Field Engineer

Wharton-Smith•Palm Beach Gardens, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Wharton-Smith, Inc., a general contractor operating throughout the Southeast, is seeking a Field Engineer willing to work in Brevard and Indian River County, Florida. The Field Engineer supports the Superintendent and acts as a liaison among Superintendents, Subcontractors, and Project Engineers. The role helps develop work plans, coordinate subcontractor activities, administer contracts, and support field operations to ensure project execution, schedule, quality, and compliance requirements are met. The position also supports jobsite safety and production systems, including safety training and inspections, subcontractor safety, production planning, schedule maintenance, and after-action reviews. The role requires working at active construction sites and traveling daily to assigned jobsites, with occasional overnight travel depending on project needs.

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; and First Aid and CPR.
Knowledge of surveying fundamentals.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
Ability and willingness to work at active construction jobsites 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 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, including 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, and fall protection; OSHA 10-Hour; First Aid and CPR; silica; and risk management.
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 and manage field Requests for Information (RFIs).
Manage approved submittals to ensure quality control and compliance with onsite operations.
Maintain electronic and hard-copy as-built drawings and drawing-control systems.
Purchase, expedite, handle, and track materials entering the site, including field purchase orders.
Monitor and report productivity; perform small pipe and PVC take-offs.
Perform layout using survey equipment, batter boards, and string lines.
Create and maintain spare-parts lists and inventories for turnover.
Schedule building department inspections and accompany inspectors.
Understand Project Cost Accounting (PCA) budgets and subcontractor and purchase-order scopes.
Verify work correctness and assist with quality-control management, including pre-pour checklists and completion lists.
Create equipment maintenance and storage logs and manage small tools.
Maintain the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) and client and RPR relations.
Take daily progress photos and assist with daily reports.
Complete project closeout after substantial completion.
Coordinate utility locates and One Call tickets and coordinate with the Virtual Design Construction (VDC) business unit.
Schedule required safety training and new-hire safety orientations; conduct daily inspections and weekly safety meetings.
Assign and review Safety Task Analyses (STAs) conducted by Foremen, and conduct STA meetings on small projects.
Follow and enforce safety rules, help maintain zero-accident operations, manage jobsite incident and accident SOPs, and manage subcontractor onsite safety.
Set up and maintain an MSDS book for each project.
Create production plans, maintain weekly PPC, and maintain and distribute the six-week schedule to subcontractors on Fridays.
Lead end-of-shift and after-action review meetings and assist with production board updates.
Attend weekly team meetings.