Field Engineer 1, 2, or 3

Batson Cook Company; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Robust benefits package

Job summary

A leading construction firm is seeking a Field Engineer I, II, or III to join their team in several cities including Atlanta and Orlando. This role involves essential duties like ensuring compliance with codes, tracking project costs, and preparing necessary documentation. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience and strong communication skills. This position does not require travel as projects are assigned to the office location.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2-3 years of related experience preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Recognizes change conditions with respect to the contract.
• Ensures compliance with applicable codes, drawings, and specifications.
• Assists with constructability reviews and value engineering.
• Tracks costs for projects and maintains job costing system.
• Prepares drawings and sketches to support construction work.

Skills

Change condition recognition

Construction compliance

Cost monitoring

Communication skills

Documentation systems maintenance

Education

Bachelor's degree or 2-3 years related experience

Job description

Here at Batson-Cook, the first thing we build is the relationship. We specialize in general construction in all the top commercial markets including healthcare, commercial, wood frame and more. We’re looking for talented individuals to help us foster relationships with our clients while building projects that stand tall for generations. With competitive salaries and a robust benefits package, there is no better time to join us.

We are currently seeking a Field Engineer I, II, III in Atlanta, West Point, Charlotte, Jacksonville, Orlando, or Tampa to join our Batson-Cook family. Whatever office you work out of is where you will be assigned projects. No travel.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Recognizes change conditions with respect to the contract and notifies appropriate parties
• Ensures all completed work complies with applicable codes, drawings and specifications, coordinates inspections and testing
• Assists with constructability reviews and value engineering functions
• Assembles construction financial data; monitors costs; tracks costs for force accounts
• Assists in the definition of contract bid packages, coordinating scopes of work, and in preparing the packages
• Creates correspondence to owners, contractors, subcontractors, engineers, architects, etc
• Assist project personnel with daily job reports and schedule monitoring
• Prepares drawings and sketches to support construction work, change orders, estimates, etc.
• Completes appropriate paperwork for new field hires
• Ensures correct setup and maintenance of filing system
• Maintains job costing system and updates systems to reflect forecasts; creates margin reporting
• Takes weekly jobsite photographs
• Maintains RFI Logs and timely response to job questions
• Maintains as-built drawings; posts RFI, bulletin and ASI as appropriate
• Assists with pre-construction activities as needed (construction planning and design; interpretation of design and drawings; application of construction methods; bid packages).
• Assists in project close-out activities
• Develops, implements, and administers project engineering procedures and other work documents; tracks and logs documentation
• Assists and preparing project status reports and participates in project status meetings; assists in the development of meeting minutes
• Maintains all safety records
• Interprets designs and drawings; prepares takeoffs; researches and recommends resolutions to drawing interpretation problems, conflicts, and errors.
• Communicate with (or to) individuals or groups verbally and/or in writing (e.g. customers, suppliers, employees). Maintain relationship to ensure needs are met and problems/conflicts are resolved.
• Communicates and reinforces the Company vision, mission and values

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year College or University; or 2-3 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.