Construction Field Engineer

Maine Drilling & Blasting•Charlotte, NC

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

MD&B is seeking a Field Engineer to join their team. As a majority Employee Owned company, MD&B offers a unique and generous array of benefits, including two retirement plans, an Employer-contributed Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), and a company-matched 401(k). In addition to comprehensive health benefits (health, dental, vision, life, and disability), the company also provides training and development opportunities. MD&B operates with core values of Respect, Fairness, Honesty, and Responsibility, fostering a strong cultural foundation for customer and employee relations.

Requirements

B.S. Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering or direct industry equivalent experience.
Good communications skills with both internal and external customers.
Possess a valid driver’s license and have an acceptable driving record as defined by the company insurance carrier.
Strong analytical skills.
Strong computer skills.
Strong technical communications skills (reading and writing).
Organized with strong sense of priority, urgency and commitment to deadlines.
Excellent attention to detail and time management skills.
The ability to multi-task.
Excellent Interpersonal and People skills.

Responsibilities

Estimate quantity take offs for drilling and blasting bids.
Perform field surveys with GPS equipment to establish top of rock elevations.
Conduct field coordination with blasters for scope of work evaluation of bid versus actual work.
Perform project engineering necessary to manage percent complete of invoices as well as costs.
Participate in the MDB safety culture by following all company safety policies and practices.
Utilize Carlson Takeoff Software to perform quantity take offs for drilling and blasting bids.
Communicate with MDB trusted customers to check quantity take offs and mutually agree to the scope of work on bidding projects.
Perform field surveys with total station or GPS survey equipment to create a top of rock surface by locating ledge that has been stripped of overburden or by locating probe holes with depth to ledge determined.
Maintain clear, accurate and timely job files of all projects that are bid or ongoing.
Perform regular job site surveys to determine percent complete for quantities and costs on projects.
Maintain professional representation to develop and foster customer relationships.
Work with blasters, superintendents, and division managers, including listening to questions, researching answers and providing the support for them to improve performance of their job position.
Provide leadership in job start up planning to review the scope of work with the blaster in charge.
Provide training, guidance, direction and leadership to others to ensure work is performed to MDB standards and customer expectations.
Participate in monthly job status meetings to assist Divisional Managers to determine if jobs are invoiced accurately or if they are under or overbilled and provide reasons why.
Monitor scopes of work, recognizing scope changes, and create change order documents.
Work with the administrative team and Division Manager to determine monthly quantities for invoicing purposes.
Assist Division Manager with owner correspondence.
All other duties as assigned.