Field Engineer I

Sundt Construction•Salt Lake City, UT

About The Position

The Field Engineer I 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 and reviewing submittals, while maintaining effective, professional working relationships with owners, architects, engineers, subcontractors, and suppliers. Field Engineer I is the entry-level step in a progression that also includes Field Engineer II and Senior Field Engineer.

Requirements

Ability to assume responsibility, interface, and communicate with others.
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 for the role, including frequent reaching and use of hands; occasional stooping, kneeling, bending, climbing, and lifting, pushing, or pulling; and sitting, standing, or walking short distances for up to the duration of a shift.

Responsibilities

Assist the Project Engineer in developing and maintaining as-built drawings and in reviewing and processing submittals, change orders, RFIs, and budget forecasts.
Ensure timely and appropriate generation, collection, distribution, storage, retrieval, and disposition of meeting agendas, RFIs, and daily reports.
Understand and support execution of the project management plan and change management process; perform project scope activities and support the project team in completing the project successfully.
Administer the project quality management plan and demonstrate and reinforce a culture of safety.
May help calculate daily production rates and unit costs for self-performed work.
Participate in project risk management, including identification, analysis, response planning, monitoring, and control; understand project environmental control processes and take corrective actions when necessary.
May oversee or manage BIM coordination between subcontractors and designers.
May prepare documentation and submittals for LEED certification and create and update digital record drawings (ORD).
May provide project lines, grades, and layout and maintain an organized logbook.
May maintain accurate 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 and demonstrate business acumen within the area of responsibility.
Support superintendents in executing the work and assist in resolving field problems.
Maintain effective and professional working relationships with project owners, architects, engineers, subcontractors, and suppliers.