Field Engineer

H. J. Russell & Company; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

H. J. Russell & Company in Atlanta, GA is seeking a construction professional to support the Superintendent in planning and management of field activities.

The role involves coordinating trade activities, maintaining schedules, ensuring safety compliance, and delivering quality workmanship on project sites. Responsibilities include reviewing specifications, coordinating with subcontractors, ordering necessary materials, and monitoring progress through daily reports to prevent delays and maintain

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 2–5 years of related experience.
• Ability to read, interpret reports and correspondence.
• Ability to calculate figures and apply basic algebra.
• Ability to carry out instructions with common sense.
• Physical ability to stand, walk, and lift up to 25 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Study specifications to plan procedures and staffing for each phase.
• Review subcontractor scopes of work.
• Order materials to meet work schedules.
• Coordinate with supervisory personnel and subcontractors in planning and executing work.
• Inspect work to ensure conformance with specifications and schedules.
• Review daily reports and adjust schedules as needed.

Education

Bachelor's degree / 2-5 years related experience

Job description

Construction Management
171 17th Street NW
Suite 1600
Atlanta, GA 30363, USA

Responsible supporting the Superintendent in planning and management of the respective project’s field activities. Responsibilities include trade preparatory and coordination meetings, maintaining schedule, planning, and ensuring safety compliance, conformance with the design documents and assuring quality work.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Primary duties and responsibilities include the following:

• Studies specifications to plan procedures for construction on basis of starting and completion times and staffing requirements for each phase of construction.
• Reviews subcontractor scopes of work.
• Orders materials to be delivered at specified times to conform to work schedules.
• Confers with and directs supervisory personnel and subcontractors engaged in planning and executing work procedures, interpreting specifications, and coordinating various phases of construction to prevent delays under the guidance of the Superintendent.
• Inspects work in progress to ensure that workmanship conforms to specifications and the adherence to construction schedules.
• Reviews Procore daily reports on progress, materials used and costs, and adjusts work schedules as indicated by reports.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements shared in the sections below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university; or 2 - 5 years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; extreme cold; extreme heat; explosives; and risk of radiation. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

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