Field Engineer I

Sundt•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 helps prepare change orders, RFIs, meeting minutes, and submittals, and maintains effective, professional working relationships with owners, architects, engineers, subcontractors, and suppliers. The Field Engineer position has three progression steps—I, II, and Senior—with Step I described as the entry level for individuals with minimal experience in the position. The Field Engineer supports project planning and execution, project documentation, quality management, safety, risk management, cost control, and field operations. Depending on the project, duties may also include BIM coordination, LEED documentation, digital record drawings, layout, and quantity tracking. The role provides support to superintendents and helps resolve field problems. This is an entry-level position that normally requires a four-year construction-related degree or equivalent technical or field experience, along with proficiency in Microsoft Office. The work involves frequent interaction with others and may require wearing personal protective equipment, climbing, handling objects, and sitting, standing, or walking during a shift.

Requirements

Ability to assume responsibility, interface with others, and communicate effectively.
A four-year construction-related degree or equivalent technical or field experience.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Ability to wear required personal protective equipment and comply with safety standards and procedures.

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.
Support and execute the project management plan and assist the project team in completing project scope activities through effective change management.
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 needed.
Participate in project risk management, including identification, analysis, response planning, monitoring, and control.
Understand project environmental control processes and take corrective action when necessary.
As needed, oversee or manage BIM coordination between subcontractors and designers.
As needed, document and submit materials for LEED certification and create and update digital record drawings.
As needed, provide project lines, grades, and layout while maintaining an organized logbook.
As needed, maintain accurate quantity logs, report weekly quantities in compliance with the cost control manual, and file completed logs with project files.
Perform elements of budgeting and cost control to help complete the project within its approved budget.
Provide support to superintendents for work execution and assist in resolving field problems.