Field Engineer

Clark Construction Group; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Clark Construction Group is seeking a Field Engineer to oversee critical technical functions and manage engineering projects on-site. You will test equipment, inspect sites, and ensure regulatory compliance while solving on-site challenges.

The role requires reading complex drawings, establishing horizontal and vertical controls, and coordinating with clients to deliver precise layouts, measurements, and material estimates for daily pours and earthwork.

Qualifications

• Strong technical and engineering skills required.
• Ability to read and interpret complex structural, architectural, and shop drawings.
• Provide accurate layouts from drawings and establish vertical dimensions.
• Accurate measurement using scales and apply temperature corrections when chaining.

Responsibilities

• Establish project horizontal control and verify consultant-provided control.
• Establish vertical control and working benchmarks; maintain data.
• Conduct site grading, layout, and field measurements with accuracy.
• Care for and operate Total Station instruments; calibrate and set corrections.
• Operate Auto Level equipment; calculate earthwork and level loops.
• Compute concrete quantities for pours and track volumes during pours.

Skills

Technical skills

Drawing interpretation

Independent layouts

Measurement precision

Data collection software

AutoCAD

Foundational knowledge

Mathematics & geometry

Team collaboration

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

• 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

Company Overview

Clark Construction Group is one of the largest building and infrastructure companies in the United States. Our portfolio spans every major building market, from public to private, corporate to cultural, education to entertainment, and the infrastructure connecting it all – power, transportation, water, and roadways. Since 1906, we’ve been delighting and delivering value to our clients and project partners, providing diverse opportunities for our team, and strengthening the communities where we live. With offices strategically located across the country, we pride ourselves on being a local builder with national reach. Learn more about Clark Construction. There is a sense of camaraderie that comes with delivering impactful projects as a team. It creates a sense of humility and fosters pride in the work we do. At Clark, we are proud to build what matters, together. Learn more about careers at Clark. Find even more opportunities with the Clark Group, our collection of companies – delivering construction and asset solutions for clients across the United States. Clark Group's capabilities span the entire asset lifecycle – from project development and financing to construction and facility maintenance. Asset Solutions Altura Associates Coda Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate S2N Technology Group Building & Infrastructure Atkinson Construction Shirley Contracting Company C3M Power Systems Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity Employer

Clark Construction Group, LLC (and its subsidiaries and affiliates) is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, physical and mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, protected veteran status, or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law.

Clark promotes a drug-free workplace.

Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA).

Clark is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.

If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please [e-mail] call [phone] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Authorization to Work Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis in order to be considered.