Field Engineer

PlanIT Group, LLC; Bowling Green (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

PlanIT Group, LLC in Bowling Green, OH is seeking a Field Engineer for a hyperscale data center project to bridge office management and on-site execution. You will validate telecom and structured cabling designs, manage change control, and oversee real-time dashboards to monitor progress and safety on a 100% onsite site.

The role requires heavy involvement with RFI processes, lifecycle support from pre-construction through closeout, and a strong background in large cabling installations and data

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years in construction as Field/Project Engineer.
• Experience with large structured cabling or data center builds.
• OSHA 30-Hour certification required; obtain within 6 months if not held.
• Proficiency with Bluebeam, Procore, Textura, and MS Office.
• Familiar with OTDR and Power Meter data.

Responsibilities

• Lead field validation of telecom and structured cabling designs via RFIs.
• Own change management and coordinate with stakeholders to protect schedules.
• Manage dashboards for real-time task progress and crew productivity.
• Support QA/QC and review test results (OTDR, Power meters).
• Contribute to pre-construction reviews and lifecycle support.
• Maintain up-to-date redline drawings and contract docs.
• Lead project closeout packages for customer sign-off.

Skills

5+ years experience as Field/Project/|

Structured cabling infrastructure

Data center construction

OSHA 30-Hour Certification

Telecom design validation

RFI/change management

Testing equipment knowledge

Tools

Bluebeam

Procore

Textura

MS Visio

OTDR

Power Meter

Job description

Field Engineer Hyperscale Data Center

Location: Bowling Green, OH 43402 (100% Onsite)

Position Type: Long-Term Contract, Contract-to-Hire (C2H), or Direct Hire (DH)

Schedule: Monday Friday, 7:00 AM 5:30 PM (Standard site hours; flexibility required for after-hours/weekends as needed)

Travel: Up to 15% (For current project scope)

Position Overview

Our client is seeking a highly structured, detail-oriented Field Engineer to serve as the critical technical liaison between office project management and field execution at our hyperscale data center construction site in Bowling Green, OH.

In this role, you will be the absolute information hub for the projectensuring that design documents, material allocations, and construction tracking are seamlessly coordinated. You will lead the validation of complex telecom and structured cabling designs, proactively mitigate scope creeps via tight change management, and manage the technical closeout process. The ideal candidate brings a heavy background in massive low-voltage/fiber infrastructures and thrives in a rigorous safety-first environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Telecom Design Validation: Lead field-level validation of telecom and structured cabling designs. Proactively identify clashes, engineering conflicts, or material gaps, and collaborate with Construction Managers and PMs to drive swift resolution via the RFI process.
• Change Management Ownership: Actively identify scope impacts and deviations from design baselines. Initiate immediate, transparent communication with all project stakeholders and drive resolution to preserve project timelines.
• Tracking & Analytics: Own the implementation, data integrity, and oversight of custom electronic tracking dashboards to maintain real-time visibility into daily task progress and crew productivity.
• Testing & Quality Assurance: Support site-wide QA/QC measures. Review, evaluate, and formally validate physical test results (including OTDR and Power Meter data).
• Pre-Construction & Lifecycle Support: Participate in RFP/RFI reviews, comprehensively evaluating structural plans, specifications, and entire bid packages.
• Document Control: Maintain real-time, completely up-to-date redline drawing sets throughout the full build lifecycle. Review associated contracts, work orders, and purchase orders.
• Project Closeout: Lead the generation, organization, and delivery of customer-ready closeout packages to guarantee smooth customer sign-off.

Required Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum of 5+ years of rigorous experience in the construction industry operating in a Field Engineer, Project Engineer, or highly similar technical capacity.
• Domain Expertise: Heavily preferred experience embedded in large structured cabling installations and/or utility-scale data center construction projects.
• Certifications: OSHA 30-Hour Certification is required (Candidates not holding an active card must successfully obtain certification within the first 6 months of assignment start).
• Technical Software Stack: High proficiency using construction management and engineering applications including Bluebeam, Procore, Textura, and MS Visio, alongside the core MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Field Competency: Strong working knowledge of testing equipment data (OTDR, Power Meter) and standard telecom installation methodologies.