Field Engineer I - Electrical

Sundt Construction•Tempe, AZ

10d

About The Position

The Field Engineer I - Electrical assists the Project Engineer as a technical source of information for the project, responding to questions about drawings, specifications, shop drawings, and change orders. The role assists with writing change orders, RFIs, and meeting minutes, reviewing submittals, and maintaining professional working relationships with owners, architects, engineers, subcontractors, and suppliers. Step I is the entry level of a three-step progression (I, II, and Senior) based on skill and experience. The Field Engineer supports project planning and execution, documentation, quality, safety, risk management, cost control, and field operations. Depending on the project, duties may include BIM coordination, LEED documentation, digital record drawings, surveying and layout, and quantity tracking.

Requirements

Ability to assume responsibility and interface and communicate with others.
Entry-level position normally requiring a four-year construction-related degree or equivalent technical or field experience.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Ability to wear required personal protective equipment and comply with safety standards and procedures.
Ability to perform the physical activities described in the job posting, including frequent reaching and handling objects, occasional stooping, kneeling, bending, lifting, pushing, or pulling, and occasional stair or ladder climbing.

Responsibilities

Assist the Project Engineer with developing and maintaining as-built drawings and processing submittals, change orders, RFIs, and budget forecasts.
Ensure timely generation, collection, distribution, storage, retrieval, and disposition of meeting agendas, RFIs, and daily reports.
Support and execute the project management plan and project scope activities, including the change management process.
Administer the project quality management plan and reinforce a culture of safety throughout the project.
Assist with calculating daily production rates and unit costs for self-performed work, as applicable.
Participate in project risk management, including identification, analysis, response planning, monitoring, and control; understand environmental control processes and take corrective action when needed.
May oversee or manage BIM coordination between subcontractors and designers.
May document and submit materials for LEED certification and create and update digital record drawings (ORD).
May provide lines, grades, and layout for the project and maintain an organized logbook.
May maintain quantity logs, report quantities in compliance with the cost control manual, and file completed logs with project files.
Perform elements of budgeting and cost-control processes to help complete the project within the approved budget.
Support superintendents in executing the work and assist with resolving field problems.
Maintain effective and professional working relationships with project owners, architects, engineers, subcontractors, and suppliers.