Field Engineer

Wharton Smith•Palm Beach Gardens, FL

17d•Onsite

About The Position

Wharton-Smith, Inc. is seeking a Field Engineer to work in the Treasure Coast region between Palm Bay and Port St. Lucie, Florida. The Field Engineer supports the Superintendent and liaises with Superintendents, Subcontractors, and Project Engineers to help ensure successful project completion. The position assists with work plan development, coordination of subcontractor activities, contract administration, and field operations in support of project execution, schedule, quality, and compliance requirements. The role includes field coordination and documentation, materials and equipment management, quality control, inspections, production planning, and project closeout. It also carries significant jobsite safety responsibilities, including training, inspections, safety meetings, incident procedures, and subcontractor safety oversight. The position requires working at active construction sites in varying weather and physical conditions, a flexible project-based schedule that may include nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime, and daily travel to assigned jobsites with occasional overnight travel.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or another relevant field.
Zero to four years of construction-related experience.
Ability to communicate and coordinate effectively with Project Managers, Project Superintendents, and Foremen to receive direction and provide project support.
Training and/or certification as a Competent Person in applicable areas, including trenching, scaffolding, rigging, confined space, and fall protection; OSHA 10-Hour; First Aid and CPR; silica; and risk management.
Knowledge of surveying fundamentals.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
Ability and willingness to work at an active construction jobsite in varying weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, noise, and dust.
Ability to safely navigate uneven surfaces, ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, and similar structures.
Ability to perform physical job duties for extended periods, including standing, walking, bending, kneeling, crouching, climbing, crawling, reaching, grasping, pushing, pulling, lifting, and carrying.
Ability to occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds and meet the physical requirements needed to safely perform essential job functions.
Ability to work a flexible, project-based schedule that may include nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed.
Ability to travel daily to assigned jobsites, with occasional overnight travel based on project requirements.

Nice To Haves

Six years of construction-related experience with a proven record of quality and profitable craftwork.
Current Competent Person certifications in trenching, scaffolding, rigging, confined space, fall protection, OSHA 10-Hour, First Aid and CPR, silica, and risk management, as well as knowledge of surveying fundamentals.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and assist with facility start-up activities.
Attend subcontractor, progress, and team meetings.
Maintain field, equipment, delivery, concrete-tracking, and rental-tracking logs and files.
Identify the need for Requests for Information (RFIs) and manage field RFIs.
Manage approved submittals to ensure quality control and compliance with onsite operations.
Maintain electronic and hard-copy as-built drawings, drawing control systems, and field files.
Purchase, expedite, and handle materials, including field purchase orders, and maintain a system tracking all materials entering the site.
Monitor and report productivity; perform small pipe and PVC take-offs.
Perform layout using survey equipment, batter boards, and string lines.
Create spare-parts lists and inventories for project turnover, and maintain equipment and storage logs.
Schedule building department inspections and accompany inspectors during walkthroughs.
Understand Project Cost Accounting (PCA) budgets and verify correctness of work.
Assist with quality control management, including pre-pour checklists and completion lists.
Manage small tools and understand subcontractor and purchase order scopes.
Support the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) and maintain client and RPR relations.
Take daily progress photos and assist with daily reports.
Complete project closeout after substantial completion.
Coordinate locates and One Call tickets.
Coordinate with the Virtual Design Construction (VDC) business unit.
Schedule safety training as required, conduct daily inspections, and schedule new-hire safety orientations.
Assign and review Safety Task Analyses (STAs) conducted by Foremen, and conduct STA meetings on small projects.
Model and enforce safety rules, conduct weekly safety meetings, and set up and maintain the project MSDS book.
Help ensure operations maintain zero accidents and manage jobsite incident and accident Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Manage subcontractor onsite safety.
Create production plans and maintain weekly PPC and the six-week schedule, distributing the schedule to subcontractors on Fridays.
Lead end-of-shift meetings, assist with production board updates, attend weekly team meetings, and lead after-action review meetings on activities.