Field Engineer

Clark Construction Group; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Clark Construction Group is hiring a Field Engineer to oversee technical functions, manage projects, test equipment, and conduct site inspections on active construction sites in Washington, DC. The role bridges theory and practice, coordinating with clients, ensuring compliance, and solving on-site challenges.

Key duties include establishing horizontal and vertical control, performing grading and layout, maintaining surveying instruments, and tracking concrete quantities for daily pours while

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret structural, architectural, and shop drawings.
• Provide layouts for footings, columns, and building lines from drawings.
• Apply temperature corrections and ensure measurement precision.
• Proficient with Data Collection software and AutoCAD basics.

Responsibilities

• Oversee horizontal/vertical control and site grading operations on projects.
• Maintain and operate total station and auto level instruments.
• Estimate quantities and track concrete volumes for pours.

Skills

Reading drawings

Independent layouts

Measurement & surveying

Data collection software

AutoCAD basics

Apprentice knowledge

Tools

AutoCAD

Data Collection Software

Job description

Position Overview

As a Field Engineer, you will be responsible for overseeing critical technical functions, managing engineering projects, testing equipment, handling repairs, and conducting thorough site inspections. This role bridges the gap between technical theory and practical application, requiring you to engage directly with clients, ensure regulatory compliance, conduct feasibility studies, and solve complex problems on-site.

Core Responsibilities

Surveying & Control Management

• Horizontal Control: Establish project Horizontal Control, verify the accuracy of consultant-provided control, create working control points, and continuously maintain horizontal alignment.


• Vertical Control: Establish project Vertical Control, verify consultant-provided control accuracy, establish working benchmarks, and continuously maintain vertical data.


• Site Grading & Layout: Conduct fine grading operations, level decks, and grade columns independently. Establish secondary benchmarks, horizontal/vertical control, offsets, and column lines.

Equipment Care & Maintenance

• Total Station Instruments: Manage the care, maintenance, and operation of instruments. Visually inspect equipment for damage, check optical plummets, calibrate instrument collimation, and set temperature and pressure corrections.


• Auto Level Equipment: Handle the care and maintenance of auto levels. Execute and adjust three-wire level loops, compute tangent grades, plot cross-sections, determine earthwork requirements, and interpret contour maps.

Calculations & Materials Management

• Quantity Estimation: Compute concrete quantities required for daily pours, slabs, and columns.


• Pour Tracking: Accurately track and compute concrete volume and delivery during active pours.

Qualifications & Skills

Technical & Engineering Skills

• Drawing Interpretation: Read and interpret complex Structural, Architectural, and Shop Drawings. Coordinate across multiple drawing sets to identify and resolve potential conflicts.


• Independent Layouts: Provide accurate layouts from drawings without supervision, including footings, columns, and building lines. Establish vertical dimensions from designated finished floor elevations.


• Measurement Precision: Proficient in the use of scales and able to apply temperature corrections accurately when chaining.


• Software Proficiency: Skilled in utilizing Data Collection software and possesses a foundational knowledge of AutoCAD.


• Foundational Knowledge: Complete mastery of all skills and knowledge required at the Apprentice level.

Mathematical Proficiency

• Strong command of practical mathematics, geometry, and trigonometry.


• Capable of calculating deflection angles and solving curve equations.


• Proficient in computing both rectangular and polar coordinates.

Core Competencies & Cultural Alignment

• Self-Motivated & Results-Oriented


• Adaptable & Resilient


• Accountable & Ethical


• Innovative & Analytical


• Collaborative Team Player with strong relationship-building skills