Construction Field Engineer

Telemetry Today LLC; Long Beach, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Vast, based in Long Beach, CA, is seeking a Construction Field Engineer II to support facility development for human-rated space stations. This full-time, exempt role reports to the Construction Project Manager and requires on-site leadership to ensure safety, timeliness, and budget adherence.

You will translate objectives into tasks, work with trades and vendors, verify field conditions, and maintain schedules and project documentation.

Qualifications

• Hands-on field experience in construction environments.
• Ability to translate high-level objectives into actionable tasks.
• Experience coordinating multiple contractors and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute assigned construction projects from initiation to completion.
• Translate high-level objectives into schedules, milestones and deliverables.
• Work directly with trades, contractors, and subcontractors in active field environments.
• Verify field conditions and identify discrepancies with construction documents.
• Document field conditions and progress through notes and drawings.
• Develop and maintain project schedules and documentation.
• Manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Coordinate with internal teams, vendors, and engineers to drive action items.

Skills

Field Engineering

Construction Coordination

Project Scheduling

Contractor Liaison

Document Control

Job description

Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure using an incremental, hardware-rich, and low-cost approach. Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station to ensure a continuous human presence in space for America and its allies, enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and unlocking a new space economy for government, corporate, and private customers. Haven Demo’s 2025 success made Vast the only operational commercial space station company to fly and operate its own spacecraft. Next, Haven-1 is expected to become the world’s first commercial space station when it launches in 2027, followed by additional Haven modules. Additionally, the company recently announced Vast Satellite, a high‑power satellite product line leveraging its space station components and the heritage of Haven Demo.

Headquartered in Long Beach, California, and with more than 1,000 employees and over a billion dollars in private capital, Vast has built the facilities required to manufacture and operate America’s next space station. The company plans to develop future habitats and systems for the Moon and Mars, dedicated space stations for government partners, and other crewed systems that will unlock the expanding long‑term space economy.

Vast is looking for a Construction Field Engineer II, reporting to the Construction Project Manager, to support the development of the facilities required for the design and manufacturing of human‑rated space stations. This position will enable production teams to operate equipment and machinery required to complete the company’s mission.

This will be a full‑time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.

The Construction Field Engineer II will serve as a primary field presence for assigned construction and facilities projects, coordinating construction activities while managing the project requirements necessary to deliver facilities safely, on schedule, and within budget. This role requires a combination of hands‑on field involvement, construction‑document knowledge, contractor coordination, and project management. The successful candidate will be comfortable taking a high‑level objective, determining the work required to achieve it, coordinating multiple stakeholders, and driving the project forward.

Responsibilities:

• Own and execute assigned construction and facilities projects from project initiation through completion
• Translate high‑level project objectives into actionable tasks, schedules, milestones, and deliverables
• Working directly with construction trades, contractors, and subcontractors in active field environments
• Verify existing field conditions and identify discrepancies between construction documents and actual conditions
• Document field conditions and project progress through photographs, notes, drawings, and project documentation
• Develop and maintain project schedules, trackers, action items, and project documentation
• Manage and prioritize multiple projects and competing deadlines simultaneously
• Proactively follow up with internal teams, contractors, vendors, engineers, and other stakeholders to drive action items and commitments to completion
• Create and take part in meetings and presentations with executive leadership
• Obtain multiple bids from competing contractors by creating clear and complete scopes of work
• Perform job walk‑downs with vendors, engineers, supervisors, and managers
• Work with the purchasing department to ensure vendors are approved, vetted and insured
• Review architectural, structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and other plans and other technical documents
• Ability to identify discrepancies between construction documents and field conditions and determine appropriate next steps
• Answer questions regarding the scope and/or timing of the project