proficiency with Primavera P6 and at least 2 years of experience with MS Project. 

– Ability to read and interpret construction plans. 

– Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office. 

– Experience with CAD software (AutoCAD preferred). 

– Familiarity with document control software (e.g., Procore, Fieldwire) is a plus. 

– Basic understanding of cost analysis. 

– Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. 

– Willingness to relocate to Fargo. 

– Physical ability to lift, stand, walk, use hands, and carry materials as needed.