Field Engineer

Wharton-Smith•Palm Beach Gardens, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Wharton-Smith, Inc. is seeking a Field Engineer willing to work in Brevard and Indian River County, Florida. The Field Engineer supports the Superintendent and serves as a liaison among Superintendents, Subcontractors, and Project Engineers. The role helps ensure successful project completion by assisting with work plan development, coordinating subcontractor activities, administering contracts, and supporting field operations, schedule, quality, and compliance requirements. The position includes coordinating project start-up and field activities; maintaining records, drawings, and material controls; supporting procurement, quality control, inspections, cost accounting, and closeout; and assisting with daily reporting. The Field Engineer also supports jobsite safety management and production planning, including schedules, productivity tracking, safety meetings, and after-action reviews. Work takes place in an active construction jobsite environment and may involve varying weather, noise, dust, uneven surfaces, and physical duties. The role requires daily travel to assigned jobsite(s), with occasional overnight travel based on project needs, and a flexible project-based schedule that may include nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime.

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 training and First Aid & CPR training/certification.
Knowledge of surveying fundamentals.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
Ability and willingness to work at active construction jobsites and 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 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 jobsite(s), 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 & 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 Requests for Information (RFIs) and manage field RFIs.
Manage approved submittals to support quality control and compliance with onsite operations.
Maintain electronic and hard-copy as-built drawings, drawing control systems, and field files.
Purchase, expedite, handle, and control materials entering the site, including field purchase orders.
Monitor and report productivity.
Perform small pipe and PVC take-offs and layout using survey equipment, batter boards, and string lines.
Create spare-parts lists and inventories for project turnover.
Schedule building department inspections and walk with inspectors.
Understand Project Cost Accounting budgets and subcontractor/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.
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 required safety training and new-hire safety orientations.
Conduct daily inspections, assign and review Foreman-conducted STAs, and conduct STA meetings on small projects.
Set an example by following and enforcing safety rules; conduct weekly safety meetings and maintain the project MSDS book.
Assist in maintaining zero-accident operations, manage jobsite incident/accident Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and manage subcontractor onsite safety.
Create production plans, maintain weekly PPC, and maintain the six-week schedule, distributing 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.