Field Engineer - Commercial - Greenville

HarperGC•Greenville, SC

27d•Onsite

About The Position

Promote the company mission statement while being responsible for direct hands-on work of a crew(s) and/or Trade Partners to produce units of construction which are assigned on a project by a Superintendent or Project Manager. Ensure crew always operates within Harper’s safety and quality standards. Plan and assign work; track and account for labor hours and productivity; supervise activities of a construction crew(s) and/or Trade Partners. This role is the main contact for the project at the jobsite and will oversee the project to assist in proper project decisions. Ability to communicate with Owner and Architect/Engineer relating to field issues, understand issues and assist in resolution, and know the proper time to involve Owners and Arc/Engineers.

Requirements

4-year college degree in related field with jobsite experience as an intern during school with an established GC.
Proven track record of a strong safety culture on the jobsite – is a leader in safety.
Has some experience building from the ground up on more than 1 project.
Demonstrate an understanding of Plans and Specs.
Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

OSHA 30 certified, preferred.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate leadership regarding Harper BIG 6: Safety/SOAR, Delivery, Logistics, staging and phasing, Quality control, Employee staffing levels, Utility strike prevention plan.
Understand and uphold the Project Safety Requirements. Ensure Harper safety requirements are explained, implemented and demonstrated. Project specific safety pre-planning. Coordinate with Safety Manager to develop a project-site specific SOAR Orientation Document. SOAR Implementation – if allowing other Harper staff to conduct orientations ensure proper message and execution of the document. OSHA standards are understood and followed based on the actions of workers on the job. Perform weekly Toolbox Talks with all active trades. Conduct Safety Stand down Training as necessary. Participate in the timely and effective investigations of all incidents including injuries, property damage, behavioral issues and near misses. Conduct weekly site safety inspections in Procore.
Assist the Superintendent and Assistant Superintendents to create Schedules as well as determine sequencing of work. Understand project QAQC. QA example: Pre-installation meetings. QC example: Visual and documents inspections of work in place.
Oversee the coordination of all Trade Partners. Project site specific logistics/use including associated rules. Scheduling of each trade (who goes where and when to start). Develop and implement recovery strategies to maintain project schedule. Clarity of design versus installation (RFI’s). Schedule for the trades (durations and commitments of durations). Crosstrain with field staff and Trade Partners to ensure staff development.
Manage timesheets for field staff. Manage and complete all daily reports. Manage all jobsite equipment. Develop and implement working relationship with Safety Manager.
Recognize and understand the importance of compliance of local building codes. Recognize and understand the importance of compliance of all ADA code requirements. Participate in and recognize the importance of all required inspections for the project. Ensure by documenting and executing a proper Harper punch list prior to inviting Owner and Design Team punch list.
Procore: Fill-In Daily Log but not responsible. Navigate and understand how to utilize directory. Utilize and understand all functions of the drawings tab, including recent drawings. Create Inspections. Create and track an observation. Utilize the photos application. Create and maintain the punchlist. Create an RFI for review by Superintendent and seek RFI information where applicable. Know where to find the schedule: read and understand. Understand how to navigate and seek information from Specs tool. Understand how to navigate and seek information from Submittals. Ability to enter timesheet in Procore.
Scheduling: Ability to understand material delivery dates and when they are required.
Attend all OAC meetings. Includes assisting in setting an agenda and maintaining the agenda. Assist in critical issues for meeting. Assist in running the meeting effectively where required.
Solve clashes and conflicts of building systems in a manner that does not compromise the engineered basis of design. Also show the ability to understand when documentation is required related to drawing and specification updates and/or cost impacts.
Demonstrate ability to develop and manage a QAQC program.
Demonstrate some ability to supervise a project utilizing BIM technologies: Coordinate a 3d design for conflicts. Coordinate a 3d design layout in the field. Utilize BIM Glue and Navisworks software when appropriate to assist in the BIM process on a project.