Field Engineer

Fluid Quip Technologies, LLC•Cedar Rapids, IA

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Field Engineer position provides overall project support to the Director of Construction and Construction Management group for various FQT client locations. The Field Engineer role is a key function for all office and field related project activities and will support the project team to ensure seamless communication and project execution between the Construction Team, office, 3rd party engineering firms, the field and the client. The Field Engineer should be able to understand all phases of construction activities and project delivery process and could accurately and promptly communicate with the FQT leadership team, all vendors/suppliers and key facility management personnel and contractors. The Field Engineer must understand and be competent to address engineering/project budget issues and ensure all timelines are met or exceeded. Additionally, the Field Engineer must take the necessary corrective solutions to mitigate any budget constraints. The role of the Field Engineer is to support construction projects. The Field Engineer will ensure the smooth and timely execution of the detailed engineering package requirements as submitted by the process engineering team for all FQT technologies. The Field Engineer will work directly with other process engineering team members to ensure their work is accurate, detailed and timely to ensure all client delivery dates are met. The Field Engineer will report to the Director of Construction from the Cedar Rapids, IA office. It is expected that the Field Engineer will assist in system start-ups at the FQT client properties as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline, construction management, or 3+ years of experience in construction-related engineering
Strong attention to details and accuracy
Excellent communicator with internal and external customers/clients
Maintains a high level of professionalism, productivity and effectiveness even during challenging situations with internal and external clients, vendors and contractors
Acts safely at all times whether at the FQT office or at client’s facility
Highly proficient in Microsoft Office products
Must be prepared to work evenings and weekends on occasion to meet project schedule deadlines
Must have proven abilities and skills in leadership, client relations, delegating, planning, organizing, problem solving, conflict resolution, high safety standards and cost management control.
Successful candidate must set standards of excellence in quality and productivity.

Responsibilities

Updating engineering and procurement schedules with current commitment dates.
Reviews, equipment drawings, general arrangements, and can-do accurate Quality Control checks.
Receives, records and distributes shop drawings from manufacturers and fabricators and drawing submittals from contractors.
Assembles and transmits design document packages to clients and other engineering firms.
Maintains project related data and document filing system, especially on project specific folders and ftp site.
Works to maintain the schedule commitments by working with engineering teams and equipment suppliers
Receives Requests for Information (RFI) from contractors and can either answer the questions directly or find the answer with appropriate FQT expert.
Supports procurement activities, including tracking, expediting, and receipt verification at construction sites.
Demonstrated ability to effectively and efficiently communicate across the entire project team
Highly proficient in project management and project execution environment
Always instill a high-quality work environment as well as demonstrating a strong QA/QC process for all project management workflows
Assured document control (i.e. project proposals, contracts, change orders, budget, financial and monthly reporting, etc.) are included and properly filed in the project folder. Maintains an updated Project Access database
Creates bid list, e-mail bid invitation, make follow-up calls to bidders, and prepare bid label and/or bid form.
Create project information sheet and distribute to PM and project team
Draft purchase orders and change orders to subcontractors.
Obtain quotes for items specified on plans as directed by the PM and Process Engineer
Compile Operator & Maintenance manuals with warranty information. Duplicate the binder FQPT files. (Request operational and maintenance information plus as-builts from subs/suppliers)
Main contact for the client on the jobsite and contractors for FQT.
Provide support for client annual shutdowns.