Field Engineer

Graywolf-Integrated-Construction-Company; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

GrayWolf is a Field Engineer role on heavy industrial projects, requiring coordination with owners, engineers, field supervision, and suppliers to plan work and resolve field issues. The position is full-time on the project site and serves as a development track toward Project Manager.

The candidate should have a BS in Mechanical, Civil, or Construction Management with 2+ years of multidisciplinary construction experience; 5+ years in industrial environments with scheduling and project controls

Qualifications

• BS degree in Mechanical, Civil, or Construction Management with 2+ years multidisciplinary construction experience.
• Alternatively, minimum 5 years of similar industrial construction experience with scheduling and project controls.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, or validate project estimates, scopes of work, and contracts with owners, engineers, and estimators.
• Provide oversight of field activities to ensure installations meet contract documents, quality, schedule, and budgets.
• Coordinate construction activities with Owners, Engineers, or OEMs and other concurrent projects.
• Monitor productivity and verify earned value for progress payments and contractor claims.
• Update project schedules and generate status reports; act as technical liaison for Owner and Engineers.
• Support Change Order Management with timely initiative and documentation.
• Assist in translating technical concepts to field teams and stakeholders.

Skills

Field coordination

Technical liaison

Schedule & control

Problem solving

Communication

Team collaboration

Multi-tasking

Quality assurance

Education

BS in Mechanical Eng / Civil Eng / Construction Management

5+ years industrial construction experience

Tools

AutoCAD

MS Office

Primavera

Job description

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Reports to: Project Manager

Status: Regular Full Time Position – Salary/Exempt

Position Value Proposition:

GrayWolf is seeking a Field Engineer with experience supporting a range of projects in the Heavy Industrial Sector. This position interacts with customers, engineers, field supervision and suppliers to plan work and resolve field issues. A Field Engineer will serve construction projects and is expected to be full time on the project site. This position is intended as a development role with a defined career path toward becoming a Project Manager.

Core Responsibilities:

• Interact with owners, engineers, and estimators to prepare, review, or validate project estimates, scopes of work, and contracts.
• Provide oversight of field activities to ensure installations are accurately built to established contract documents and quality standards, on schedule, and within budgets.
• Coordinate construction activities with Owners, Engineers, or OEMs, including ongoing owner operations and other construction activities by others.
• Monitor productivity and verify earned value for progress payments, updates, and contractor claims.
• Recognize and initiate key steps in the Change Order Management process.
• Update project schedules and generate status reports.
• Act as front-line technical liaison for Owner and Engineers.
• Provide technical analysis and recommendation to GrayWolf front line supervision.

Core Competencies:

• Drive for Results - Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Functional Technical Skills - Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment.
• Interpersonal Savvy- Relates well to all kinds of people—inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships.
• Planning- Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and projects; sets objectives and goals; breaks down work into the process steps; develops schedules and task/people assignments; anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks; measures performance against goals; evaluates results.
• Time Management - Uses his/her time effectively and efficiently; values time; concentrates his/her efforts on the more important priorities; gets more done in less time than others; can attend to a broader range of activities.
• Written Communications - Is able to write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles; can get messages across that have the desired effect.

Education and Experience

• BS degree in Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or Construction Management with (2) or more years of multidisciplinary construction experience.

OR

• Minimum (5) years of similar construction experience in industrial environments such as pulp & paper, chemical, power, or heavy manufacturing, with background in scheduling and project controls.

Required Skills

• Logical and reasoned evaluation of field conditions and possible solutions.
• Ability to coordinate and facilitate work across a broad range of personnel, supervision, craft, engineers and project managers. Must be collaborative and able to openly engage with colleagues to achieve project goals.
• Ability to direct subcontractors and other 3 rd party agents.
• Must be very well-organized and be able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Must be flexible with day-to-day duties and able to thrive in a dynamic environment.
• Able to translate technical concepts to broader audience.

Desired Skills or Knowledge

• OSHA Safety Management Training or experience
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, MS Office and Primavera.
• At times this position will require on site work in an industrial environment, and exposure to hazards which require the use of personal protective equipment.
• This position requires as many hours needed to fulfill the daily and weekly obligations required to carry out the functions. Working long days including evenings and weekends can be required at times for this position.