Field Engineer Helper

BL Harbert International; Columbia, Northern (SC, KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

BL Harbert International is seeking a Field Engineer at Fort Jackson in Columbia, SC to perform precise measurements and determine property boundaries for engineering and construction projects.

You will operate surveying instruments (transits, levels, robotic total stations) and lay out roads, utilities, and structures, while maintaining as-built records and coordinating with superintendents, carpenters, and iron workers. Equal opportunity employer; on-site role with potential for growth.

Qualifications

• Perform exact measurements to determine property boundaries.
• Provide data on land features for engineering and construction purposes.
• Layout roads, land, utilities, dredging, and structural elements.
• Operate surveying instruments including transits, levels, robotic instruments and total stations.

Responsibilities

• Locate boundaries of land and roads.
• Establish elevations for grading of land, roads, utilities, and building floors.
• Layout grid lines for others to construct foundations, locate columns, and layout walls.
• Operate transits, levels, robotic instruments, and total stations.
• Layout and monitor locations and structural members.
• Layout lines for concrete formwork to be constructed.
• Layout of underground utilities such as storm drainage and water lines.
• Responsible maintaining a record of as built conditions for structures, roads, and assemblies.
• Work closely with Superintendents, Foreman, Carpenters, and Iron Workers.

Skills

Boundary surveying

Land measurement

Elevation surveying

Site layout

Tools

Transits

Levels

Robotic instruments

Total stations

Job description

Fort Jackson Reception Complex
Columbia, SC 29207, USA

Description

The Field Engineer’s responsibility is to make exact measurements and determine property boundaries. Provide data relevant to the shape, contour, gravitation, location, or dimension of land or land features on or near the earth’s surface for engineering, map making, mining, land elevation, construction, and other purposes. Responsible for layout of roads, land, utility lines, dredging, mechanical assemblies, and structures.

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Locate boundaries of land and roads.
• Establish elevations for grading of land, roads, utilities, and building floors.
• Layout grid lines for others to construct foundations, locate columns, and layout walls.
• Operate transits, levels, robotic instruments, and total stations.
• Layout and monitor locations and structural members.
• Layout lines for concrete formwork to be constructed.
• Layout of underground utilities such as storm drainage and water lines.
• Responsible maintaining a record of as built conditions for structures, roads, and assemblies.
• Work closely with Superintendents, Foreman, Carpenters, and Iron Workers.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
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