Field Engineer - Industrial

Cianbro; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee-owned

Tobacco-free

Equal opportunity employer

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Cianbro in Hartford, CT seeks a Project Engineer to support planning, scheduling and field coordination on complex construction projects. You will interpret drawings, manage submittals, change orders, and coordinate with vendors and owners, ensuring safety, quality and on-time delivery.

A 4-year engineering or construction management degree is required, along with travel willingness. Salary ranges from $60,000 to $90,000, with compensation depending on experience and performance.

Qualifications

• 4-year degree in engineering or construction management.
• Knowledge of construction aspects: craft agreements, scheduling, safety.
• Strong communication, organizational and supervisory abilities.
• Ability to identify and implement complex technical solutions.
• Proficient with Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Assist in project planning, value engineering, and developing master schedule.
• Ensure environmental permits are in place and educate team on compliance.
• Interpret drawings for craft installation and resolve drawing conflicts.
• Provide engineering input to the daily job log.
• Interpret production goals for craft supervisors for daily productivity targets.
• Verify quantity tracking data and measure productivity.
• Track vendors and subcontractors to avoid schedule impacts.
• Maintain the project schedule to support leadership decisions.
• Generate and maintain submittal, RFI logs, and client correspondence.
• Prepare contract compliance, buyout logs, and procurement reports.
• Identify and estimate costs of unanticipated extra work and log change orders.
• Coordinate submittals transmittal and approvals with Owner/Engineer.

Skills

Excellent communication

Organizational skills

Supervisory skills

Problem solving

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or construction management

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Job Responsibilities:

• Assist in proper project planning, value-added engineering means and methods, developing work packages, and preparing production indicators/benchmarks, and developing the master schedule.
• Ensure proper environmental permits are in place (identify any state or local laws relating to environmental compliance); Educate our team to ensure understanding and compliance with permit requirements.
• Interpret design/drawings for crafts installing material. Research and resolve drawing interpretation problems, conflicts, interferences, and errors. Verify that all completed work complies with applicable codes, drawings, and specifications.
• Provide engineering input to the daily job log.
• Interpret production goals from work packages for craft supervisors, ensuring full understanding to enable daily communication of productivity goals to crews executing the work.
• Verify quantity tracking data and measure productivity.
• Track progress of the major Vendors and Subcontractors to ensure that materials are manufactured and delivered in a timely fashion as not to impact the project schedule.
• Maintain the project schedule to aid project leadership in knowing where they are and making decisions for how to achieve project goals, with input from others.
• Generate and maintain the project submittal log, Requests For Information log, and correspondence with client/owner.
• Generate and maintain contract compliance listings, buyout logs, and procurement reports.
• Identify, document, and estimate costs of extra work activities, which were not anticipated in the original scope, and provide proper notification and financial reporting of change orders. Establish and maintain a project change order log that ties to the UAR.
• Coordinate the transmittal and subsequent approval of all submittals to the Owner/Engineer.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Requires a 4-year degree in engineering or construction management.
• Knowledge of all aspects of construction (technology, equipment, methods): craft agreements, jurisdiction, negotiations, engineering, estimating, schedules, and safety preferred.
• Excellent communication, organizational and supervisory skills essential.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and implement detailed solutions to complex technical problems.
• Computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Must be willing to travel.

Cianbro is an employee-owned, tobacco-free, equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate based on marital status, race, color, creed, gender, sex, religion, national origin, gender identity, age, veteran status, union affiliation, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, sexual orientation, or genetic information.

Compensation is determined based on factors such as experience, knowledge, qualifications, and performance. The compensation range for this position is $60,000.00 - $90,000.00 and is exclusive of any other benefit and/or bonus. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical to allow for future and continued growth.