Field Engineer

SPS New England, Inc.; New London, Northern (CT, KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)

Competitive compensation

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

SPS New England, Inc. is seeking a driven Field Engineer to support bridge construction, highway rehabilitation, and complex heavy civil projects.

The Field Engineer plays a key role in project execution, supporting field operations, ensuring work quality, and maintaining accurate project documentation. This is an opportunity to develop strong construction management skills while working on some of the region’s most significant infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical documents.
• Comfortable working outdoors at active construction sites.

Responsibilities

• Assist the project team in planning, scheduling, and coordinating daily field activities.
• Work with superintendents, foremen, subcontractors, and inspectors to ensure tasks are completed accurately and safely.
• Track quantities, materials, equipment, and labor for progress reporting and cost control.
• Read and interpret plans, specifications, and shop drawings for bridge and highway projects.
• Perform layout and surveying tasks, including setting control points, elevations, and line and grade.
• Verify field measurements and assist with as-built documentation.
• Support the development of work plans, lift plans, and temporary works used in major bridge and rehabilitation operations.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, including daily reports, RFIs, submittals, and quality control records.
• Ensure work is completed in accordance with project specifications, codes, and safety standards.
• Assist in preparing change orders, quantity takeoffs, and production reports.
• Promote and enforce company safety policies and procedures on-site.
• Participate in safety meetings, job hazard analyses, and site inspections.

Skills

MS Office Suite

AutoCAD

Bluebeam

Project management software

Communication skills

Reading engineering drawings

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

Bluebeam

Project management software

Job description

SPS is seeking a driven and detail-oriented Field Engineer to join our team specializing in bridge construction, highway rehabilitation, and complex heavy civil projects. The Field Engineer plays a key role in project execution, supporting field operations, ensuring work quality, and maintaining accurate project documentation. This is an opportunity to develop strong construction management skills while working on some of the region’s most significant infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the project team in planning, scheduling, and coordinating daily field activities.
• Work closely with superintendents, foremen, subcontractors, and inspectors to ensure project tasks are completed accurately and safely.
• Track quantities, materials, equipment, and labor for progress reporting and cost control.
• Read and interpret plans, specifications, and shop drawings for bridge and highway projects.
• Perform layout and surveying tasks, including setting control points, elevations, and line and grade.
• Verify field measurements and assist with as-built documentation.
• Support the development of work plans, lift plans, and temporary works used in major bridge and rehabilitation operations.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, including daily reports, RFIs, submittals, and quality control records.
• Ensure work is completed in accordance with project specifications, codes, and safety standards.
• Assist in preparing change orders, quantity takeoffs, and production reports.
• Promote and enforce company safety policies and procedures on-site.
• Participate in safety meetings, job hazard analyses, and site inspections.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office; familiarity with AutoCAD, Bluebeam, and project management software is a plus.
• Excellent communication, organization, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical documents.
• Self-motivated, adaptable, and eager to learn in a fast-paced environment.
• Comfortable working outdoors in varying conditions and visiting active construction sites.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in heavy civil, bridge construction, or highway/bridge rehabilitation.
• Surveying or construction layout experience.
• Understanding of DOT standards and specifications.

Travel

• Regular travel to project sites within the region.

ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan):

SPS is an employee-owned company. We are proud to offer eligible employees the opportunity to participate in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Employee-owners benefit from the success of the company and play a critical role in fostering an ownership culture within the organization, emphasizing the importance of employee engagement, and commitment to long-term success.

We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages, including participation in the ESOP for eligible employees, a collaborative work environment, and opportunities for professional growth within our expanding organization.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of SPS New England, Inc. to assure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, national origin, age or disability. Such action shall include: employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, and/or on-the-job training. It is also the policy of SPS New England, Inc. to take affirmative action to employ and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other applicable legally protected status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, recruitment advertising, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay, fringe benefits or other forms of compensation, and selection for training, including apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, on the job training, classification, and referral, at all levels of employment.Consistent with these obligations, SPS New England, Inc. also provides reasonable accommodations to employees and applicants with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs, observances, and practices.

Employees and applicants of SPS New England, Inc. will not be subject to harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status. Additionally, retaliation, including intimidation, threats, or coercion, because an employee or applicant has objected to discrimination, engaged or may engage in filing a complaint, assisted in a review, investigation, or hearing or have otherwise sought to obtain their legal rights under any Federal, State, or local EEO law is prohibited.

SPS New England, Inc. is seeking minority and female employees, and all employees are encouraged to recruit minority and females as well.