Field Engineer

Wharton-Smith•Franklinton, LA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Wharton-Smith, Inc. is seeking a Field Engineer to work in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana area on a current project in Jackson, Mississippi. The Field Engineer supports the Superintendent and acts as a liaison among Superintendents, Subcontractors, and Project Engineers. The position assists with work-plan development, subcontractor coordination, contract administration, and field operations to support project execution, schedule, quality, and compliance requirements. The role also supports jobsite safety and production planning, maintains project records and controls, and assists with coordination, quality control, inspections, and project closeout. The position requires work at active construction sites and a flexible, project-based schedule that may include nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime, along with daily travel to assigned jobsites and 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; 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 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 necessary 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, 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, drawing control systems, field files, and material control records.
Handle material purchasing, expediting, and field purchase orders; track 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 turnover; create equipment maintenance and storage logs; manage small tools.
Schedule building-department inspections and walk with inspectors.
Understand Project Cost Accounting (PCA) budgets and subcontractor and purchase-order scopes; verify work correctness.
Assist with quality-control management, including pre-pour checklists and completion lists.
Follow the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) and maintain client and RPR relations.
Take daily progress photos, assist with daily reports, and 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 Foremen’s Safety Task Analyses (STAs), and conduct STA meetings on small projects.
Follow and enforce safety rules, support operations intended to maintain zero accidents, and manage jobsite incident/accident Standard Operating Procedures.
Set up and maintain a Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) book for each project and manage subcontractor onsite safety.
Create production plans, maintain weekly PPC, and maintain the six-week schedule, sending it to subcontractors on Fridays.
Lead end-of-shift meetings and after-action review meetings; assist with production-board updates and attend weekly team meetings.