Field Engineer/Project Engineer - Structures

Based in Colorado, our firm's heavy civil construction services have been recognized for their consistent standard of excellence throughout the construction industry. As one of the founding members of the Colorado Contractor's Association, we pride ourselves on our old-fashioned craftsmanship and commitment to producing quality projects. We are actively seeking a Heavy Civil Construction Field Engineer to join our Team in Durango, Colorado!

We Value our Employees:
Competitive salary
401K +5% match
Company paid medical, dental, vision benefits
Life Insurance

To be a successful Field Engineer with our team we require the following background:

• Experience with project cost management
• Experience and the ability to communicate with project owners
• A valid Driver's License
• Experience leading a team
• Knowledge of large heavy civil construction projects
• Ability to read and understand construction plans
• A high level of motivation and enthusiasm for what we do
• A desire to learn and grow within an outstanding Colorado-based company

Duties and Responsibilities

• Mentors and leads inspections and orientations, identifies hazards and corrections, and leads by example for health and safety practices and procedures.
• Coordinates with superintendent on workforce planning.
• Maintains project document control and procedures. Supports project engineers and/or superintendents to lead trade contractors, including requests for information (RFIs), shop drawings, changes, and billings.
• Participates in the supervision of self-perform scopes, including resolving crew sizes, labor tracking, and quantity tracking for Labor Cost Reports (LCRs).
• Mentors and coaches field engineers and students/interns).
• Identifies issues on-site or in defined work scopes.
• Coordinates third-party inspections and site reviews.
• Participates in crafting, implementing, and supervising quality plan, Inspection and Test Plan (ITP).
• Develop and maintains positive relationships focusing on all partners.

Qualifications

• Associate or bachelor's degree in a related field: construction management, engineering, architecture preferred, or equivalent experience.
• 8-12 months of varied experience as field engineer/coordinator preferred; time acquired during internships in the field may count as experience.
• Knowledge of heavy civil construction specifications, and methods and procedures (e.g., formwork methodologies, self-perform work, subcontracted work scopes, temporary work, equipment, and scheduling techniques).
• Understands and applies construction principles to problem solve.
• Effective verbal and written communication with supervisors and subcontractors, and reports.
• Proven track record to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Writes clear technical communication to trade contractors, designers and inspectors.
• Develops and maintains effective partner relationships.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Word Processing software; Spreadsheet software; Viewpoint project management software.