Field Engineer

Wharton-Smith, Inc.; Florence (SC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Wharton-Smith, Inc. in Florence, SC, seeks an experienced Field Engineer to support the Water/Wastewater Division. You will assist the Project Superintendent and Craft Foreman in field tasks, layout, scheduling, and documentation to ensure successful project execution.

The role requires a Civil/Mechanical/Construction-related degree, strong communication, and hands-on engineering duties to plan construction, update logs, prepare drawings, and review RFIs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management or related field.
• Experience in field engineering and construction documentation is a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist Foreman with structure layout.
• Handle field purchase orders and document distribution.
• Prepare, review and process shop drawings.
• Maintain and update project logs and schedules.
• Identify need for RFIs and coordinate with subs.
• Assist with purchasing and expediting.

Skills

Surveying

Layout

Technical writing

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil/Mechanical/Construction Management or related

Job description

Wharton-Smith, Inc. is currently seeking an experienced Field Engineer to work in the Water/Wastewater Division in the Florence, SC area. The successful candidate will be responsible for successful completion of field tasks as assigned by the Project Superintendent and Craft Foreman.

Responsibilities:

• Assist Foreman with structure layout
• Field purchase orders
• Engineering duties as assigned for assistance in planning construction.
• Maintain and update project logs and schedules.
• Identify need for Requests for Information (RFIs).
• Prepare, review and process shop drawings.
• Maintain as-built drawings.
• Collect and assemble O&M material
• Perform subcontract scope analysis.
• Assist with purchasing and expediting.
• Document distribution.
• Meeting minutes and distribution.
• Scheduling.

Requirements:

• Surveying/layout, technical writing
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, or other relevant degree.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability

Wharton-Smith provides equal opportunity to qualified disabled veterans, Pre-JVA special disabled veterans and individuals with disabilities to online application systems by making reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access for submitting to job openings. (i.e., wheelchair accessibility, website accessibility, etc).

Our recruiting process is centralized and managed exclusively by the HR Department. We do not pay agency fees for unsolicited resumes. An unsolicited resume is defined as any resume submitted by a recruiter who has not been pre-approved by HR, has not signed our recruiting agreement, and has not been engaged by HR to fill a specific position.